Research Writing Stack

Zotero

Research & Writing

Free, open-source reference manager that collects, organizes, cites, and shares research sources effortlessly.

Free Windows Mac

Difficulty

4.8

Works great with

Mendeley Overleaf Notion

Grammarly

Research & Writing

AI writing assistant that reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery in real-time.

Freemium Web Windows

Difficulty

4.7

Works great with

Notion Overleaf Word

Overleaf

Research & Writing

Collaborative cloud-based LaTeX editor for writing, editing, and publishing academic research papers.

Freemium Web

Difficulty

4.8

Works great with

Zotero Grammarly

Connected Papers

Research & Writing

Visual tool for researchers to explore relevant academic papers connected by co-citation and bibliographic coupling.

Freemium Web

Difficulty

4.8

Works great with

Zotero Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Research & Writing

Freely accessible search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across all disciplines.

Free Web

Difficulty

4.8

Works great with

Zotero PubMed