PaperReader AI

PaperReader (爱读文献) is a PDF reader and on-device AI assistant for academic papers. Two-column reflow makes vertical reading easier. Summary, translation, Q&A, and figure interpretation run on your iPhone by default — paper content is not uploaded to our servers. LIBRARY • Import PDFs, open from Files • Auto-extract metadata such as title • Organize by reading progress REFLOW READING • Two-column to single-column layout for papers • Smooth paging and adjustable font size • Highlights and excerpts ON-DEVICE AI (Qwen3-VL-2B) • Page / selection summaries • Chinese–English translation with technical terms • Q&A grounded in the paper • Chart / screenshot interpretation • About 1.6 GB model download once, then offline (Wi-Fi recommended) • Offline model published by the Qwen team (Alibaba Cloud) under Apache-2.0 PRIVACY • Local by default; no tracking data collection • Paid App Store download — no in-app subscription or unlock IAP Requires iOS 17.0+. On-device model works best on devices with 8GB+ RAM.