For PhD Students
One workspace for your entire PhD
Stop switching between Zotero, Google Scholar, Overleaf, and random PDF folders. Alfred Scholar gives you AI document chat, citation management, manuscript writing, plagiarism detection, and team collaboration in one free workspace.
Free plan included. No credit card required.
How PhD students use Alfred Scholar
Literature reviews
Upload all papers for your literature review, then ask Alfred to compare methodologies, summarize findings, or identify gaps. Get answers with page citations instead of re-reading every paper.
Thesis writing
Write your thesis in Alfred's manuscript editor with auto-save, word count tracking, and submission guideline validation. Set up your department's formatting rules and check compliance as you write.
Citation management
Import your existing BibTeX or RIS library, or let Alfred auto-extract references from your PDFs. Format citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Harvard, or Vancouver with one click.
Pre-submission checks
Run a plagiarism check against all documents on the platform before submitting to your committee or a journal. Catch unintentional overlap early.
Advisor collaboration
Share your workspace with your advisor as a Colleague or Reviewer. They can see your papers, read your manuscript drafts, and leave comments without needing their own account setup.
Reading and annotating
Read papers in the built-in PDF viewer. Highlight passages with color-coded annotations, add notes, and review all your highlights organized by color across your entire library.
Built for the student budget
Free plan included
Get started with 10 documents, 100 AI messages per month, and 1 plagiarism check per month. No credit card required.
Affordable Pro plan
The Pro plan at ₹499/month removes all document limits and gives you unlimited AI messages with the Advanced AI model. Built for the student budget.
No desktop app to install
Alfred Scholar runs in your browser. Access your research from your laptop, your lab computer, or anywhere with an internet connection.
Your data stays yours
Your research is private. We never share your data with third parties or use it to train AI models. You can export your citations in BibTeX or RIS at any time.
Start your PhD research the smart way
Upload your first paper and ask Alfred a question. Free plan included, no credit card required.