Research Library
Build a research library that is searchable, structured, and easier to think with.
What Athena does
Upload PDFs or import by DOI. Athena extracts metadata, finds references, and builds a structured library you can search and explore.
Upload PDFs, import by DOI, build collections. Your papers in one searchable place with extracted metadata and full text.
Full-text and semantic search across your entire collection. Find papers by content, not just titles. Hybrid ranking combines keyword and meaning.
Automatic metadata from OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Semantic Scholar. Citation graphs, reference matching, and AI-generated tags.
Under the hood
Not another bookmark manager. Athena processes your papers the way you would if you had the time.
Collections, browse by year, search, bulk operations. Your library, your organization.
GROBID extracts structure, then OpenAlex, CrossRef, and Semantic Scholar fill in metadata, citations, and context.
See what your papers cite and what cites them. 5-pass reference matching links papers across your library.
Papers you don't own but are cited by papers you do. Discover gaps in your reading through your own references.
SPECTER embeddings power meaning-based search alongside traditional full-text. Find related papers by concept, not just keywords.
Automatic topic tags, method identification, and research theme extraction for every paper in your library.
Why Athena
Built for researchers who accumulate hundreds of papers and need them to stay useful, not just stored.
Self-hosted. Your papers and metadata stay on your own infrastructure.
SQLite databases. Export anytime. No proprietary formats.
Built for real research workflows, not social features or metrics dashboards.
Pricing
Athena is currently free for early users. Pricing will be announced when the product is ready for general availability.