ChatPDF Alternative

Chat with PDFs.
Built for Researchers.

TypeTeX goes beyond ChatPDF. Chat across multiple papers, get real citations with page numbers, and write papers with AI assistance.

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Why Researchers Switch from ChatPDF

ChatPDF is great for casual PDF reading. But for academic research, you need real citations, multi-paper chat, and writing tools.

Citations with page numbers
Chat across multiple papers
Write papers with AI

Feature Comparison

FeatureTypeTeXChatPDF
Chat with PDFs
Optimized for research papers
General PDFs
Multiple PDFs at once
Chat across your library
One at a time
Real citations with page numbers
Verifiable quotes
No page references
Write papers with AI
Draft with citations
Chat only
Paper library management
Organize research
No library
Export to LaTeX/Typst
Academic formats
No export
Zotero integration
Import your library
Not available

Built for Academic Research

Chat with Research Papers

Ask questions about your papers. Get answers with exact quotes and page numbers.

Multi-Paper Conversations

Chat across your entire library. Find connections between papers automatically.

Real Citations

Every answer includes page numbers you can verify. No hallucinated references.

AI Writing Assistant

Go beyond chat - draft papers with AI that cites your sources correctly.

Semantic Search

Find relevant passages across all your papers with meaning-based search.

Instant Document Editing

Write your paper in Typst with instant preview while chatting with sources.

What Researchers Use It For

Literature Review

Ask AI to summarize themes across multiple papers with proper citations.

Finding Evidence

"Find all passages about X" across your library, with page numbers.

Understanding Methods

Ask questions about complex methodologies and get explanations from the paper.

Writing Drafts

Draft paragraphs that cite your papers correctly, then edit in Typst.

Real Citations You Can Verify

Every answer includes the exact quote and page number from your papers. No hallucinated citations. No made-up references.

"The study found a 23% improvement in response time (Smith et al., 2023, p. 47)"

Click any citation to jump to the exact location in the PDF.

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