Description:
Powerful command-line document and bibliography manager
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Type: Formula
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Tracked Since: Dec 19, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Productivity
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Tags:
bibliography
research
pdf-manager
latex
academic
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Install:
brew install papis
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About:
Papis is a powerful command-line document and bibliography manager that helps researchers and academics organize their PDFs and references. It uses a simple folder structure and YAML files for metadata, making it easy to version control your library. The tool integrates with LaTeX and supports fetching metadata from various online sources.
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Key Features:
- Simple, human-readable YAML-based metadata storage
- Integration with LaTeX and BibTeX for academic workflows
- Commands for adding, editing, searching, and importing documents
- Extensible via Python plugins for custom functionality
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Use Cases:
- Managing a research paper library with PDFs and citations
- Organizing academic references for LaTeX documents
- Automating metadata fetching for newly downloaded papers
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Alternatives:
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zotero
– Zotero offers a GUI and robust browser integration, while papis is a CLI-first tool focused on simplicity and scriptability.
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mendeley
– Mendeley is a commercial product with social features, whereas papis is open-source and stores data locally in plain text.
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