papis ☆
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Description:
Powerful command-line document and bibliography manager
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 19, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: bibliography research pdf-manager latex academic
Install: brew install papis
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.
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
Use Cases:
  • Managing a research paper library with PDFs and citations
  • Organizing academic references for LaTeX documents
  • Automating metadata fetching for newly downloaded papers
Alternatives:
  • zotero – Zotero offers a GUI and robust browser integration, while papis is a CLI-first tool focused on simplicity and scriptability.
  • mendeley – Mendeley is a commercial product with social features, whereas papis is open-source and stores data locally in plain text.
Version History
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Dec 20, 2025 8:16am 1 REVISION_ONLY 70872ba4
Dec 19, 2025 8:47pm 0 META e451df47
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