Built for researchers who live in Zotero, PDFs, notes, and drafts.

A unified
research workspace.

Read, annotate, ask, cite, and write from one research workspace.

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Library

references

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PDF

reader

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Notes

thinking

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Chat

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Vault

knowledge

Docs

writing

One workspace

many tools · one place

01 · The problem

Your research stack is fragmented. Every handoff loses context.

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Reference manager

library

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PDF reader

read + annotate

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Notes app

jottings + ideas

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AI chat

detached answers

Word processor

draft + rebuild

Your library knows the paper. Your PDF reader knows the highlighted paragraph. Your notes know the question. Your AI chat often knows none of it. By the time you draft, you are re-copying quotes, re-pasting citations, and reconstructing why a source mattered.

01 / Context

Highlights, notes, sources, and chat history live apart, so each tool sees only a slice of the work.

02 / Evidence

Quotes and citations get moved by hand, which makes drafting slower and easier to distrust.

03 / Momentum

Every switch asks you to reload the thread of thought before you can keep thinking.

02 · Features

Everything your research needs, connected.

research.mindwork.it.com

research.mindwork.it.com

research.mindwork.it.com

AI assistant grounded in library and notes

research.mindwork.it.com

Your library, already inside.

Connect Zotero. Your entire reference collection syncs into Mindwork. Add a paper anywhere, and it appears here.

Bidirectional Zotero sync Collections, tags, attachments preserved Cite from anything you own

Read and annotate in place.

Open a PDF in a workspace tab. Highlight, underline, comment. Every annotation flows back to Zotero automatically.

Color-coded highlights with notes Annotations sync back to Zotero Cross-reference highlights in any note

An assistant that sees what you have.

Ask anything. It searches your library, opens your sources, surfaces your highlights, and writes into your notes when you ask.

Searches your library and notes Cites sources inline as it answers Can edit notes directly with your approval

Cite as you write. Export when you're done.

Draft in notes, cite from your library mid-sentence. When ready, export to your format and citation style; Mindwork builds the bibliography.

Inline @mentions for notes and sources APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE, and more Export to Docx, Markdown, LaTeX, PDF

03 · A session

How a research session actually feels.

step 01

Sync Zotero

Bring in your library, collections, tags, metadata, and attachments without rebuilding your system.

step 02

Highlight the PDF

Read in place, mark the evidence, and keep annotations connected to the exact source they came from.

step 03

Ask with context

Ask about selected papers, notes, and highlights. The assistant works from your actual research material.

step 04

Insert the citation

Draft in notes, mention related work inline, and cite directly from the library while the argument is still forming.

step 05

Export the manuscript

Choose your format and citation style. Mindwork generates the citations and bibliography when you are ready.

05 · Pricing

Two workspaces. One built for research.

Mindwork Pro is for researchers who work with Zotero, PDFs, citations, and literature. The free workspace is a clean, AI-native space for notes and thinking — open to everyone.

Knowledge Workspace

Free

Always available

Read, write, think, and chat — without the research-specific layer.

Unlimited notes
AI chat with your notes context
Bring your API key to use AI

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Research Workspace

Mindwork Pro

For literature-driven work

The full research workspace — library, reader, citations, and an assistant that knows your work.

$9 / mo, billed yearly /

Everything in Free
Zotero sync — library, collections, attachments
PDF reader with bi-directional annotation sync
Assistant grounded in your library and notes
Inline citations, bibliography, every major style
$4 in AI credits included every month
Usage shown live; add credits only if you choose

After the trial, stay on Free or choose Pro. No surprise billing.

Start free trial →

No card required Monthly AI credits included Add credits only when you choose

06 · Questions

Does Mindwork replace Zotero?

No. Zotero remains your source of truth for references. Mindwork connects to your Zotero library, surfaces it inside the workspace, and writes annotations and metadata back so nothing is locked in. If you leave Mindwork, your Zotero library is intact.

What citation styles do you support?

APA, MLA, Chicago (author-date), Chicago (notes & bibliography), Vancouver, IEEE, and more. If you have a specific style you need, let us know — we can add it.

Where does the AI run, and what does it do with my work?

It runs on model providers' servers. The assistant only reads what you point it at — your library, your notes, and the document you're currently viewing. We do not train models on your data.

What happens when I run out of AI credits?

Pro includes $4 of usage every month. If you need more before the cycle resets, you can top up credits without changing your plan. We show usage in real time so you always know where you stand.

Can I import notes from Notion or Obsidian?

Yes. Mindwork imports Markdown directly.

What about teams and shared libraries?

Group libraries from Zotero are supported. Shared note-editing for teams is in private testing — contact us if you'd like access.

A unified research workspace.

Your research stack is fragmented. Every handoff loses context.

Everything your research needs, connected.

Your library, already inside.

Read and annotate in place.

An assistant that sees what you have.

Cite as you write. Export when you're done.

How a research session actually feels.

Sync Zotero

Highlight the PDF

Ask with context

Insert the citation

Export the manuscript

Two workspaces. One built for research.

Free

Mindwork Pro

Start with your Zotero library.Read, think, and draft in one place.

A unified
research workspace.

Start with your Zotero library.
Read, think, and draft in one place.