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Supercharge Your Research: AI Tools for Projects & Thesis Writing
Image and Video Generator
RunwayML is a generative AI platform for creating and editing images and videos.
How to: Sign up on the website, select a tool (like "Gen-4" for video generation), enter a text prompt describing what you want, and click "Generate."
Title Generator
How to: Paste your text into the input box on the website, select the desired tool (e.g., Paraphraser), and QuillBot will process and provide suggestions or a rewritten version.
How to: Sign up on the website, use the AI Search to find research-backed answers, or upload a document and use Chat with PDF to ask questions about its content.
How to: Use one of its tools like Writefull for Word or Writefull Revise to upload or check your text and receive AI-powered feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Author Arranger
The AuthorArranger is a free web tool created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to help authors of research manuscripts.
How to: Upload a spreadsheet of author and affiliation details, configure the formatting options based on the journal's rules, and then copy or download the generated title page.
For Quick Understanding of Concepts
AI-powered learning platform that uses tools like concept maps, flashcards, quizzes, and chat to help students, teachers, and researchers learn faster from various sources like PDFs and videos.
How to: Sign up for free on the website, then upload your source material (like a PDF or YouTube link) and choose an AI tool, such as the concept map maker, to generate study materials.
ExplainPaper is a free AI tool that helps researchers read papers 10 times faster by simplifying complex jargon and providing instant explanations.
How to use it: Upload your research paper, highlight any confusing text on the page, and the AI will give you an instant, simple explanation.
Data Extraction
ChatPDF is an AI tool that lets you ask questions and get instant summaries and answers directly from the content of any PDF file.
How to use it? Upload your PDF to the website, type your questions into the chat box, and the AI will provide answers with source references.
ChatDOC is an AI tool that lets you talk to your documents (like PDFs, DOCX, and scanned files) to get accurate answers, summaries, and translations.
How to use it: You simply upload a document to the website and then ask the AI questions about its content.
AI Summarizers
(Helps to understand the key points of lengthy text much faster)
How to: Install the Noiz browser extension, navigate to any YouTube video, and click the Noiz button to get the instant summary.
How to: paste your text into the tool and click the button to scan it for AI-generated content.
How to: To use Decopy AI, you select one of its many tools (like the AI Detector, Summarizer, or Humanizer) and input your text or document to process.
Literature Review
How to: Type your research question into the search bar, and the AI will search academic papers to provide relevant results and summaries.
How to: Start a search or upload a document to get answers, source citations, and research-focused insights from its AI.
How to: You enter a research topic, choose a database like PubMed or BASE, and click "GO" to generate a visual map of the scientific landscape.
How to: Type your question into the search bar and the AI will search the web to give you a summarized, cited answer.
How to: To use The Literature website, generate an analysis by selecting a language for the real-time PubMed® analysis.
How to: To use ResearchRabbit, you start with a single paper to find related authors, connected works, and emerging topics in the literature.
Reference Management
ZoteroBib (zbib.org) is a free online tool that instantly creates bibliographies and citations in various styles (like MLA, APA, or Chicago) without requiring an account or software download. .
How to: Paste a source's URL, ISBN, or title into the search box, and then select the desired citation style to generate your formatted bibliography.
Content Generator
NotebookLM is an AI-powered research assistant from Google that uses the Gemini model to summarize, analyze, and chat about your personal uploaded sources like PDFs, documents, or YouTube videos.
How to use it: You upload your files to a new notebook and then ask the AI questions or request new formats like study guides, summaries, or audio overviews based only on those sources.
Writing and Grammar Checks
You can start using Ginger by adding its free extension to your web browser or downloading the app for your specific device.
Once installed, the tool will automatically check and correct your grammar and spelling mistakes in a single click as you write.
Grammarly is an AI writing assistant that checks your text for mistakes and provides suggestions to make your writing clear, correct, and compelling.
To use it, you generally install a browser extension or desktop app, or paste your text into the online editor, and then accept or modify the suggestions provided by the tool.
Charts and Interpretations
ChartPixel is an AI-assisted platform that allows users to instantly analyze data, create interactive charts, and get deep insights, making data analysis accessible without complex coding.
How to use it: You must upload your data (like an Excel or CSV file), wait for the AI to automatically process and clean it, and then get your charts and written insights instantly.
Data Analysis
Julius AI is a powerful data analysis tool that uses AI to interpret, visualize, and summarize complex datasets from files like Excel, CSVs, and PDFs using plain-language questions.
How to use it: You upload your data file and then chat with the AI to ask questions or request analyses and charts about the data's content.
Data Visualization
MyLens is an AI tool that takes any kind of complex source content, such as text, PDFs, or YouTube links, and automatically transforms it into interactive visuals and diagrams to quickly highlight key insights.
How to use it: You simply upload or paste your content (text, file, or link) into the tool, and the AI will generate an interactive visual that you can explore, customize, and share.
Flourish Studio is an online tool that lets users quickly turn data into beautiful, interactive, and mobile-friendly charts, maps, and visual stories without needing to write code.
How to use it: To use it, you choose a template from the gallery, upload your data (like a spreadsheet), and then customize the visualization's settings before publishing or embedding it.
Journal Suggesters
Wiley Author Services is a website that provides a range of resources and tools to support authors through every step of the academic publishing process, from finding a journal to promoting their final article.
How to: You can log in to your dashboard to manage your submitted articles, find a journal, prepare your manuscript, and learn about things like open access and article promotion. .
Elsevier JournalFinder is a free tool that helps authors find the most relevant academic journals for their research paper by matching its abstract and title to suitable publications.
To use it, you paste your paper's title and abstract into the search fields, and the tool will suggest journals that fit your topic and target audience..
The Master Journal List (MJL) is a free, searchable database from Clarivate that helps researchers find and explore journals indexed in the authoritative Web of Science platform.
To use it, you can either search for a specific journal title or use the "Match Manuscript" feature to find suitable journals by pasting your research paper's title and abstract.
The current list covers the major stages of the research workflow:
Discovery/Planning (Research Assistant, ResearchRabbit, Open Knowledge Maps)
Source Analysis (ChatPDF, Explainpaper, NotebookLM, Elicit)
Writing/Editing (Grammarly, QuillBot, Scribbr)
Formatting/Output (Citation Generator, Zotero)
Specialized Tasks (Chart Interpreter AI, Journal Finder AI)
For writing a comprehensive research paper using free AI tools, this list is highly sufficient and well-rounded.
The last major addition that often helps with complex academic work—especially in STEM or humanities—is a tool focused on concept mapping and structure beyond simple bullet points, which we addressed with Miro/OKM, but we could add one more resource dedicated to managing the complex flow of a huge project, like a thesis or dissertation.
In addition, Trello as a project management resource(is not shown), as it's a common free tool used by students to track all parts of a research project (drafting, editing, feedback, sourcing, etc.). Trello is a popular visual project management and collaboration tool that is fundamentally based on the Kanban system. It is primarily used for organizing and tracking tasks and projects by arranging them into boards, lists, and cards.
courtesy: mylens.ai (Scholarly work AI Tool workflow chart) | Content idea: Dr.K.Ramasamy, Librarian, MV Muthaiah College for Women, DGL [01.12.2025]
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