Release Notes
- Enhanced CSV import functionality: The enhanced CSV import functionality enables users to map fields to standard or custom library fields, making data entry more efficient and streamlined. Users can also now save their CSV import mapping as a reusable template, simplifying the process for future imports or sharing with colleagues.
- Library column displayed in search results: When searching for references, users can now choose to display the column Library, which shows in which library — or libraries — a reference has already been saved in their Papers app. Additionally, users can click on the library link to go directly to the reference inside that library.
- Adds improved CSV Import experience
- Adds ability to save and reuse CSV import templates
- Open import wizard when dragging/dropping CSV into app
- Adds ability to enable or disable overwrite of metadata when importing from CSV
- Adds Library column in the Enterprise Search
- Adds ability to open hyperlinks in external browser by holding option/alt on the keyboard
- Adds ability to import PubMed .nbib files
- Fix for importing RIS from Embase not importing all references
- Fix for custom fields overflowing in the user interface
- Fix for sorting by Custom Fields blanking out the Table View
- Fix to remove the Locate PDF icon “failed” when an article is ordered and downloaded
- Fix to Locate PDF feature for multiple articles
- Fix for articles being downloaded to disk instead of opening in the app
- Fix for .nbib import functionality to map the Journal field
- Fix for importing .nbib files with drag and drop not working properly
- Fix for EndNote XML import functionality in libraries with custom fields
- Fix for update fails with error message in console
- Fix for Notes tab not showing content
- Fix for default language in citation styles
- Increased list from 10 to 20 items in Settings > Citations > Default Style
- Fix for File > Import… workflow when option selected is different than File
- Fix for Match functionality not appearing
- Fix for CSV file stuck at import
- Fix for missing header row in the CSV export
- Fix issue with rendering custom fields of Text\(Array\) type in side panel and table
- Fix for Doc Del navigation when opening PDF changes
- Adds support for bulk “Locate PDF”
- Adds Patent ID to available columns in Table View
- Adds option to not display the quit Papers confirmation pop up
- Adds new user interface screen for importing Endnote file type: File > Import… > Endnote (.enl)
- Adds ability to download/upload Custom Fields Mapping to CSV
- Improved the “Show More” functionality for Tags list
- Fix to downloading supplement documents
- Fix to Contact Us option behavior
- Fix to copying custom metadata to search field
- Fix to RIS export tags
- Fix to Altmetric link under Metrics
- Fix to show selected items count in status bar
- Fix to EndNote import validations
- Fix to add custom fields to citation export panel
- Fix to limit size of the custom fields
- General fixes to SmartCite for CiteKey
- Adds ability to remove all tags from an article
- Enterprise users: improves ability to perform subscription and document delivery content requests directly within the desktop app
- Improvements to manage lists UI
- After creating a sublist, it will automatically be selected
- Adds support to copy formatted references in your preferred style
- Fix to viewing PDFs in offline mode
- Fix to copying formatted references and summaries
- Fix to view not loading while scrolling recommendations
- Fix to button state issue with cloud download
- Fix to downloading all figures feature
- Fix to Endnote import issue where library import might fail
- Fix to author ordering and date importing issues from Zotero
- Fix to copy/paste behavior in match utility
- Fix to importing dates (years) from RIS files
- Fix to entering year in date field resulting in the previous year displaying in app (this was caused by time zones)
- Hotfix to issue changing date in Edit Details pane
- Fix to rendering issue in settings panel where save button would be hidden
- Adds ability to remove all tags from an article
- Enterprise users: improves ability to perform subscription and document delivery content requests directly within the desktop app
- Improvements to manage lists UI
- After creating a sublist, it will automatically be selected
- Fix to viewing PDFs in offline mode
- Fix to copying formatted references and summaries
- Fix to view not loading while scrolling recommendations
- Fix to button state issue with cloud download
- Fix to downloading all figures feature
- Fix to Endnote import issue where library import might fail
- Fix to author ordering and date importing issues from Zotero
- Fix to copy/paste behavior in match utility
- Fix to importing dates (years) from RIS files
- Fix to entering year in date field resulting in the previous year displaying in app (this was caused by time zones)
- Improved import/export options throughout the app
- Improved parsing of various .bib import formats
- Improved import/export with Mendeley, including new support for importing collections
- Improved export from lists
- Improved mapping of PDF annotations colors
- App will now display a warning when the library and styles folders are stored on OneDrive or DropBox. More information may be found here: https://rdcu.be/cNL6X
- Fix to issue where some PDFs with pre-existing annotations won’t import annotations properly.
- Improvements to right-click context menus in Search, Recommendations and Libraries
- Improvement to display flags in list view
- An option to disable hardware acceleration is available, which can improve PDF rendering performance for some Windows PC’s with embedded Intel graphics.
- Fix to bug where manually entered Year field would not display correctly after saving.
- Fix to keyboard shortcuts
- Fix to Copy > Formatted Summary not copying to clipboard properly
- Fix to bug renaming lists
- Various bug fixes and performance optimizations.
- Improvements to right-click context menus in Search, Recommendations and Libraries.
- Fix to bug where manually entered Year field would not display correctly after saving.
- Various bug fixes and performance optimizations.
- A significantly improved Zotero import feature, that will improve more metadata and retain organization structure when importing Zotero libraries into Papers.
- New right-click context menu options available in the Search and Recommendations views.
- Various bug fixes and performance optimizations.
- Native support for Apple Silicon architecture (M1-based computers). If you are using an M1 Mac, please download the latest Mac installer from the Papers website: https://www.papersapp.com/download/
- The app will now display authors in the Lastname, Firstname format.
- Fix to bug exporting notes from PDF Viewer
- Fixes to RIS and BIB imports, including app freezing during certain imports and format errors including missing abstract fields.
- Fix to Windows 11 JS error “missing component” on startup.
- Fix to Windows error message “could not delete local data”
- Fix to issue marking multiple items as unread.
- Fix to app staying open when existing from the initial login window.
- Fix to Copy BibTex to clipboard feature not working in some cases.
- Fix to issue where items with long list of tags aren’t copied to clipboard properly.
- Fix to inviting new users to a shared library from within certain Enterprise organizations.
- Fix to launch issue that can occur when Papers doesn’t have access to required disk folders on startup in the latest Mac OS.
- Fix to item merge not working in some cases.
- importer including better support for Zotero relative file paths, issues with newline characters,
- Various internal performance improvements and optimizations.
- Improvements to BIB import, now supporting importing from local file paths and bug fixes for a rare issue which could cause the app to freeze during import.
- Importing CSV files now supports bulk removal of tags.
- Internal performance improvements and optimizations.
- Enterprise users: new checkout workflow to access content through holdings or on-demand
- Updated Import Status UI – now appears in the bottom left corner of the app for convenient access
- Import CSV files directly to Lists
- Easily export multiple PDF files – with or without annotations
- Patent matching improvements – better identification of patent ID to facilitate matching
- Open PDF files with “Open With” context menu – supported on Mac OS
- Send to Papers from Print menu – Mac OS only feature
Updated Import Status Interface
We moved the import status panel to the bottom left to let you keep an eye on your imports while you work in the apps. Previously, you needed to hide the panel or else it would overlap on your library. You also can easily see if there are any errors and how many successfully imported at a glance.
Import CSV to a List
Using the import panel in the desktop app, you can now import CSV files directly into a specific list within a library.
Easily export multiple PDF files
Simply highlight multiple articles in your library, right click and go to Export as… to see the new export options. If you have annotated any of the PDFs you have the option to export the PDF file with or without annotations.
Open PDF files with “Open With” context menu
For Mac users, you can now easily open PDF files with Papers directly from the Finder. Simply right-click a PDF file, go to Open With and select Papers from the list of applications.
Easily Send to Papers in the Print Dialog
On Mac OS, you have a new way to send documents to Papers. From any application, go to Print and then choose the menu at the bottom to select “Send to Papers.” Your document will automatically be imported into your Papers library.
Bug Fixes- Added support for importing local file paths when referenced in BIB files
- Added support for dragging and dropping multiple recommendations into a library, just like with search results
- When using custom file name configurations, collisions can occur when multiple articles result in the same file name. When this occurs, a number will be appended at the end to differentiate files
- Issue where app could stall while importing Endnote libraries
- Fix to issue where importing the same Endnote library multiple times could result in duplicates items
- Fix to missing title on certain items imported from Endnote
- Fix to pagination field not importing properly in RIS files
- Added support for L1 field in RIS files
- Support importing for multiple comma-separated tags in BIB files
- BIB improvements to further prevent duplicates during import
- Fix to not recognizing certain BIB files as valid during import
- Fix to UI issue preventing renaming long tags
- Journal abbreviation is now imported from legacy Papers 3 libraries
- Fix to rare issue where the wrong article might be imported from Papers search results when a DOI is not available
- Improvements to matching tool to prevent false-positives auto-match suggestions
- Fix to title bar becoming unresponsive on Windows 11
- Fix to scrolling issue when app has been left idle for a long time
- Fix to bug where notes could not be deleted after exporting a CSV and importing the changes
- Support for dragging/dropping Endnote XML into library
- Dragging and dropping a PDF onto the Papers application in the dock will import the PDF to your library (Mac only)
- Fix to “Date added” date when importing legacy libraries from Papers 3
- Papers 3 Import improvements – Continous improvements to Papers import
- Copy PDF – Copy a group of PDFs to a folder or another program.
- SmartCite Improvements – Ability to switch citations to links to bibliography
- Tab Switching with hotkeys – Close all tabs easily or switch between open tabs
- Usage Improvements – Full Library export to RIS, Cloud status, Postpone updates, Supplemental downloads
- EPDF List Mangement – Manage lists straght from the EPDF
- Public Lists & Permission changes – Wording changes for consistency
- Browser Extension Updates – Updates and bug fixes
Papers 3 Import improvements
To continue to support our customers coming from Papers 3 we’ve improved the Papers 3 import again to be more robust. We also will include more SmartLists(Colors, Ratings, Last Opened, etc.) so make the switch today!
Copy PDF
For those that constantly like to export a selection of PDFs, we’ve created a feature to copy PDFs to the clipboard. Simply have the PDFs downloaded to your computer and a new copy files option will open up. You can copy these PDFs to a folder, slack, email or any other application that accepts files. If the files aren’t downloaded then Copy PDF will ignore them during the copy operation. Also, some programs may not accept the PDFs you copy depending on size so make sure the PDFs you copy will fit!
SmartCite Improvements
Have you ever thought it would be neat to be done with a paper and turn all of your citations to be hyperlinked to where they are in the bibliography? Well, we thought it would be extra neat if SmartCite did that for you! Starting next week you will be able to click “Convert to Links” in the options menu to format your paper in a new way. Just a note that this is a one-way operation so we recommend saving your paper first doing the conversion and then saving as a different file name so you can always get back into SmartCite if you need to add more citations.
Tab Switching with hotkeys
For those that are tab-aholics. Hi, My name is Jacob. I’ve been a tab-aholic since browsers had tabs. We now give you the option to hit ctrl-tab to go through your tabs and ctrl-shift-tab to go back through your tabs. As an added bonus you can also close all your open tabs with ctrl-shift-w. Swiftly move through your research no matter how much is open.
Usage Improvements
Making the app easy to use is a core philosophy here at ReadCube. To that point, we have made a few usage improvements to the app. Queue the confetti canon for:
- Full library RIS export
- Cloud icons next to references that haven’t been downloaded
- Postpone updates for 1 day
- Supplement Downloads
Supplement Downloads
We’ve made some changes to our downloading logic to make it more robust so you don’t fry your connection on downloading PDFs. One of the changes we also made is that if you click on Download PDF on the right-hand pane we will download all the supplements for you automagically. This is also the case if you download the whole library where we will download all supplements for you now. Don’t want supplements? The right-click download menu will still just download the articles only.
Full library RIS Export
RIS export was feeling left out so we added it to the library menu. Click the gear next to any library and instantly export your library to RIS format.
Cloud icons
Ever wanted to be on cloud 9? Well, now you can be(pending you put at least 9 PDFs in your library). If a reference has a PDF but isn’t locally downloaded on the desktop we will show a cloud icon next to the reference instead of a paperclip. This acts as a quick reminder that you might need to download some articles for offline use if all you see are clouds.
Pause Updates
Have you ever been right in the middle of a 14-hour research sesh and just when the end is near ReadCube decides to update you with features that make you swoon? Well, now you can delay updates for a day so you can continue jamming out. Is this heaven? Or is it just a white woman’s Instagram?
EPDF List Management
It is now easier than ever to manage where files are in lists if you have the EPDF open. Hovering over “In Library” at the top right of the enhanced reader will now let you quickly add your paper to other lists. Quickly add or remove from lists with links straight to your libraries and see at a glance where everything is sorted. The web app got a preview of this a few weeks ago but now we are bringing this to desktop as well!
Public Lists & Permission changes
Last release we introduced “Public Lists”. We had some people sharing these on Twitter and we are ecstatic that you have put this to use already! Another cornerstone of our products has always been putting powerful tools into researchers’ hands. We got some confusion from our customers on sharing public lists vs sharing with people so as a small update we have made changes how these are shown. Instead of “Edit” we have renamed this to “Share with People and Groups”. This is for adding people to see the full text and annotations you have created. Please remember to share responsibly.
For the Public Lists feature, we have renamed this from “Share” to “Share as a Public List”. All the functionality of these features remains the same but we wanted to make it more clear to not only new customers but also to those that may not read Release Notes. But we all read these right?.. Right???
Browser Extension Updates
We have updated the browser extension to support more Journals and to fix some layout changes on some Journals. We are continually updating the extension so remember if you spot a publisher we aren’t supporting yet to send us a shout at [email protected]
That’s all people of Earth!
Thanks again for reading our release notes. As always if you have any questions or concerns you can send us an email at [email protected] and we will be more than happy to help out!
