Research papers aren't
written to be understood.
They're written to be published.
You open one. Read the first paragraph three times. Hit a term with no context. Close the tab.
That's not a you problem. That's a format problem. Snips AI fixes the format.
Three steps.
No fluff.
Drop your PDF or paste a link.
We handle the rest.
arXiv link, local PDF, or a URL — Snips AI reads it page by page, identifies every concept, and starts building your feed.
Every concept becomes a card.
Scroll the feed.
Each card starts with the simplest explanation possible. No assumed knowledge, no jargon dropped on you cold.
One tap to go deeper.
As technical as you want.
Ready for more? Hit "Dive deeper" on any card. Full technical explanation, equations with context, analogies, and connections to other concepts.
Start simple.
Go as deep as you want.
Every card starts with the simplest possible explanation — like you're hearing it for the first time. When you're ready for more, one tap reveals the full technical depth: precise language, equations, analogies, and connections to related concepts.
Attention is a soft lookup table
Imagine you're looking for your friend in a crowd. You call out their name — and everyone turns around a little, but your friend turns around the most. That's attention. The model calls out a question, and every word in the sentence "turns around" based on how relevant it is.
Explain like I'm 5
Every concept starts with a plain-English explanation so clear a curious five-year-old could follow it. No assumed background. No jargon dropped cold.
Dive deeper, on demand
One tap takes you further: the precise technical explanation, equations shown in context, and the analogy that makes it actually stick.
Every concept, every paper
Dense notation, heavy math, niche terminology — all of it broken down, starting simple, going as deep as the paper demands.
Same shape.
Every card. Every time.
Your eye learns exactly where to look. The simple version is always first. Deeper detail is always one tap away.
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Subject and difficulty
Up top, color-coded. You know what you're about to read before you read it.
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Title — six words max
If a concept can't fit in six words, it becomes two cards.
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ELI5 — plain English first
The simplest explanation possible, no assumed knowledge. Always shown first.
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Analogy — every single card
The thing that makes you remember it tomorrow instead of forgetting it tonight.
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Dive deeper — one tap
Technical detail, equations, connections. As deep as the concept demands.
Everything Snips AI does
that papers don't.
Scrollable feed
Not a summary. Not a chatbot. A feed — one concept per card, built for the way you actually read.
Explain like I'm 5
Every concept starts with the simplest possible explanation. No jargon. No assumed background. Understand first, go deeper when ready.
Dive deeper
One tap from simple to technical. Full explanation, equations in context, analogies — as deep as the concept goes.
Real-world analogies
Every card gets a specific analogy. The kind that makes you say oh, that's what it means.
PDF intelligence
Clean text, scanned pages, and math-heavy papers all handled automatically. Drop anything. It just works.
Knowledge graph
Every concept from every paper, mapped and connected. See what you know, what you're learning, and the gaps you keep skipping.
Saved decks
Bookmark any card. Build decks by topic. Export to Anki, Notion, Obsidian, PDF, or Markdown.
arXiv & URL support
Paste any arXiv link. No downloading, no uploading. One paste, instant feed.
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beta.
Beta Access
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