Paperstack

Productivity

reading list manager

SHOW HN2026

5points
7comments
#3,727of 4,366 in 2026
Top 86%of 2026 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • UI looks slick and solves a real PhD problem

    From 1 comment
    • Realized I forgot about the golden rule of feedback: start with something positive! I will end with it instead. I thought the UI was slick. You have identified a very real…
      jwardbond on HN

Objections

  • Sign-up required before seeing what it does

    From 1 comment
    • Always have some type of demo without requiring a login/signup. You lose out on so many people like me that just immediately close as soon as I find out that I can't see what it…
      eduardogarza on HN
  • Summary credits unclear and PDF upload requirement not obvious

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN
  • Zotero already handles to-read lists

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN

Requests

  • Add a 'not read' or skipped stack

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN
  • Search and export of notes and tags

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN
  • Show one-line summaries of read papers

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN
  • Demo or video without signing up

    From 2 comments
    • Always have some type of demo without requiring a login/signup. You lose out on so many people like me that just immediately close as soon as I find out that I can't see what it…
      eduardogarza on HN
    • I can't read that text ... make it at least so if i click them, they expand to full mode ... You could record yourself with Loom or OBS and record a quick video you using it --…
      eduardogarza on HN

Questions

  • How the summary credits work

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN

Alternatives named

  • Zotero to-read folder

    From 1 comment
    • Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
      jwardbond on HN

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