Qiqqa
Qiqqa is a research and reference manager for organizing, searching, reading, and annotating PDFs, then using those materials in bibliographies.
What Qiqqa is
Qiqqa is a research and reference manager for organizing, searching, reading, and annotating PDFs, then using those materials in bibliographies. It supports multiple libraries, document previews, duplicate detection, automatic PDF import, OCR, and full-text search. References can be imported from Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, JabRef, and other BibTeX-exporting programs. Expedition groups library material into themes, while citation, author, keyword, and related-document tools help locate papers. The PDF viewer supports highlighting, annotations, and free-form drawing; reports can collect abstracts, notes, and marked passages. Qiqqa InCite supports citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word using community-contributed styles. Users can share libraries, assign roles, and collaborate on annotations and metadata. A free Android companion app supports offline viewing, annotation, and highlighting. The open-source repository describes Qiqqa as a Windows tool and says commercial Web Library cloud sync ended in 2021. A Premium plan is listed at $6.67 a month, while Premium+ costs $41.67 a month.
Good
- Searches PDF text and supports OCR
- Imports references from BibTeX-exporting programs
- PDF viewer supports annotations and drawing
- Microsoft Word citation and bibliography support
- Free Android companion works offline
Watch out
- Commercial Web Library cloud sync was discontinued in 2021
- The open-source repository describes a Windows tool
- Premium+ costs $41.67 a month
Who it suits
Qiqqa suits researchers and other readers who manage PDF collections, annotate papers, and build bibliographies. Its library sharing and role controls may also suit groups collaborating on research materials.
Verdict
Qiqqa combines PDF library management, annotation, reference importing, and bibliography tools, with an Android companion for offline document work. Note the discontinued commercial cloud sync and the distinction between its Windows tool and listed web and self-hosted platforms.
Plans and prices
From Qiqqa's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | $6.67 a month | 10GB free storage · no adverts · annotation report filtering · password protected PDFs · more than 10 libraries · * Best price available; the page also shows $ 3.33* /month |
| Premium+ | $41.67 a month | 50GB free online storage · private intranet syncing · auto-convert MS Word documents to PDF · * Best price available |
| Free | — | 2GB free online storage · ad supported · PDF management, Annotation Reports, Expedition |
The facts
Each one read from Qiqqa's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android
- The maker describes a free Android companion app for viewing, annotating, and highlighting documents offline.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Platform and distribution
- The open-source repository describes Qiqqa as a Windows tool distributed as a setup executable; its README says commercial Web Library cloud sync was discontinued in 2021.checked 7 Oct 2001
What it does
- Collaboration
- Users can share libraries with other Qiqqa users, assign admin, contributor, and viewer roles, and collaborate on annotations and metadata.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Local network option
- The maker describes Premium+ as suitable for organizations with data privacy restrictions because it can keep documents within a corporate intranet.checked 7 Oct 2001
- PDF library
- Qiqqa supports multiple libraries, document previews, duplicate detection, automatic PDF import, OCR, and full-text search.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says uploaded documents are not shared with third parties unless the user explicitly shares them, and that industry-standard techniques protect stored personal information.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Product
- Qiqqa is a research and reference manager for searching, reading and annotating PDFs, reviewing research, and creating bibliographies.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Reading and review
- The PDF viewer supports highlights, annotations, free-form drawing, annotation summaries, and reports that can collect abstracts, notes, highlights, and annotations.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Reference imports
- It can import references from Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, JabRef, and other programs that export to BibTeX.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Research discovery
- Expedition automatically groups a library into themes, and Qiqqa can help find papers through citations, authors, keywords, and related-document tools.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- The maker lists a support forum, manual, screencasts, and direct contact by email as help options.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Writing
- Qiqqa InCite supports citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word using community-contributed citation styles, and can suggest papers from a library while writing.checked 7 Oct 2001
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