The AI-powered reference manager that lets you manage your papers and research from anywhere. *Afforai is offering lifetime deals on AppSumo for limited time.
Hi everyone, I'm Alec, co-founder of Afforai. The last time we launched on PH was back in July 2023 which you guys voted us #4 Product of The Day. It's almost one year anniversary and we went through many changes since then.
We got over 50,000 researchers using Afforai, generated nearly a million dollars of revenue in our 1st year of business, raised capital from amazing VCs like Plug and Play Tech Center, Sputnik ATX VC, etc.
So, to say the least, it all started from Product Hunt, we couldn't be where we are without you guys. The reason we're doing a 2nd launch is because my co-founder and I interviewed hundreds of our power users and developed the next version of Afforai based on insights learned from our users. Afforai's mission remains the same, to help enhance researchers around the world.
Afforai is now reborn as an AI-Integrated research reference manager. My background in academia research and as a Gen-Z used to modern apps, Zotero and Mendeley posed many issues. I wanted to use Zotero during college but it was too overwhelming. And also, don't get me started on ChatGPT. ChatGPT as a general productivity tool is awesome but in research is super dangerous when the information is not verifiable. That's why I created Afforai.
Here are some problems I have with Zotero and ChatGPT:
❌ Have to download a desktop app and sync files manually
❌ Outdated and complicated UI with a buggy web app
❌ Have to open a new tab to use ChatGPT and it provides false info
❌ The document storage provided is not enough
Therefore, I set out to make improvements on Afforai:
✅ One unified web app to manage your research papers
✅ Auto-fill in papers' metadata to generate bibliographies (10K citation styles supported)
✅ AI integration to do literature reviews and research with reliable citations
✅ Unlimited storage and unlimited use of AI models like GPT-4, Claude v3, Sonnet, etc.
We're offering lifetime access deals to Afforai on AppSumo for limited time so make sure to get yourself a deal before it's gone. Thank you for your support thus far, and we're committed as ever to continue creating tools that enhance researchers around the world and accelerate the world's research!
Alec will move this company from a small known Sass to a world class Sass! I believe in his product and his team.
Came because of your interview on Appsumo! Inspired by your story and love what you're doing to help students research and write better :)
Afforai has made coaching summaries a breeze for me, I am able to put hours and hours worth of dialogue as input and it generates accurate feedback!
Afforai has saved me a lot of time—I write a lot of community profiles for various projects—and has improved the efficiency and reliability of my work.
Haven't used it much but it seems to be a very useful tool.
Easy to use (missing import feature) and a nice interface.
One thing weird I'll have to check out is that I got the exact same result using GPT3.5 and Claude 3 Sonet!
Happy to have this offer back. Iwas eagerly waiting for it. Afforai makes my Journey with reseach and article writing a real fun. With Afforai say bye to bordome and stress
Afforai is a fantastic platform that is designed to streamline your information-gathering and research process. I've been impressed with the user-friendly interface. Afforai is a great option for anyone looking to manage their research process.
Afforai is a thoughtful product by a thoughtful team with a strong work ethic. Keep going!
I tested the Afforai to get the summary of a few research papers, and it worked well.
Good luck with launching the product.
I hope to see it grow and become a mainstream AI product for the scientific community.
As a scientist and researcher I tested it to get the summary of a few research articles, and it worked well. Also, it can fetch research papers from research databases. I bought it LTD and am very happy about it.
Congrats on your successful relaunch, Alec! Can you share more details about the AI models integrated into Afforai and how they enhance the research process?
I like the research tool but still learning so I think I’m not using it to full effect. Takes me time but I like the learning journey.
congrats on the launch, it's great to see how much Afforai has evolved. with the integration of ai models like gpt-4 and claude v3, how do you ensure the citations and literature reviews generated are reliable and accurate? looking forward to see how this impacts the research community.
I am using AFFORAI for research papers and for specific community support. Its impact is simply great.
