research — independent software & tools

14 independent research listings the big search engines bury.

• citracer

  github · Free · by darkbluevn1765

  Trace research papers recursively to map relevant citations and build interactive knowledge graphs based on keywords or semantic similarity.

• little-alphaxiv

  github · Free · by DylanUnicorn

  Self-hosted alphaxiv-style paper-reading app (FastAPI CORS proxy + Vite/React/TS SPA)

• yt-extractor

  github · Free · by jmvl

  A keyboard-first YouTube transcript archive for researchers

• scholarhub

  github · Free · by MS33834

  A hub for academic resources, paper discovery, and scholar tools.

• restork

  github · Free · by Totoro-qaq

  A desktop agent you can trust with files: preview every write, sandbox MCP tools, and keep Markdown local.

• aurix-ai

  npm · Free · by yorukid

  Open-source terminal AI agent for coding, deep research, automation, and multi-platform task execution.

• exa-mcp-server

  npm · Free · by theishangoswami

  A Model Context Protocol server with Exa for web search and web crawling. Provides real-time web searches with configurable tool selection, allowing users to enable or disable specific search capabilities. Supports customizable result counts, live crawlin

• firecrawl-mcp

  npm · Free · by hello_sideguide

  MCP server for Firecrawl — search, scrape, and interact with the web, and search scientific papers. Supports both cloud and self-hosted instances. Features include web search, scraping, page interaction, batch processing, LLM-powered content analysis, and

• distillr

  github · Free · by blisspixel

  Turn YouTube, websites, and arXiv papers into a structured, reusable corpus of insights, syntheses, and reports.

• Paperwise

  github · Free · by diskixix0-collab

  Convert academic papers into annotated, browser-friendly web pages with color-coded logic and easy navigation powered by OpenAlex data.

• lxgic-reddit-research

  github · Free · by LXGIC-Studios

  Research any topic across Reddit, HN, and the web from the last 30 days

• ai-research-radar

  github · Free · by mlnjsh

  📡 Self-updating AI research tracker — New papers from arXiv every 6 hours, auto-summarized, trending topics, citation tracking. Powered by GitHub Actions.

• Bradesco---GenAI-Dados-Projeto-1

  github · Free · by Nightizi

  📊 Develop data-driven AI solutions for banking insights through Bradesco's GenAI Dados bootcamp project.

• ACYBER-Wayback-Machine-Downloader

  github · Free · by samidii

  📥 Download historical files from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine with our Python tool, supporting proxies, retries, and customizable settings.