# Discussion **URL:** https://forum.paperpile.com/c/discussion-announcements/14.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.paperpile.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.paperpile.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.paperpile.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Conversion from Overleaf to Google Docs](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/conversion-from-overleaf-to-google-docs/7360)
**Author:** [@Kai\_Lukoff](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kai_Lukoff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/conversion-from-overleaf-to-google-docs/7360 "2022-04-14T14:50:17Z")
I’d like to convert a few academic papers from Overleaf to Google Docs. In Google Docs, I will manage the references using Paperpile. What workflow would you recommend? I suppose this is opposite to the direction of mos… --- ## [iOS app not secure?](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/ios-app-not-secure/7287)
**Author:** [@Erin\_Berryman](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Erin_Berryman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/ios-app-not-secure/7287 "2022-03-24T23:16:32Z")
Hello - My workplace - a US federal agency - has prevented my use of the iOS Paperpile app due to security issues. I am bringing this to the attention of other users and of the app developers. Here is what my workplace s… --- ## [Managing \> 10.000 entries with Paperpile?](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/managing-10-000-entries-with-paperpile/6991)
**Author:** [@Martin](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Martin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/managing-10-000-entries-with-paperpile/6991 "2021-12-03T09:29:40Z")
Hello, I am considering to recommend Paperpile for a bibliographic project of the place where I work. I like Paperpile’s speed and simplicity and it’s ability to work together and location-independent. One important ques… --- ## [Third-party cookies now required?](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/third-party-cookies-now-required/6925)
**Author:** [@Reece](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Reece)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/third-party-cookies-now-required/6925 "2021-11-24T05:48:29Z")
I’ve started getting errors that third-party cookies must be enabled in order to upload papers to Paperpile. I don’t recall changing relevant settings. Am I correct that Paperpile has recently started requiring third-pa… --- ## [Markdown Citation Format CSL files](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/markdown-citation-format-csl-files/6564)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/markdown-citation-format-csl-files/6564 "2021-06-22T10:12:03Z")
This has come up a number of times, so I thought I’d share it here. I found a repository of some common citation formats modified for writing in markdown. --- ## [Paperpile and emacs: bib files](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-and-emacs-bib-files/6462)
**Author:** [@Holger\_Karl](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Holger_Karl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-and-emacs-bib-files/6462 "2021-05-25T12:11:40Z")
Hi, since Paperpile still does not have a proper API (we are all impatient for a REST API!!), and since Paperile file field is unusual (different from Zotero; it includes “StarredPapers” in the path name, …) here is … --- ## [I have created an application to visualize citation relationships from Paperpile json files](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/i-have-created-an-application-to-visualize-citation-relationships-from-paperpile-json-files/5989)
**Author:** [@iwa\_sheep](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/iwa_sheep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/i-have-created-an-application-to-visualize-citation-relationships-from-paperpile-json-files/5989 "2021-01-11T04:50:31Z")
Hi guys. This is Tatsuya Takahashi. I have created an application to visualize citation relationships from Paperpile json files But, there are a few problems with this application. The process of exporting and u… --- ## [Tip: How to modify citation styles](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-how-to-modify-citation-styles/470)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-how-to-modify-citation-styles/470 "2020-11-16T08:10:45Z")
One often notices differences between a default citation style and a journal’s unique requirements at the very end, right before a deadline, so I though it would be good to offer some advice here on how to manage such a … --- ## [Thoughts on kopernio?](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/thoughts-on-kopernio/3961)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/thoughts-on-kopernio/3961 "2020-11-03T20:26:44Z")
Someone recently directed me to the kopernio chrome extension. While my university doesn’t have EZProxy access, kopernio was able to identify my university and seem to be able to do something similar with regard to getti… --- ## [🚨 PSA: you can put emojis in labels](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/psa-you-can-put-emojis-in-labels/5781)
**Author:** [@giovanni](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/giovanni)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/psa-you-can-put-emojis-in-labels/5781 "2020-10-29T18:29:33Z")
How did I not know this? :smiley: --- ## [Paperpile development progress](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-development-progress/2897)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Miller](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Matthew_Miller)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-development-progress/2897 "2019-11-05T21:21:51Z")
I see that the admins have stopped answering here. I’ve seen this before (Papers, Manuscripts app), etc. --- ## [Welcome to the Paperpile forum 👋](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/welcome-to-the-paperpile-forum/11)
**Author:** [@stefan](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/stefan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/welcome-to-the-paperpile-forum/11 "2020-03-22T20:10:09Z")
Need help with Paperpile or have an idea for a cool new feature? Discuss with other users and the Paperpile staff. Make sure to like :heart: other posts so that we know which issues and feature requests are important for… --- ## [Tip: Collaborating on Metadata](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-collaborating-on-metadata/237)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-collaborating-on-metadata/237 "2019-08-04T08:57:59Z")
Paperpile is fantastic for quickly sharing citations and even PDFs with co-workers. It even works if the other people don't have an account (via a link). However, it is rather limited in terms of what you can do with ite… --- ## [Tip: Sync with GoodReader on iPad](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-sync-with-goodreader-on-ipad/49)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-sync-with-goodreader-on-ipad/49 "2019-04-10T06:00:21Z")
Even though Paperpile doesn't yet have a mobile app, you can setup the amazing iPad PDF annotation app to sync with Paperpile's Google Drive folder. Personally I just sync with the "starred" folder so that I'm not downlo… --- ## [Paperpile: For Writing or Reading? And what it means for mobile](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-for-writing-or-reading-and-what-it-means-for-mobile/2546)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Miller](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Matthew_Miller)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-for-writing-or-reading-and-what-it-means-for-mobile/2546 "2018-11-05T02:00:20Z")
One of the interesting things that I see here is that there seems to be two ways that people use paperpile. And two ways in which they ask for support. The first is for having a better way to discover, annotate, read, an… --- ## [Paperpile vs Zotero](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-vs-zotero/2000)
**Author:** [@A\_Pine](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/A_Pine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-vs-zotero/2000 "2017-12-17T18:24:42Z")
Zotero has been good to me for the last ten years. Never lost any data across multiple operating systems and computers. But as we move more and more to cloud based work it's not quite doing what I want it to do. So, … --- ## [A new and hopefully useful Docs add-on](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/a-new-and-hopefully-useful-docs-add-on/1353)
**Author:** [@David\_Rowthorn](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/David_Rowthorn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/a-new-and-hopefully-useful-docs-add-on/1353 "2017-06-01T09:23:10Z")
Hi all I recently posted to spread word of my add-on Footnote Stylist because I figured that Paperpile users like me would find it useful. I have now written another free add-on that is very useful for the same audienc… --- ## [How do you use Paperpile?](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/how-do-you-use-paperpile/278)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/how-do-you-use-paperpile/278 "2016-06-06T10:05:40Z")
Curious how other people use Paperpile. I use it for five very different purposes: (1) to gather and organize my PDFs, (2) to organize my reading and research, (3) to format citations and bibliographies for publication, … --- ## [Paperpile on Chromebook](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-on-chromebook/1214)
**Author:** [@Alec\_Melling](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Alec_Melling)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/paperpile-on-chromebook/1214 "2016-04-27T10:48:08Z")
Hi, I wondered if anyone ‘out there’ has had any experience of using Paperpile on a Chromebook? I am looking for a mobile option but don’t want to invest in a Laptop. Any advice in this area would be gratefully received… --- ## [Tip: Hold "shift" key to select multiple folders and tags](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-hold-shift-key-to-select-multiple-folders-and-tags/77)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-hold-shift-key-to-select-multiple-folders-and-tags/77 "2015-09-16T17:02:02Z")
I had realized early on that you could hold shift to select multiple tags, but I didn't realized that you could also select folders this way and that folders and tags can be selected along side each other. Note that shif… --- ## [Thanks for keyboard shortcuts!](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/thanks-for-keyboard-shortcuts/622)
**Author:** [@jucor](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/jucor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/thanks-for-keyboard-shortcuts/622 "2015-07-11T09:55:23Z")
Hi team Just a quick note to thank you for the omnipresence of keyboard shortcuts! This is a power feature that makes everything much, much faster. Thanks for thinking of keyboard-addicts like me \[smile\] --- ## [Support developing world researchers](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/support-developing-world-researchers/459)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Haggard](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Steve_Haggard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/support-developing-world-researchers/459 "2015-04-14T19:21:42Z")
Scholars from Sub-Saharan Africa access have a real challenge to access academic and citable material for their research. I work with many in West African states who are trying to understand important topics in health, e… --- ## [Tip: Create a Shared Folder to access citation info on Mobile](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-create-a-shared-folder-to-access-citation-info-on-mobile/138)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-create-a-shared-folder-to-access-citation-info-on-mobile/138 "2014-09-19T07:25:55Z")
If you know that you will want to access your references while using a mobile device, I recommend creating a shared folder and bookmarking the shared folder link. The resulting web page view is accessible on your iPad (o… --- ## [Tip: use unicode ★ character to add ratings](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-use-unicode-character-to-add-ratings/137)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/tip-use-unicode-character-to-add-ratings/137 "2014-09-19T01:34:24Z")
I don't think Paperpile needs to add a ratings feature. Stars are probably good enough for most people. However, if you need ratings, you can create a folder called "ratings" and then create subfolders called "★" "★★" "★… --- ## [New forum category: tips](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/new-forum-category-tips/38)
**Author:** [@Kerim](https://forum.paperpile.com/u/Kerim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.paperpile.com/t/new-forum-category-tips/38 "2014-08-21T04:07:12Z")
It would be useful to have a category for users to share tips, tricks, hacks, workarounds,etc. [Previous page](https://forum.paperpile.com/c/discussion-announcements/14.md)