Using paperpile with Microsoft Word

stefan · August 28, 2018, 3:08pm

@KCF Please stay tuned, we should have something to announce here on the forum for the fall writing season

KCF · August 30, 2018, 10:09pm

Thank you Stefan. I know you all are working hard on this. I look forward to seeing what you have for us. Please keep us updated - I know you all think it isn’t important, but regular status updates are super-helpful for those of us struggling with the current situation.

heumed · September 10, 2018, 2:25pm

Hi Stefan et al,

I appreciate you and your team’s openness about paperpile’s development. Just to let you know I am working on a manuscript where my team and I use Mendeley (since it’s paid for by our University and it has a Word plugin, and moving our collaborators and sponsors to Gdocs is not feasible) to add references to our manuscripts.

Mendeley’s user experience is awful. References don’t transfer smoothly as we share the document with each other, their selector window doesn’t show the whole reference (doesn’t even show up if you maximized your word document on a mac) and often times their library doesn’t sync reliably.

I have used paperpile as my main citation manager for a couple of years and I would love to move my entire team to paperpile provided a solid word plugin. I can’t be the only one in this context.

TLDR If you guys release a solid word plugin it would be a game changer and address an unmet market need- please don’t forget about the word plugin.

Keep up the good work

heuristicmed

Ricardo_Almeida · September 26, 2018, 1:08pm

Never looked so excited about Autumn! The leaves are nice too, but do you know what would be cool? Word + Paperpile Looking forward to it, bring it on guys!

Ricardo_Almeida · October 10, 2018, 1:27pm

Any news guys?

Thanks.

jason · October 10, 2018, 1:45pm

We are still valiantly working towards a beta.

HGO · October 10, 2018, 2:17pm

Hi guys,

Fantastic news! I can second what others have said before - this is going to be a game changer! In case there is a private beta - I’d be happy to be a tester! (I’ve been testing the iOS and Android versions too)

Best,
Hendrik

Ricardo_Almeida · October 12, 2018, 12:20pm

Thanks, Jason!

I second @HGO. Can you count me in for beta testing?

Cheers

heumed · October 12, 2018, 2:52pm

I second (third @HGO). My research group is still stuck in Mendeley solely because of the Word plug in- would love to beta-test the Paperpile’s.

rfl · October 14, 2018, 7:17am

Would be happy to collaborate with beta testing, I have some experience as I have-done/do this for other software in the past too, I will be helpful

Ricardo_Almeida · October 25, 2018, 10:13am

I am going to be that guy and be a pain in the a**. Please save me from the misery of trying to work with other reference managers in Word. An update on the beta would alleviate this tormented mind. Appreciated.

volcanicglass · October 29, 2018, 6:44pm

I can join you in being a pain I check back to this page every few days looking for an update!

stefan · November 2, 2018, 12:21pm

Quick update from me. I know this takes a very long time. There were some setbacks with the release on Mojave which makes it even harder to interact with Word (which is hard to begin with).

But everything is on track. I spend most of my time on this project now. I agree with all of you here that we need a Word Plugin for Paperpile. And I’m sure once we can share something you can help us making this really awesome.

Ricardo_Almeida · November 4, 2018, 5:32pm

Thanks, Stefan. I appreciate the update. We share the same perspective, having a Word plugin is essential. Keep on the hard work!

David_Mendes · November 8, 2018, 5:41pm

Thanks Stefan, Appreciate the long awaited update. I have been tormented for years, exporting from paperpile to Mendeley and your work will save me from growing even more grey hair.
Keep up the good work, … please
Yours truly

KCF · November 16, 2018, 3:44pm

Stefan -
Absolutely willing to beta test. Right now I use Paperpile and cut and paste my citations into Word. It is a workaround, and definitely takes more time than my fantasy Paperpile interface.
Please keep us updated. I am a Paperpile fan.
Katherine

Chet_McLeskey · November 16, 2018, 7:59pm

My university has gone all in on Office365 and related MS services. As such, we (faculty, staff, etc.) are trying to work more with Word online. Do you know yet if Paperpile will work with Word online? If you need someone test that part of things I am happy to help!

Chet

Z_Amos_Stamp_Jerabek · December 8, 2018, 7:39am

Same story, same here. Paperpile for MS Word online, please?

Ricardo_Almeida · December 11, 2018, 11:00am

Do you know what would be great? Paperpile beta for Word for Christmas

stefan · December 22, 2018, 10:26am

Hey everyone, quick update. Things looking good and we are getting ready to start the promised beta after the Christmas break early January. It will feature all relevant citation functions you know from Google Docs (except online search for now), complete offline support and real-time sync with your library.

A quick sneak preview (the design is not final so things might look a bit rough…)

Thanks for your patience. My team and I are looking forward to finish this beta with your help and open this to all our customers. I wish you happy holidays