I built Research Wizard to address a real and persistent challenge faced by researchers, students, and academics: the fragmentation of the research workflow. Too often, managing a research project means juggling multiple disconnected tools—one for organizing projects, another for searching and saving literature, and yet another for drafting and writing. This fragmentation not only wastes time but also disrupts the creative and analytical flow that’s so essential to meaningful research. My vision was to create a unified, modern workspace where every stage of the research process—project management, literature discovery, and AI-powered drafting—could happen seamlessly, all while ensuring that users retain full ownership and privacy over their data. What sets Research Wizard apart from alternatives is its holistic approach and commitment to both power and simplicity. Unlike most tools, Research Wizard brings together a comprehensive suite of features in a single, intuitive desktop app. You can manage your research projects, search and organize literature from a wide array of free and premium databases (like Exa, Crossref, arXiv, Semantic Scholar, and more), and draft reports with the help of leading AI models such as Gemini, OpenAI, and Claude. The AI-powered drafting isn’t just a gimmick—it’s deeply integrated, allowing users to generate outlines or full drafts, or to write manually for complete control. Importantly, all of this happens in a privacy-first environment: your data is stored locally, and nothing is sent to external servers unless you explicitly use online search or AI features. The app is also open source and extensible, so you can add new AI agents or literature sources and customize report generation to fit your workflow. The modern, accessible UI—with support for multiple languages and RTL/LTR layouts—ensures that the tool is as welcoming as it is powerful. What I’m most proud of in this launch is delivering a tool that truly empowers researchers to focus on what matters: their ideas, insights, and discoveries. The seamless integration of AI, the breadth of literature sources, and the unwavering commitment to user privacy make Research Wizard a unique and valuable companion for anyone engaged in research. I’m also proud of the open-source nature of the project, which invites the community to contribute, extend, and shape its future. Seeing users manage their entire research journey in one place—with less friction and more inspiration—is incredibly rewarding, and it’s exactly why I set out to build Research Wizard in the first place.

Research Wizard

research management, literature discovery, and drafting.

research management, literature discovery, and drafting.