Paperstack
Productivity
reading list manager
SHOW HN2026
5points
7comments
#3,727of 4,366 in 2026
Top 86%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
UI looks slick and solves a real PhD problem
From 1 comment
Realized I forgot about the golden rule of feedback: start with something positive! I will end with it instead. I thought the UI was slick. You have identified a very real…
jwardbond on HN
Objections
Sign-up required before seeing what it does
From 1 comment
Always have some type of demo without requiring a login/signup. You lose out on so many people like me that just immediately close as soon as I find out that I can't see what it…
eduardogarza on HN
Summary credits unclear and PDF upload requirement not obvious
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN
Zotero already handles to-read lists
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN
Requests
Add a 'not read' or skipped stack
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN
Search and export of notes and tags
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN
Show one-line summaries of read papers
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN
Demo or video without signing up
From 2 comments
Always have some type of demo without requiring a login/signup. You lose out on so many people like me that just immediately close as soon as I find out that I can't see what it…
eduardogarza on HNI can't read that text ... make it at least so if i click them, they expand to full mode ... You could record yourself with Loom or OBS and record a quick video you using it --…
eduardogarza on HN
Questions
How the summary credits work
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN
Alternatives named
Zotero to-read folder
From 1 comment
Serendipitous, as I was just planning a lit review on a topic I am unfamiliar with, and was frustrated by my increasingly messy list of "to read". Quick thoughts: - I would like…
jwardbond on HN