Your all-in-one desktop workspace for research management, literature discovery, and AI-powered drafting.
Research Wizard is a modern desktop application that streamlines the entire research workflow. Manage projects, discover literature, and draft reports with the help of advanced AI agents—all in a unified, customizable workspace.
- Project Management: Create, organize, and edit research projects with metadata, keywords, and research questions. AI-assisted keyword/question generation.
- Literature Discovery & Management:
- Search and import papers from top research databases (see Integrations below).
- Annotate, organize, and manage literature per project.
- AI-Powered Drafting:
- Generate outlines and full drafts using leading AI models (Gemini, OpenAI, Claude).
- Both manual and AI-assisted drafting supported.
- Customizable Report Generation:
- Generate, edit, and export research reports in Markdown, DOCX, or PDF.
- Fine-tune report parameters and structure.
- Settings & Integrations:
- Configure AI agents and literature retrievers, manage API keys, and set user/language preferences.
- Modular and extensible for new integrations.
- Internation
BA75
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- UI supports multiple languages and RTL/LTR layouts.
- Modern UI/UX:
- Built with reusable, accessible components and a clean, responsive design.
- Gemini (Google AI) — default
- OpenAI
- Claude (Anthropic)
- Exa (AI-based, free-tier available)
- Crossref
- DBLP
- PLOS
- OpenAlex
- EuropePMC
- CoreAPI
- Elsevier
- NCBI-NIH
- arXiv
- Semantic Scholar
Each retriever/agent can be enabled, configured, or extended via the Settings panel.
- Frontend: React + TypeScript, modular component system, hooks, and context for state management.
- Backend: Node.js/TypeScript, modular clients for AI and literature APIs, extensible retriever/agent system.
- IPC Connectors: Seamless communication between frontend and backend for data, AI, and search operations.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/alaaet/research_wizard.git cd research_wizard - Install dependencies:
# For example, if using npm npm install - Run the app:
Or download the latest installers for your OS.
npm start
- Add New AI Agents or Retrievers:
- Extend the backend by adding new modules in
backend/ai_client/agentsorbackend/search_client/retrievers. - Register new agents/retrievers in the settings JSON files.
- Extend the backend by adding new modules in
- UI Customization:
- Modify or add React components in
src/components.
- Modify or add React components in
- Internationalization:
- Add new languages in
src/locales.
- Add new languages in
- Code Structure:
src/— Frontend (React, UI, hooks, pages)backend/— Backend (API clients, search, AI, utilities)
- API Keys:
- Store your API keys for AI agents and retrievers in the Settings panel or as environment variables.
- Contribution Guide:
- See CONTRIBUTING.md for how to get started.
We welcome contributions! Please read our contribution guidelines and open an issue or pull request.
- Icons from LobeHub
- Built with ❤️ for the research community
- Code was partially created by Lovable
- Cursor contributed to some specific implementations
This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
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You can:
- Use the software for non-commercial purposes
- Share and distribute the software
- Modify and adapt the software
- Use the software for academic and research purposes
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You cannot:
- Use the software for commercial purposes
- Distribute modified versions without sharing the source code
- Remove the license and attribution requirements
For more details, please see the LICENSE file.
For any questions or support, please contact info@rwiz.eu