Essential information at a glance.
Public Alpha
NeuralScio is in Public Alpha. The desktop app is free during alpha. Paid subscriptions and credit checkout are not active yet.
System Requirements
| Platform | Minimum | Recommended | |----------|---------|-------------| | Windows | 10 1809 / build 17763+ (64-bit) | 10 22H2 / build 19045+ or Windows 11 | | Linux | GLIBC 2.31 | Ubuntu 22.04+ | | macOS | No verified Public Alpha artifact | Source/build path only; support is limited | | RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB for local AI | | Storage | 500 MB | 2 GB+ for cache and saved PDFs |
Older Windows 10 builds, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 are unsupported and not tested.
Primary Buttons
| Button | Opens | Best use | | --- | --- | --- | | Search | Search workspace | Start a new literature query | | Saved / Library | Saved papers and PDFs | Continue reading or reuse a paper | | AI Assistant | AI dock | Ask cited questions about the current paper | | Writer | Writing tab | Draft notes or manuscript text | | Agents | Agent orchestrator tab | Delegate a multi-step research task | | Agent Research | Deep-research flow in AI | Generate a sourced brief from one goal | | Cluster Map | Clustering dock | Group your library by topic similarity | | Settings | Configuration panels | Change providers, AI backend, workspace appearance, or cache |
Need the full click-by-click map? Read Interface Tour.
Workspace Customization
| Area | What to check | | --- | --- | | Themes | Dark, Light, Black, or Custom | | Backgrounds | Built-in patterns or PNG backgrounds for main/sidebar areas | | Layout | Dock and tab visibility/floating controls where available | | Status | Resource monitor, session clock, Pomodoro, and AI token indicators where available |
See Workspace Customization for boundaries and platform notes.
Data Providers
| Provider | Field | Access profile | |----------|-------|----------------| | arXiv | Physics / Math / CS | Open access | | bioRxiv | Biology | Open access | | medRxiv | Medicine | Open access | | PubMed | Biomedical | Metadata plus external links | | OpenAlex | All fields | Broad metadata coverage | | Semantic Scholar | All fields | Broad metadata coverage | | IEEE Xplore | Engineering | API-key or policy dependent | | ACM DL | Computer Science | Metadata / policy dependent | | Crossref | Broad metadata | Metadata | | Europe PMC | Life sciences | Open access / metadata mix | | ChinaRxiv | Chinese preprints | Metadata plus translated full text/PDF where available | | SovietRxiv | Soviet-era research | Metadata plus translated full text/PDF where available; historical source dates |
AI paths (roadmap vs Public Alpha)
| Path | Status during Public Alpha | |------|----------------------------| | Local Alpha | Free desktop access; local workflows, saved/cached papers, your own documents | | BYOK | Available where supported; user-managed keys or local endpoints | | Pro | Planned after Public Beta; future managed cloud plan | | Team | Planned after Public Beta; future team/lab billing |
Future Plans
Pro and Team are planned after Public Beta. Exact prices, credits, trials, and managed billing details will be published only when that system launches.
Local vs cloud
Strong local surfaces (Local Alpha)
- saved PDF library
- cached reading
- your own documents
- annotations
- local AI where configured
Requires network and/or future paid/cloud setup
- external provider search
- managed cloud AI
- account-linked sync and billing
- hosted models paid by NeuralScio
Contact
- Email: contact@neuralscio.eu
- Docs: https://www.neuralscio.eu/docs