Apps
to study one topic — PDF, notes, AI, bookmarks, flashcards.
An integrated learning environment for academic papers and technical documents — AI chat, notes, file storage, and OCR. Synced across web and desktop.
Mission
They open a PDF in one app, take notes in another, ask an AI in a third, and manage bookmarks in a fourth. Before they know it, context-switching has eaten the morning. The work hasn't even started.
We believe there is a better way.
Apps
to study one topic — PDF, notes, AI, bookmarks, flashcards.
Time lost
of productive time consumed by context-switching alone.
Per week
burned switching tools instead of actually learning.
The Problem
Fragmented Workflow
Five or more apps just to study a single topic — PDF reader, note-taking, AI chatbot, bookmark manager, flashcards. Each in its own window. Your attention is split before you even begin.
Context-Switching
Every app switch takes minutes to fully recover from. Research shows context-switching can consume up to 40% of productive time — hours of lost learning every week.
Device Problem
Most tools lock highlights, notes, and progress to a single machine. Start on a laptop, continue on a tablet, review on a phone — that seamless experience barely exists.
The Shift
The Solution
Read, highlight, annotate, and chat with AI without ever leaving your document. Everything you need lives in a single, focused workspace.
Start on your laptop, continue on your tablet, review on your phone. Your highlights, notes, and progress follow you everywhere.
Privacy-first by design. Bring your own API keys for zero-cost AI, or use our managed service. Your documents never leave your device unless you choose.
Principles
01
Open-source core. BYOK for AI. No lock-in — your workflow stays portable.
02
Documents, highlights, and notes belong to you. Local-first when you want it.
03
Designed for long reading sessions on serious material, not skim-and-scroll.
Join thousands of students and professionals who have unified their study workflow with Oyren.