Read

Put your big screen to work on reading

Rectoly reflows two-column PDFs into one column and puts the original page — or a second paper — right beside it. No more scrolling back and forth for a citation or a figure.

Rectoly on a computer: a two-column PDF reflowing into one-column Reading Mode
How it works

See it in use

01

The reflowed text beside the original page

Reflowed text on one side, the original PDF page on the other. As you read on, the PDF follows. One click takes you to the same spot in the PDF.

Reading Mode on one side and the original PDF page on the other, scrolling together
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Two papers, side by side

Open a second paper beside the first, each with its own page, zoom and annotations. Or open one paper twice: the text in one pane, a figure in the other.

The open-papers strip, and a second paper opening in the right-hand pane
03

Hover a citation, see the reference

Rest the pointer on a citation like [12] and its reference appears without leaving your place. Copy the reference or open its DOI from there.

The pointer resting on citation [1], and the reference appearing beside the sentence
04

Pin the figure beside the text

Keep a figure or table pinned beside the text as you read. No scrolling back every time you see “Fig. 3”.

A figure opened from the Figures and Tables panel and pinned beside the text
When you'd use it

Where it fits in your day

Writing a literature review

Paper after paper, each read properly

Read one comfortable column at a time, and check what each paper cites as you go.

Reviewing a submission

Text and figures side by side, claims checked against data

With the figure pinned, you compare the claim in the text with the numbers in the figure.

Preparing a seminar talk

Your paper and the prior work, left and right

Read the same section of two papers without switching windows.

The details

A contents list for any PDF
When a PDF has no bookmarks, Rectoly infers a table of contents from the paper and says that it's inferred.
On a portrait monitor
Stack the text and the original page, and drag the divider.
Keyboard and mouse
Reassign shortcuts; mouse side buttons and right-click menus are supported.
Easy on the eyes at night
In dark mode, PDF pages can be dimmed too.
Password-protected PDFs
Open them by entering the password.
Same annotations as the iPad
Highlights and handwriting made on the iPad appear in the same place on your computer.

Every feature, free for 14 days

On Windows or Mac, everything is free for 14 days. Then it's a one-time purchase that works on every device signed in to the same account.