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Free workspace: documents, spreadsheets, calendar, notes and projects saved in a folder on your computer.Learn moreBrowse all 144 tools
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Research tools that keep your data on your machine.

Pull text and tables out of papers, format citations, clean and convert data, and keep notes linked to the PDFs they are about, without uploading unpublished work or participant data.

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Notes & wiki

Write notes, meeting minutes and wikis with nested pages, slash commands, checklists, tables, toggles and templates. Saved as Markdown files on your computer.

Spreadsheets

A free spreadsheet with formulas, formatting, sorting, filters and multiple sheets. Open and save Excel .xlsx and CSV files on your own computer. No sign-up, no upload.

Documents

Write letters, reports and essays in a free word processor that saves real .docx files to your computer. Fonts, tables, images, page layout and PDF export. No sign-up.

Projects

Plan projects with kanban boards, lists, a calendar and a timeline, with linked documents, files and deadlines. Free, no sign-up, saved on your computer.

PDF tools

PDF to TextExtract all the text from a PDF.PDF to ExcelPull tables out of a PDF into a spreadsheet.Extract PDF PagesSave chosen pages as a new PDF.Compare PDFSee what changed between two PDFs.

Writing & text tools

Citation GeneratorAPA, MLA and Chicago citations.Word CounterWords, characters, sentences and reading time.Readability CheckerScore how easy your writing is to read.Markdown EditorWrite Markdown with a live preview.

Calculators

Average CalculatorMean, median, mode and standard deviation.

Converters

CSV to ExcelTurn CSV files into an Excel workbook.

Developer tools

CSV ⇄ JSONSpreadsheets to JSON and back.JSON FormatterBeautify, validate, minify and repair JSON.Diff CheckerCompare two texts and highlight changes.

Example: from reading list to draft

How the tools and the free workspace fit together. Everything stays on your computer.

  1. Track papers in a Reading list table with status and finish dates.
  2. Save each PDF to your workstand and keep a note per paper linked to it.
  3. Extract the pages you cite with Extract PDF Pages and copy text with PDF to Text.
  4. Format references with the Citation Generator.
  5. Move result tables into a spreadsheet with PDF to Excel or CSV to Excel, then write the draft in Documents.

Free for researchers, forever.

openWorkstand has no paid plan. Everything on this page is free to use.

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