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title: Getting Started with ReadCube
description: "[ReadCube](http://papersapp.com/enterprise) helps dynamic research teams spend less time trying to stay organized and ahead of the latest scholarly literature and allows them to focus on their research and innovation with colleagues. **Features include:** *Search & Discover:* - Personalized recommendations -…"
url: "https://about.readcube.com/help-center/what-is-readcube/"
updated: "2025-06-13"
category: Getting Started
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# Getting Started with ReadCube

[ReadCube](http://papersapp.com/enterprise) helps dynamic research teams spend less time trying to stay organized and ahead of the latest scholarly literature and allows them to focus on their research and innovation with colleagues.

**Features include:**

*Search & Discover:*

- Personalized recommendations
- Related article feeds
- Contextual citations
- Web importing via browser

*Reading:*

- Hyperlinked inline references
- [Figure browsers & linked supplements](https://about.readcube.com/en/docs/how-can-i-view-figures-in-the-readcube-reader-2/)
- Advanced article metrics
- Automatic attachment of supplements
- Annotation & highlighting tools

*Organization:*

- Easy importing tools
- Automatic article matching
- Full text library search
- Advanced sorted & filtering
- Custom lists & #tagging

*Cite:*

- Easy citing with SmartCite for Word with over 8000 styles supported
- Quick-copy formatted citation generator
- Export to other citation file formats (.bib, .ris, .xml)

PLUS:

[Optional document delivery](https://about.readcube.com/en/docs/what-is-document-delivery/)

Unlimited team storage space

Shareable reading lists and private group collections for both references and PDFs

[Shared annotations, notes & tags](https://about.readcube.com/en/docs/create-shared-annotations/)

Team support through our Browser Extensions (easily identify articles already in Team library while browsing the web)

Advanced security

Priority Support

Easy setup and management

### Getting Started with ReadCube and Joining Your Enterprise Account

Step 1: When your enterprise's administrator adds you to the account, you will receive an invitation to your ReadCube library via email.

Step 2: Click the link to complete your registration - you will then be redirected to the ReadCube Web Library. For those who already created an account - you will be linked to the Web Library directly.

#### Getting Familiar with ReadCube

**To further familiarize yourself with ReadCube, please see the following guide over at our [Training Center.](https://www.readcube.com/en/training-videos/)**

[![](https://about.readcube.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-15-1024x553.png)](https://www.readcube.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ReadCube-Getting-Started-Library-Fall-2024.pdf)