Research faster, publish sooner. Meet Bibby, your intelligent writing friend and Agentic Writing editor that instantly perfects your diagrams, research, syntax, formulas, and citations.
Used by 5920+ researchers from leading institutions
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Find the literature
Deep research across 200M papers, asked in your own words
do scaling laws still hold under sparse attention?
Scaling Laws for Neural Language ModelsKaplan et al. · 2020
Training Compute-Optimal Large ModelsHoffmann et al. · 2022
Efficient Transformers: A SurveyTay et al. · 2022
Sparse is Enough in Scaling TransformersJaszczur et al. · 2021
Knowledge base · 2 of 4 addedindexed for citation & recall
312 papers screened · 4 worth reading · vector-indexed for the writing agent
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Cite without leaving the line
BibTeX written for you — key, entry and DOI check
…as first proposed by \cite{
Vaswani et al. (2017)Attention Is All You Need · NeurIPSTab
Bahdanau et al. (2015)Neural MT by Jointly Learning to Align · ICLR
Sutskever et al. (2014)Sequence to Sequence Learning · NeurIPS
Key inserted, entry appended to refs.bib, DOI verified against Crossref
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Start in the right format
Venue templates you can type straight into
Margins, fonts, bibliography style and page limits already set
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Write it together
A real LaTeX editor — maths and figures typeset as you type
main.texrefs.bibfigures/compiled 1.4s
% Section 3 — drafted with Bibby
\section{Scaling behaviour}
Loss follows a power law in model
size and data, as in \cite{kaplan2020}:
\begin{equation}
L(N,D)=\frac{A}{N^{\alpha}}
+\frac{B}{D^{\beta}}+L_{\infty}
\end{equation}
\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics{loss_curve}
\caption{Validation loss.}
\end{figure}
3 Scaling behaviour
Loss follows a power law in model size and data, as in Kaplan et al. [4]:
L(N,D) = ANα + BDβ + L∞(1)
Figure 1: Validation loss against training compute, dense vs. sparse attention.
Compiles as you type · everyone edits at once, no merge conflicts
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Hand it to the agent
One instruction, a full pass over the draft
You
clean up section 3 and check we're safe to submit
Grammar & tense41 edits, all shown as tracked changes
Research, write, cite, illustrate, collaborate and ship, all without leaving the document or losing your place in it.
Bibby AI Assistant
AI Writing
Your AI Research Friend
Not another clunky editor. Bibby is your intelligent coworker who helps you draft, refine, and perfect your research in record time.
Drafts complex equations from natural language
Suggests improvements to your arguments in real-time
Auto-generates citations in any format (APA, MLA, IEEE)
Explains LaTeX errors in plain English and fixes them
Deep Research
Advanced Research
Deep Research Assistant
Explore complex research topics with AI. Bibby reads papers, finds connections, and suggests new research directions, all with full citations.
Multi-step reasoning across academic databases
Suggests research directions and hypotheses
Full citation trail for every claim
Summarizes and synthesizes related work
Real-time Collaboration
Team Collaboration
Collaborate Without Conflict
Research is a team sport, and your tools should be too. Bibby keeps everyone on the same document in real time, so you stop emailing PDFs and start shipping papers.
Invite unlimited collaborators to any project
Discuss changes with in-line comments
Resolve merge conflicts automatically with AI
Rewind to any version with built-in history
Citation Search
Smart Citations
Smart Paper Review & Citations
Find, cite, and review papers without leaving your editor. Bibby searches across academic databases and inserts references with a single click.
Search and insert citations from 200M+ papers in one click
Get AI peer review feedback before you submit
Know when your paper is submission-ready
Paper Banana
AI Illustrations
AI Illustrations for Your Paper
Great science deserves figures as clear as your writing. Describe a concept or sketch a workflow, and Paper Banana generates publication-ready diagrams you can refine and drop straight into LaTeX.
Research-grade schematics and concept figures for peer review
Iterate in minutes instead of redrawing every revision in Inkscape
Consistent style across every figure in your paper
Example lab site · publications
Academic Websites
Generate Academic Websites
Your lab deserves a web presence that matches your research. Bibby builds a clean academic site in minutes, with team, publications, and research areas included and the copy polished to a faculty-ready tone.
Structured layouts for people, research themes, and lab updates
AI copy in a faculty-ready academic tone
Single-file HTML export you can host anywhere instantly
GitHub Sync
Git Integration
GitHub Sync
Push and pull your LaTeX projects directly to GitHub. Keep your research versioned, backed up, and accessible from anywhere.
Two-way sync with any GitHub repository
Automatic commit messages from your edits
Branch support for parallel paper drafts
Works with private and institutional repos
Equation from Image
LaTeX Made Easy
Zero LaTeX Anxiety™
Complex equations, multi-column layouts, bibliography nightmares. Bibby handles the formatting so you can focus on the science behind your paper.
Snap a photo of an equation and get perfect LaTeX
Choose from 500+ journal-ready templates
Auto-format to match any journal's requirements
Preview every change in real time
95%
Reduction in formatting-related stress reported by users
Version History
Time Travel
Version History
Never lose your work again. Bibby automatically saves every version of your document, so you can rewind to any point in time.
Automatic saves with every edit session
Visual diff view to compare any two versions
One-click restore to any previous state
Named snapshots before major rewrites
The cost of the old way
You didn't spend six years in a lab to align a table.
Three places where research time quietly disappears, and where Bibby takes over.
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Formatting
“I spent six hours fixing citations instead of refining my methodology.”
73%of researchers lose time to formatting
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Collaboration
“Version conflicts destroyed two days of work before the conference deadline.”
4.2co-authors on the average paper
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Submission
“Will the journal's template hold? Will my equations render the way I wrote them?”
41%hit formatting issues at submission
One editor, every document
Not just papers.
A thesis, a grant, a poster, a CV. Same editor, same citations, same one-click compile.
The things researchers ask us most, answered plainly.
What's the difference between the Free and Pro plans?
The Free plan is perfect for getting started. It offers basic LaTeX editing and limited collaboration. The Pro plan unlocks Bibby's full potential, giving you unlimited AI assistance (including grammar checks, paraphrasing, and content generation), unlimited collaborators, advanced editing modes (like drawing and voice-to-text), automated content generation, and priority support. It's designed to save you a significant amount of time.
How does the AI citation search work?
Our AI-powered citation search integrates directly with academic databases from semantic scholar, arxiv, crossref, openalex, pubmed and more. You can search for papers by title, author, or abstract keywords. The AI will find the most relevant papers and allow you to insert a perfectly formatted BibTeX citation directly into your document with a single click, eliminating the need for manual searching and formatting.
Can the AI help me draft or rewrite sections?
Absolutely. Our 'Deep Research' AI assistant is like a writing partner. You can ask it to brainstorm ideas, generate an outline, draft paragraphs based on your notes, or even paraphrase your sentences to improve clarity and flow. This helps you overcome writer's block and accelerate your writing process.
Do I need to know LaTeX to use Bibby?
Not at all! Bibby is designed to handle all the complex LaTeX syntax behind the scenes. You can write naturally, and our AI will convert your text into properly formatted LaTeX. Of course, if you're already familiar with LaTeX, you can still use your knowledge directly.
Can I collaborate with others in real-time?
Yes! With our Pro plan, you can invite colleagues to work on your document simultaneously. Changes are synced in real-time, and you can see who's editing what. The collaboration feature includes commenting, suggesting edits, and version history to track all changes.
Does Bibby support journal-specific formatting?
Yes. Bibby includes templates for hundreds of academic journals across various disciplines. Simply select your target journal, and Bibby will automatically format your paper according to their specific requirements, including citation style, margins, font, and layout.
Is my research data secure with Bibby?
Absolutely. We use bank-level security with AES-256 encryption for all data, both in transit and at rest. Your documents are encrypted with keys that only you control - we literally cannot read your research even if we wanted to. We never share, sell, or use your data for any purpose other than providing our service. Learn more about our security measures.
Can Bibby see my research documents or data?
No, absolutely not. Your data is encrypted with keys that only you control, similar to how passwords are stored - we have no way to decrypt or view your content. Our zero-knowledge architecture ensures that your research remains completely private, even from our own team members. We've designed our system specifically so that your intellectual property stays yours alone.
Do you use my research data to train AI models or send it to external AI services?
We never use your documents to train Bibby's models or third-party training datasets. When you use AI features, only the text needed for that request is sent to Google Gemini under zero-retention, no-training API terms. We do not use OpenAI. View our subprocessor list in the Trust Center.
What happens to my data if I cancel my subscription?
You maintain full control of your data at all times. Before canceling, you can export all your documents in standard LaTeX format. After cancellation, your data remains accessible for 30 days, giving you time to download everything. After this grace period, your data is permanently and securely deleted from our systems. You can also request immediate deletion of your data at any time through your account settings.
Is Bibby AI SOC 2 or HIPAA compliant?
We are SOC 2 compliant. Our infrastructure is built on HIPAA-compliant and SOC 2-certified providers (like AWS/GCP), and our AI subprocessor (Gemini) is HIPAA compliant. We maintain SOC 2 compliance across our organization and are working towards full HIPAA attestation. Learn more in our Trust Center.
Can I import existing LaTeX documents?
Yes, you can easily import your existing LaTeX documents into Bibby. Our system will parse your document and make it editable in our interface while preserving all formatting, equations, and references. You can also export your Bibby documents as standard LaTeX files at any time.
How are AI credits used?
AI credits are used for premium, computationally intensive features like generating an abstract, using the deep research chat, or creating equations from images. Basic AI assistance like autocomplete and simple formatting does not consume credits. Pro users receive a generous monthly allowance of credits, which is more than enough for the average researcher's needs.
How does the AI handle citation formatting across journal styles? Can I switch from APA to IEEE mid-project—does it reformat everything automatically?
Bibby is built around real bibliography workflows: your sources stay linked, and when you change the target style or journal template, your citation commands and bibliography can be regenerated in the new format instead of hand-editing hundreds of lines. Switching APA → IEEE is the kind of move that used to cost a weekend of find-and-replace; here, you nudge the style, spot-check a few edge cases, and keep writing. The AI also helps catch stragglers—inconsistent author-year vs numeric cites, missing DOIs, odd tech report entries—so the paper “looks like” the venue before you export.
Does the AI reviewer give feedback like a NeurIPS or ICML reviewer? What does it flag—formatting only, or real content gaps?
It won't replace a human area chair—but it's designed to sound like the questions strong venues ask: Is the claim scoped? Is the baseline fair? Is related work missing an obvious line of work? Is the experiment plan convincing? You'll see a mix of polish (notation, structure, clarity) and substance (gaps, comparisons, threats to validity)—not just “fix your margins.” The exact flavor depends on your section and how much context you give it.
How well does photo-to-equation handle complex multi-line math, matrices, or piecewise functions?
It handles a surprisingly wide range of printed equations: multi-line layouts, matrices, and cases-style piecewise definitions are exactly the sweet spot where LaTeX shines—so when the photo is clear, you often get something you can drop in and refine. Messy handwriting, tiny subscripts, or exotic notation may need a quick pass with Tab-complete and the editor.
Can I import my existing Overleaf projects into Bibby? I have years of papers there—switching tools is the hardest part.
Yes. The usual path is: in Overleaf, download your project as a ZIP (source files), then in Bibby create a project and upload that archive—your .tex, bibliographies, figures, and stylesheets come with you. The first open may need small fixes (custom .sty paths, a package Overleaf had preloaded, or a stray build artifact)—normal for any move between editors.
I reformat papers between venues for hours (e.g. Nature → PLoS ONE). Can Bibby switch journal templates so I don't lose my sanity?
I'm a PhD student in computational biology. I literally spent 3 hours yesterday reformatting a paper from Nature style to PLoS ONE. If this handles template switching automatically, it would save my sanity.
We hear that exact story a lot. Bibby is built to make template and style jumps the main event—not a day of Whac-A-Mole: pick the target journal or template, align your document class and layout, and let linked citations and bibliography update with the new rules instead of hand-rewiring every \cite and reference line.
I supervise grad students—they lose hours to LaTeX errors instead of research. Can Bibby help our whole lab?
As someone who supervises grad students, the number of hours I've watched them waste on LaTeX errors instead of actual research is painful. This looks like it could genuinely change how our lab works.
That's the shift we care about: less rescue work on build logs, more cycles on questions, methods, and writing. Students get inline help—completions, error explanations, and fixes—so you're not the first line of defense for a missing brace at midnight. PIs can comment, review, and collaborate in real time the same way you'd want code review, without emailing PDFs. For departments and labs, we also offer institution-scale plans when you're ready to standardize.
I jump between Google Scholar, Zotero, and hand-fixing BibTeX—can Bibby replace that whole workflow?
The citation management alone would save me hours every week. I currently have a workflow that involves Google Scholar, Zotero, BibTeX formatting, and prayer. This looks way better.
It's meant to. Bibby unifies search and insertion: you can pull from a huge academic index, generate clean BibTeX, and insert citations without the Scholar → Zotero → .bib copy-paste relay race. Zotero isn't left behind—we have Zotero integration so you can import your library and merge those entries with your project's .bib. Pair that with the BibTeX validator and our BibTeX guide for gnarly entries. New to the stack? See Zotero with LaTeX for a sane setup.
What LaTeX tools does Bibby include?
Bibby ships 40+ free LaTeX tools—standalone pages plus AI built into the editor. Highlights by category:
Browse everything on Free LaTeX tools; see in-editor AI (writing assistant, smart citations, error auto-fix) on AI features.
Can Bibby compile LaTeX to PDF?
Yes. You can compile LaTeX to PDF two ways: use the online LaTeX compiler for quick browser builds, or write in the Bibby editor for live compilation, plain-English error explanations, and one-click fixes while you edit.
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What researchers say once the deadline passes.
PhD candidates, postdocs and professors all share the same complaint about LaTeX, and the same relief afterwards.
Bibby completely transformed how I write my neuroscience papers. The AI suggestions are context-aware and the LaTeX formatting just works. I used to spend entire weekends fixing citations. Now it takes minutes.
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Wushua Wang
Researcher, Wu Tsai Institute, Yale
The real-time collaboration feature is a game-changer for our lab. We can all work on the same manuscript simultaneously without version conflicts. Bibby feels like it was built by researchers, for researchers.
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Aza Allsop
Researcher, Yale University
I switched from Overleaf to Bibby AI mid-project and never looked back. The equation-from-image feature alone saved me hours. The AI assistant understands LaTeX context better than anything I've tried.
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Hyungil Suh
Researcher, University of Exeter
As someone who publishes across IEEE and ACM venues, having 500+ templates that auto-format is incredible. The deep research feature found papers I'd missed in my literature review.
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Dr. James Okonkwo
Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT
I recommend Bibby to all my PhD students now. The plagiarism checker and writing improvement tools help them produce publication-ready manuscripts much faster than before.
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Prof. Maria Santos
Associate Professor, University of Cambridge
The citation search is phenomenal. It pulls from real academic databases and inserts perfectly formatted BibTeX. I've cut my reference management time by 80%.
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Dr. Aisha Patel
Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
As a first-year grad student who barely knew LaTeX, Bibby made me feel like an expert from day one. The AI explains errors in plain English and fixes them automatically.
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Rachel Kim
Graduate Researcher, UC Berkeley
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