A little more than 5 years ago Papers was born in between Alex’s PhD and postdoc. It was a simple application designed to do one thing very well: organize your scientific PDFs, in a way very similar to how iTunes organizes your music files. But like iTunes, we have steadily grown Papers to do much more. And with each new version of the program, we realize how much more we could do, and what potential Papers has to help researchers even more.
But there is only so much a small team like ours can do, and a day really only has 24 hours. It hurts having to say no to really good ideas, or having to delay new releases when other things demand priority.
With the increasing user base, the demands on our small team continue to grow. We have been committed to excellence in development and support for Papers, and we have many ambitious plans for the future. The reality is that the enthusiasm for Papers from the community at times catches up with us, forcing us to look for ways to improve the way we handle support and develop new features.
While we were not looking for a partner, an opportunity arose where we could get the support we need to continue to meet the high expectations we have for Papers. We embraced this opportunity, and we are very excited to announce that Papers is taking a big leap into the future!
We are becoming part of the Springer family.
The fit was a natural one, and we believe that by becoming part of Springer we will be able to offer our users so much more: we can take Papers to the next level, but much faster than on our own. Backed by the second largest scientific publisher we will be able to add features quicker, react faster, provide better support, and open up a realm of new possibilities.
The Mekentosj team will remain in charge of Papers, and continue to develop Papers for each of the platforms we currently support: Mac, PC, and iOS. We will continue to bring you updates, new features, and support. All with the same dedication and excitement you are used to getting from us.
You may still have some questions after reading this news. We are happy to answer them at any time, and you email us. However, your question may already be answered in this Q&A we prepared related to this news.
We are excited about the future of Papers, and we believe that with this new chapter we are able to bring you an even better experience.
~ The Mekentosj Team
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I am happy for you guys – I’ve been a fan of your software since the beginning. I am a little leery of the Springer partnership since large corporations often mess things up (especially since I’m a Mac user). It would be great if they could improve on the interoperability with EndNote, since that is the staple that my boss uses.
Great news. I hope this will not change the price tag towards that of Springer.
I am happy for you guys if you think the extra resources will help.
Do you think we could get sync across machines now?
Seems like a great opportunity to me. The new SpringerLink was a move in the right direction and with the addition of Papers to their product portfolio Springer is definitely heading in the right direction. I hope this collaboration will help Papers to grow and prosper. I cannot imagine an academic life without it.
Congrats from someone who bought in 2007, and who
“sold” 14 copies to friends by showing what a transformative product you made!
Although I am happy for you guys, I hope the new acquisition does not affect quality of the program and its updates. Big corporations are usually well known to mess up after acquiring successful good programs.