Paper is built around pages. A page is a workspace for one subject, one essay, or one set of readings. You add sources to it, and Paper turns them into summaries, flashcards, quizzes, podcasts, and a chat that's grounded in your own materials.
The core loop
- Create a page for what you're studying.
- Add sources - PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoint, EPUBs, lecture videos, YouTube links, web articles, audio recordings, or a Notion/Outline export.
- Generate study artifacts - summaries, flashcards, quizzes, study guides, podcasts.
- Review and chat - quiz yourself, run a Review session, or ask the chat questions about your sources with citations back to the original.
What's in a page?
- Note - your own writing in a Notion-style block editor at the centre of every page
- Sources - the files and links you've added
- AI features panel - chat, summaries, flashcards, quizzes, podcasts, study guides, Review sessions
- Properties - custom fields you can add to organise pages (subject, due date, status, tags)
A page can also be a canvas (spatial workspace), a flashcards deck, or a quiz - pick the starting type when you create one.