Alohomora Tools for Researchers
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Small instruments for
the reading life

Two lightweight macOS apps, built around the academic workflow and nothing else.

No. 01 · Reader

AirPDF

PDF Reader for Researchers

A native macOS PDF reader with night mode, a Google Scholar sidebar, full-text search with persistent highlights, table of contents, notes pads, 3D perspective tilt, and smart file rename. Built for reading academic papers comfortably.

Night Mode Scholar Sidebar In-PDF Search Notes TOC 3D Tilt
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No. 02 · Ticker

Econbar

Paper Ticker for Your Menu Bar

A macOS menu bar app that streams the latest papers from 130+ top economics journals. Vsync-smooth scrolling, a journal filter panel, customizable display, launch at login, and smart retry with exponential backoff. Install and forget.

130+ Journals Menu Bar Ticker Journal Filters Auto-Refresh Launch at Login
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