Litmaps
Litmaps
★ #32 in ProductivityProduct status: Status not recorded
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A literature discovery and mapping service using citation, author and title/abstract similarity searches, with sharing and plan-dependent alerts. No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
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Decision notes
Official-document research
Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.
Consider it for
- Researchers who will read and appraise the original papers
Choose another approach if
- Exhaustive review or paywall bypass guarantees
- Redistributing papers under the app's subscription
Pricing and conditions
Current terms unconfirmed
Free variants conflict: 1 versus 2 maps, with 100 articles/map and up to 20 search inputs. Pro shows $10/month and $120/year amid Education/Commercial and annual/monthly switches that did not map reliably in the read body; this is not a confirmed global commercial monthly quote. ISO currency, tax, region and exact monthly charge are unknown. Docs distinguish educational eligibility, country parity and annual discounts; Team/institution pricing requires a quote. Confirm paid AI/search quotas, renewal/refund terms and the applicable licence in the actual offer.
Pricing source read:
Pricing or terms sourceCode, model and service licensing
Hosted access does not grant the whole product's source/model rights or licences to indexed papers. Website terms reserve material rights, restrict commercial reuse and scraping; they are not a complete paid-app licence. Educational/standard access and paper/publisher licences must be checked separately. Privacy collects maps, notes, usage and masked session samples, permits de-identified improvement/research and necessary/legal retention; no comprehensive model-training prohibition was found. Applicable DPA personal data is returned/deleted within 30 days at termination with legal/backup exceptions. Component Apache notices do not make the entire service open source.
Basis and limits of the recorded score
Original 4.6/5 retained; the original scoring worksheet and hands-on evidence are unavailable. This documentation review did not re-score the product.
Overview
Litmaps starts from papers to suggest related work and visualize a literature network. Search options use citation/reference connections, common authors or AI semantic similarity on titles and abstracts. Maps can be annotated/shared; alerts and Zotero sync depend on access level.
The catalogue aggregates open metadata, which is different from open full text. Missing records, citation delays, duplicate/version choices and citation bias can affect discovery. Use the map to plan reading, then verify papers and obtain full text through its publisher or your institution.
Sources
The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.
- Vendor documentation Checked 2026-10-15
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Pros / Cons
Pros
- Several discovery routes
- Visual organization and monitoring
Cons
- Metadata coverage is incomplete
- Price/free-map limits differ across page variants
Who it's for
Exploring a topic from seed papers
Tracking newly connected literature
Bottom line
Useful for planning a reading network; confirm the licence and quote, and do not equate metadata access with full-text rights.
Key Features
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Frequently asked questions
Is Litmaps currently available?
No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
What is Litmaps?
Litmaps is a Productivity tool developed by Litmaps. A literature discovery and mapping service using citation, author and title/abstract similarity searches, with sharing and plan-dependent alerts.
What costs and terms should I check for Litmaps?
Free variants conflict: 1 versus 2 maps, with 100 articles/map and up to 20 search inputs. Pro shows $10/month and $120/year amid Education/Commercial and annual/monthly switches that did not map reliably in the read body; this is not a confirmed global commercial monthly quote. ISO currency, tax, region and exact monthly charge are unknown. Docs distinguish educational eligibility, country parity and annual discounts; Team/institution pricing requires a quote. Confirm paid AI/search quotas, renewal/refund terms and the applicable licence in the actual offer.
Is Litmaps open source?
Hosted access does not grant the whole product's source/model rights or licences to indexed papers. Website terms reserve material rights, restrict commercial reuse and scraping; they are not a complete paid-app licence. Educational/standard access and paper/publisher licences must be checked separately. Privacy collects maps, notes, usage and masked session samples, permits de-identified improvement/research and necessary/legal retention; no comprehensive model-training prohibition was found. Applicable DPA personal data is returned/deleted within 30 days at termination with legal/backup exceptions. Component Apache notices do not make the entire service open source.
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Basic Info
- Pricing
- Freemium
Free variants conflict: 1 versus 2 maps, with 100 articles/map and up to 20 search inputs. Pro shows $10/month and $120/year amid Education/Commercial and annual/monthly switches that did not map reliably in the read body; this is not a confirmed global commercial monthly quote. ISO currency, tax, region and exact monthly charge are unknown. Docs distinguish educational eligibility, country parity and annual discounts; Team/institution pricing requires a quote. Confirm paid AI/search quotas, renewal/refund terms and the applicable licence in the actual offer.
- Editorial score
- ★ 4.6 / 5 How we score
- Platforms
- Web
- Last verified
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