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Litmaps vs Scholar Inbox: catalog facts
Litmaps	Scholar Inbox
Freemium Free sign-up with paid plans for more features.	Free Free to use.
Web	Web
Visual citation maps from seed papers Alerts for new papers on a topic	Personalized recommendations rather than a raw feed Daily coverage of arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv and ChemRxiv
Not usable for building maps on small phone screens Advanced features are on paid plans	Limited to the preprint servers and proceedings it indexes Recommendations need time to learn your interests
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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