Grad students trace an idea back to the paper it came from

Littlebird remembers the papers you read and your advisor meetings, so your sources and feedback are easy to find again

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What changes to chapter two came up in my advisor meetings, and what did I promise to send?

Worked for 3 steps

Two changes came up in the September 12 meeting: tighten the literature review and explain why you chose interviews over a survey. On October 3 you agreed to send a revised outline by October 20.

Your reading and advisor feedback are ready when you write

Your research draws on hundreds of papers, years of notes, drafts in progress and advisor meetings that each moved the work forward. Writing goes best when all of it is close at hand.

Littlebird remembers the papers and drafts you've had on screen, your advisor meetings and the email you connect, so you can ask which paper made an argument or what you agreed to change. It drafts the progress update or the email to your committee, and the thinking stays yours.

What Littlebird does for you

It works from your meetings, email and the work on your screen, and you stay in charge of what goes out

Find the paper you read in February

Ask which paper argued for a smaller sample or where you saw a method described, and Littlebird answers from the pages you had on screen.

Keep your advisor's feedback in view

Littlebird takes notes in advisor meetings on your computer, or in person with the iPhone app, then writes the summary and action items you can search later.

Arrive at each check-in prepared

With meeting prep on, Littlebird writes a short brief before meetings on your calendar: what you committed to, the feedback still open and what you've read since.

Plan the week with a Monday routine

Every Monday a routine lists what you promised your advisor, the deadlines in your email and the meetings ahead. You get the report in the app and by email.

Littlebird works with the tools you already use

Connect your email, calendar and files on every plan, including the free one

Littlebird also remembers what you see in any app on your Mac or Windows computer.

Integrations

Private by default

Littlebird never sells your data or trains models on it, and neither do its AI providers

You choose what it sees

Pause capture anytime, keep apps and websites out, and delete your data whenever you like.

Private until you share

Your chats, meeting notes and memory stay private to you unless you choose to share them.

Encrypted in the cloud

Data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.3, and hosted on AWS in the United States.

Audited security

Littlebird is SOC 2 Type II audited, and HIPAA is available with a signed BAA.

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Frequently asked questions

Can Littlebird read the papers I have open?

Yes. Littlebird remembers what you see on screen, including the pages of the PDFs and articles you read, so you can ask which paper made a point and when you read it. Connect Google Drive or Dropbox and you can ask about the documents you keep there too.

Does Littlebird work with my reference manager and writing apps?

Littlebird remembers what you see in any app on your Mac or Windows computer, including your reference manager and your writing app, so the sources and drafts you work in become context you can ask about. You can also connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Outlook and Dropbox on every plan, including the free one.

Does a bot join my advisor meetings?

No. Littlebird takes notes from your computer's audio, so no bot joins the call and it works with the meeting app you already use. Let people know you're taking notes, as your university's policy and local law require.

Is my unpublished research private?

Littlebird never sells your data or trains models on it, and neither do its AI providers. It's SOC 2 Type II audited, your chats and notes stay private to you unless you share them, and you can pause capture, keep apps out or delete your data at any time.

What does Littlebird cost for students?

You can start for free, and students can get Plus for $15 a month with a .edu email, with the first two months free. Paid plans add more capacity and features, and you can compare them on our pricing page.