Powerful Features for Modern Research
Everything you need to collect, organize, read, and cite your research—all in one beautiful app.
Research Workspace
Infinite Canvas
A visual workspace where you can freely arrange, organize, and navigate your research papers with smooth zoom, pan, and fullscreen support.
Workspace System
Create separate workspaces for different research projects using the .curtask file format. Each workspace has its own canvas, papers, and settings.
Collections
Organize papers into custom collections within a workspace. System collections (All Papers, Recent, Trash) plus user-created groups for flexible organization.
Full-Text Search
Lightning-fast search across all your papers using FTS5 with BM25 ranking, Porter stemming, and intelligent boosting for titles and authors.
AI-Powered
AI Metadata Extraction
Ollama-powered local AI automatically extracts titles, authors, year, and abstracts from your PDFs. No data leaves your machine.
Smart Model Recommendations
The app detects your system RAM and recommends the right AI model size — Qwen3 1.7B, 4B, or 8B — with one-click download and setup.
Paper Reanalysis
Re-extract metadata for papers with incorrect information using a stricter prompt, more text context, and high-priority queue placement.
Paper Management
PDF Import & Thumbnails
Import single or bulk PDFs with automatic thumbnail generation, duplicate detection, and grid-layout positioning on the canvas.
Reading State
Track your reading progress with favorites (star badge) and read status (checkmark). Filter and sort papers by what you have and haven't read.
Trash & Recovery
Soft delete with 30-day retention. Deleted papers go to trash and can be restored anytime, or permanently removed to free up space.
Desktop Experience
Native macOS App
Built with Tauri 2 for native performance. Universal binary supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs with a single download.
Dark Mode
Full dark mode support with System, Light, and Dark options. Instant switching without restart — all windows update simultaneously.
Auto-Updater
Get notified when new versions are available. One-click download and install with signed updates via GitHub Releases for security.
Multi-Device Management
Use CurTask on multiple computers with device activation limits by plan. Read-only mode available when over the device limit.
Privacy & Data
Local-First Architecture
Your papers and metadata are stored locally in SQLite. The app works fully offline — no cloud dependency for core functionality.
On-Device AI
All AI processing runs locally via Ollama. Your research data never leaves your machine for metadata extraction or analysis.
Database Maintenance
Built-in health check, auto-repair, backup creation, and workspace diagnostics to keep your data safe and your database healthy.