Observed arrival · 2026-10-19
LabShelf Keeps Your Paper Library in the Folder
A local-first reference manager for reading and writing in VS Code, the terminal, and the browser.
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- Researchers writing papers in VS Code or LaTeX
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- Each paper's folder holds a PDF and YAML metadata; the bibliography is generated from that metadata.
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The example library uses cite keys as folder names and keeps title, authors, year, status, tags, and notes in YAML. The page shows search filters such as status:reading, year:>2018, and has:pdf, and says multi-machine use relies on the reader's own folder-sync tool. Its writing example also shows a preprint citation that can be flagged when a published venue is available.
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