AI tools · Category
Research & search
Answers with sources and assistants that search your own documents.
Tools in this category
AI Summary Helper
Phil Wornath (byPhil)
Browser extension from Germany that summarises articles, PDFs and YouTube videos using your own API key or a local model.
Research & searchDTAD
DTAD GmbH
Berlin-based tender platform that collects public contracts and uses its AI assistant Frank to analyse tender documents.
Research & searchGemini Notebook
Google’s research assistant (formerly NotebookLM) that answers only from your own documents – with citations.
Research & searchPerplexity
Perplexity AI
A search engine that answers in full sentences and backs every statement with numbered, clickable sources.
Research & searchPilot5 Legal
ECOEMIT SOLUTIONS SARL
Legal review tool in which five AI models assess contracts and case positions under US law independently and challenge each other.
Research & searchReflecta Fördermittelkompass
Reflecta gGmbH
Berlin-based platform that matches your projects with funding programmes in Germany and Austria and helps you draft grant applications.
Research & searchTendiGo
TendiGo UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Berlin-based platform that finds public tenders with AI agents, analyses tender documents and prepares draft bids.
Research & searchTranskribus
READ-COOP SCE mbH
Platform from Innsbruck that turns handwriting and historical prints into searchable text with AI, including models you train yourself.
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What to look for when choosing
Good research tools show the source for every statement so you can check it. Distinguish between tools that search the open web and those that only analyse your own documents. For internal material, a business account, the storage location and whether content is used for training all matter.
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