Depli for Researchers
Depli gives academics and researchers a spatial workspace where papers, notes, and arguments connect visually -- so you can see the big picture while working on the details.
The problem
You track papers in a spreadsheet. Notes live in one app, annotations in another, and your draft in a third. The literature review that took weeks to build exists only as a mental model in your head -- invisible, fragile, and impossible to share with collaborators.
Research is fundamentally about connections. Paper A builds on Paper B, contradicts Paper C, and fills the gap identified by Paper D. But every tool you use represents these as flat lists or isolated documents. The relational structure -- the most valuable part of your intellectual work -- disappears.
When you sit down to write, you spend the first hour reconstructing context. Which papers support this claim? Where did that counterargument come from? The information exists somewhere in your files, but the map that connects it all is gone.
How researchers use Depli
Researchers use Depli to externalize the mental map they build during literature review and make it a permanent, navigable workspace.
Place papers as modules on a canvas. Cluster them by theme, methodology, or chronology. Draw connections between related works. Your literature review becomes a navigable map, not a bibliography.
Each source module holds metadata, key quotes, and your annotations. Link them to your own note modules to trace exactly which sources support which arguments. The evidence chain is always visible.
Ask Sona to summarize a dense paper, identify methodological similarities across sources, or generate critical questions about your argument. AI that accelerates analysis without replacing your judgment.
Lay out your chapters or sections spatially. See which arguments are well-supported, which sections need more evidence, and how the overall narrative flows -- all from a single zoomed-out view.
What you get
Spatial organization
Arrange modules freely on an infinite canvas. Cluster by theme, timeline, or methodology. Your spatial layout becomes a form of analysis itself -- patterns and gaps become visible.
Sona AI for paper analysis
Summarize abstracts, extract key findings, compare methodologies across papers, or generate questions for deeper investigation. Sona works with your sources, not generic web content.
Local-first = data sovereignty
Your research data stays on your device. No third-party cloud storage, no data processing concerns for sensitive or pre-publication work. Full control over your intellectual property.
Offline access for fieldwork
Working in an archive without Wi-Fi? On a flight to a conference? Depli works fully offline. Your entire workspace is available locally, syncing only when you choose to reconnect.
Stop reconstructing context every time you sit down to write. Depli makes the structure of your thinking permanent and navigable.
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