paper-distiller is an open-source command-line tool that distills arXiv papers into structured, Obsidian-ready knowledge bases. It leverages LLMs and RAG techniques to extract and organize key information, making academic research more accessible for users of note-taking platforms.
paper-distiller is a CLI tools & terminal product. It focuses on turning complex academic papers into structured, accessible knowledge bases for easier reference and study. paper-distiller is an open-source project aimed at researchers and knowledge workers using Obsidian or similar tools. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the command line.
Behind paper-distiller is jesson-hh, and the product first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 365 commits in the last 90 days. Across PulseGate's embedding index, paper-distiller has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 7 catalogued features are paper distillation, obsidian export, and arXiv integration.
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