Introducing EndNote Research Assistant: AI-powered document chat and translation
In the fast-paced environment of scientific and academic research, researchers and students must process information efficiently, evaluate relevance quickly and engage with content across languages and disciplines. To meet these core needs, Clarivate is introducing EndNote Research Assistant, an Academic AI-powered tool available in EndNote 2025 that supports deeper engagement with research materials.
EndNote Research Assistant is designed to help users dynamically interact with documents, enabling faster comprehension, broader discovery and more informed decision-making throughout the research process.
Transforming documents into an interactive experience
At launch, EndNote Research Assistant offers several core capabilities to help users pinpoint relevant information in PDF documents faster. The assistant is built into EndNote workflows, so no extra downloads or third-party plugins are required.
Chat with a document
Users can now engage in natural language conversations with the full text of a document. Researchers can ask specific questions, clarify concepts and extract targeted information directly from the source material, minimizing the chances of hallucinations. The research assistant will also use the same perspective as the original document, reducing the risk of bias. Users can interrogate documents in context and focus their attention where it matters most.
Translate a document
Research is increasingly global. With built-in translation functionality, EndNote Research Assistant allows users to translate documents directly within EndNote, eliminating language barriers and unlocking global knowledge. Users can translate selected text within a PDF or the full document.
Key Takeaway and summaries
Key Takeaway is an AI tool that displays the main points of an individual paper in seconds. EndNote 2025 also offers the option to summarize a selection of text within a document. Users can highlight the section they want to recap, and EndNote Research Assistant will create a summary.
Implementing responsible AI
EndNote Research Assistant is built on the Clarivate Academic AI platform, which emphasizes secure, responsible and scholarly-aligned AI deployment.
At Clarivate, we are committed to upholding the highest standards in data privacy and security when employing advanced AI technologies like generative AI. We use commercially pre-trained large language models (LLMs) as part of our information retrieval and augmentation framework—we do not train public LLMs. We access these LLMs through a private setup, and we do not share or pass any user data to LLMs for any purpose.
These safeguards ensure that EndNote Research Assistant enhances research workflows without compromising academic standards or user trust.
Additional new features for EndNote 2025
EndNote 2025 continues to expand its capabilities across platforms, making research more connected and collaborative. With new enhancements to EndNote Web, users can tap into Web of Science insights to locate citing articles and related papers instantly.
EndNote 2025 also expands the integration with Cassyni, the leading platform for research seminars. The integration, previously released in EndNote Web and now available in desktop, allows users to access valuable content from recorded seminars and research videos and discover upcoming events directly from references in their library. Together, these updates empower researchers to explore new research and stay informed.
Discover new, intelligent ways to power your research
From graduate students conducting their first literature reviews to seasoned researchers managing a complex body of work, EndNote Research Assistant is designed to help users work more efficiently, think more critically and explore more broadly.
By embedding intelligent document interaction directly into the reference management workflow, EndNote continues to evolve as a comprehensive solution for modern research needs.