Wispar0.10.5

Wispar brings scholarly articles and journal updates to a mobile device, giving readers a place to search, review, and follow research. It queries the Crossref and OpenAlex APIs to find academic papers and journals, helping users track research subjects and examine literature while away from a desktop. Following journals places new research abstracts in the main feed as they appear.

Users can add keywords and custom queries to shape the feed around specific topics or searches. Graphical abstracts offer a visual way to review article content, while translated abstracts support reading research across different languages. Following journals and receiving these feed updates can be done without creating an account.

Through Unpaywall, Wispar can provide access to papers that are openly available. Where the relevant access setup supports it, EZproxy can help unlock paywalled research. Downloaded papers can be discussed in the app’s AI chat, and articles can be sent to a Zotero library for reference management.

The app suits students, researchers, and anyone monitoring journals or reviewing current literature from a mobile device. Its open-source license and privacy-friendly, community-built design appeal to readers who prefer software developed with those principles. Version 0.10.5 is an Android Developer Tools release requiring Android 7.0 or later and supporting arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, and x86_64 architectures.