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Your Research Lives Here, Permanently
ChatGPT resets between sessions. NotebookLM caps at 50 sources. Otio is the workspace where research accumulates and compounds over weeks and months.
No Session Resets, No File Caps, No Lost Work
Upload 60 papers in January. Add 30 client documents in March. Ask questions across all 90 sources in May. Everything stays in your Otio workspace, searchable and answerable. ChatGPT forgets your sources when the session ends. NotebookLM caps at 50 notebooks. Otio has no limits. Your research builds, it does not reset.
Search Across Everything You've Ever Uploaded
Remember that podcast episode from six weeks ago that mentioned a specific case study? Search your Otio library and find it in seconds. Your workspace becomes a permanent research archive. Every source you've ever uploaded is indexed, searchable, and ready to answer questions.
Build Research Projects That Span Weeks and Months
A thesis takes months. A legal case takes weeks. A market analysis evolves as new data arrives. Otio is built for research that accumulates over time, not one-off questions. Add sources as you find them. Refine your questions as your understanding deepens. Export when ready.
Organize by Project, Not by Session
Create separate workspaces for separate projects. Keep your thesis research separate from your client work. Each workspace maintains its own source library, conversation history, and outputs. Switch between projects without losing context or mixing sources.
From Reading Backlog to Structured Starting Point
The blank page is not the problem. The problem is the 60 unread papers, the 30 client documents you have not synthesised, and the 10 hours of video you need to extract from before you can start writing.
Research Is a Workflow Problem, Not a Writing Problem
Otio is built for the upstream work. Upload everything, ask Otio to pull the key findings and themes, and start writing from a structured synthesis instead of a blank page.
Pull Key Findings Across 60 Sources in Minutes
Upload 60 research papers. Ask Otio to pull the three most common methodologies, the five key findings, and the two biggest contradictions across all of them. What used to take a weekend of reading and note-taking now takes 10 minutes. You still do the thinking. Otio just gets you there faster.
Group Arguments by Theme, Not by Source
Upload 50 articles on climate policy. Ask Otio to group the arguments by theme: economic impact, regulatory frameworks, technological solutions. Instead of reading 50 articles sequentially and trying to remember which one said what, you get a thematic synthesis with citations back to the original sources.
Surface Contradictions and Gaps Before You Write
Ask Otio to identify where your sources disagree. Find the gaps in the literature before you start drafting, not after your advisor points them out. This is the kind of synthesis that used to require multiple read-throughs and a spreadsheet. Otio surfaces it in one query, with citations to the exact passages.
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@otio is really an excellent tool for understanding my papers. It is just like my personal librarian for the internet!
Feng Chun
Neuroscience PhD
I took a 2 hour YouTube video and had the AI in Otio summarise it. I then asked follow-up questions about the highlighted pieces that got my attention. All told, I was able to collect key takeaways in less than 10 mins. Amazing.
DnA
Researcher
I was fed up fighting with ChatGPT every time I wanted to do a deep dive on a library of research papers I had collected. It's the small things that made me switch - can't recommend it enough.
Karthik S.
Policy Analyst
I've been using Otio for a while now and I must say how much I like it! It’s incredibly helpful for summarizing key takeaways from research papers and long videos or podcasts, knowing from the start if the research is what I’m looking for and then allowing me to revisit important points precisely when I need them.
Dana S.
Economist
Truly loved interface: it’s very straight forward and intuitive vs other ai's. Especially vs having 100 tabs open and copy & pasting back and forth from ChatGPT
Natalya Z
Pharmaceutical Researcher
This is the exact tool I've been looking for…I've gathered an overwhelming collection of over 700 bookmarks and 190 open web browser tabs. These resources are my roadmap to research, but navigating through them has become increasingly challenging.
This has been the beacon I need in this sea of information.
Tracy
Founder
Love what you guys are doing and when I tried Otio out it really had me like *WOAH*.
Cosmo
Researcher
This is really nice. I don't have any regrets subscribing to Max version. The tool is perfect!!
Gracia
Researcher
Ben D.
Post-doc researcher
I don't know how you do it but the gap in summary and answer quality to ChatGPT is big. And having real text citations is a game changer.
Kirsten F.
ESG Reporting Analyst
The summarize podcast feature is revolutionary and game-changing for someone like me, who has hundreds of podcasts and videos to watch but either is too busy or doesn't have enough time.
Oz
Researcher
Can I trust Otio to give me accurate information?
Otio is designed to work with your sources, not around them. It generates answers only from the material you've uploaded, cites every claim back to the exact source, and tells you when something isn't there, rather than inventing an answer to fill the gap.
Why wouldn't I just use ChatGPT?
How do I request features?
What is the pricing model and is there a free plan?
What Types of Sources Can I Use with Otio?
I don't see my use case above, how can I use Otio?
Is Otio Only for Academic Research?
How Does Otio Cite Its Answers?
Can I Use Multiple AI Models in Otio?
How Many Sources Can I Upload to Otio?
How Is Otio Different from NotebookLM?
Why Wouldn't I Just Use ChatGPT for Research?