Research Smarter. Faster.
Turn a broad subject into 12 focused essay topics, then search scholarly databases for the sources to back up your argument.
Start with anything broad. We’ll help you turn it into a question worth researching.
Searching academic sources including
10
Academic databases
12
Focused topics per subject
3
Citation styles
1,600+
Scholarly terms & acronyms built in
Why Kanora
An organized research desk, in one place.
Search engines, databases, citation tools and notes — Kanora connects them into one guided path from topic to argument.
Many academic databases
One search reaches Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, PubMed, arXiv, Crossref and more — no tab juggling.
Built for specialist topics
Understands field acronyms and MeSH medical terms, weights the rarest words in your question, searches inside the research area and follows citation networks.
One-click citations
Copy APA, MLA, Chicago or BibTeX citations built from each paper’s metadata — then double-check before submitting.
Clear source labels
See open-access status, preprints that aren’t yet peer reviewed, citation counts and which databases found each paper.
Save and organize
Keep articles and whole research sessions in folders on your dashboard — no account needed, with backup export.
Across disciplines
From medicine and economics to history and computer science — research from many fields and repositories.
Built for research
Kanora vs. Generative AI Tools
General chat assistants are great at producing text. Kanora is organized around the research workflow itself.
| Feature | Kanora | General AI chat |
|---|---|---|
| Retrieves real records from academic databases | Limited | |
| Direct links to the original papers | Limited | |
| Topic brainstorming built for research papers | Limited | |
| Evidence map of supporting and opposing sources | ||
| Methodology comparison across sources | ||
| Saved research folders and article library | ||
| Designed to coach, not ghostwrite | Limited |
Example research output
Causes of the Cold War
An illustration of how Kanora organizes a topic. Your own searches pull live records from academic databases.
Key Sources
A historiographical review of Cold War origins
Review article · Diplomatic history
Ideology, security and the breakdown of the wartime alliance
Journal article · International relations
Economic reconstruction and the Marshall Plan
Journal article · Economic history
Major Arguments
- 1Orthodox view: Soviet expansionism forced a Western response.
- 2Revisionist view: U.S. economic interests and atomic diplomacy deepened mistrust.
- 3Post-revisionist view: mutual misperception and security dilemmas on both sides.
Suggested Thesis
“The Cold War emerged less from either side’s ideology alone than from a security dilemma in which each power read the other’s defensive moves as offensive.”
Essay structure
- Introduction & thesis
- Wartime alliance tensions
- Competing historiographies
- The security dilemma
- Counterargument & rebuttal
- Conclusion
Stop wasting hours searching for sources.
Go from a broad idea to focused research — and keep the thinking and the writing your own.
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Pricing
Student-Friendly Pricing
Early access: every feature is free while Kanora is in early access. Paid plans will launch later.
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Try the full research workflow.
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- 3 source searches per month
- Up to 3 articles per search
- APA, MLA & Chicago citation copying
- Research Intelligence Pack preview
- Essay Grader
- Daily Academic Challenge
Student
Everything you need for serious research.
$4.99 / month
- Unlimited source searches
- Up to 20 articles per search
- AI article summaries
- Full Research Intelligence Pack (up to 10 articles)
- Evidence Map & methodology comparison
- Full Article Analyzer reports
- Study Tools: flashcards & practice quizzes
- Saved research folders
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