Discover and read
Browse and search articles, papers, YouTube videos, X posts, and Hacker News threads in commonplot Discover, with bilingual reading, transcripts, and paper citations.
Discover is the commonplot home page. It lists curated public content: blogs and news, X posts, forum threads such as Hacker News, YouTube videos, and academic papers. You can browse and read without signing in.
Search and filter
Search: type in Search resources. Recent searches are stored only in this browser, and you can clear them.
Filter by type: switch All types to Blog, Post, Forum, Video, or Paper.
Sort: Published orders by the original publication date; Added orders by when the content entered commonplot.
Read an item
Selecting a card opens the reader, which shows the author, source, language, publication date, type, and length. Depending on the type, you also get:
| Type | The reader shows |
|---|---|
| Articles and blogs | Summary, full text, and the original link |
| YouTube videos | The video, chapters, and Transcript |
| X posts | The post's text, images, or video |
| Papers | Authors, Cite (citation formats and DOI), and Open PDF |
Bilingual reading and translation
For content in another language, switch between Original, Bilingual, and a translation into your interface language. On the Free plan, translating a full text is one click and uses AI usage; on Pro, full texts are translated automatically when you save them.
Entities and related content
The reader marks people, products, organizations, works, and events mentioned in the text. Open one to see other content that mentions it.
Save what you read
Choose Save on a card or in the reader. The item goes to your Saved resources, or you can pick a notebook under Choose save destination. See Save articles, papers, and videos.
To add something that isn't in Discover, use Create → New resource to paste a link or upload a file.
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Your first session with commonplot. Sign in, create a notebook, add articles or PDFs, ask AI for the key points, and save the result as a cited document.
Save articles, papers, and videos
Save web pages, YouTube videos, X posts, and papers to commonplot, upload PDFs and images, and follow import progress, summaries, and translation.