Before you spend an hour reading a paper, Anara can tell you what it says. The Details tab gives you an AI-generated summary, the abstract, complete metadata, and a formatted citation — all in one place. It is the fastest way to decide whether a paper is worth reading in full.
Opening the Details tab
Open any document in the viewer. In the right sidebar, click the Details tab. If the sidebar is not visible, click the toggle button in the toolbar to show it.
Metadata fields
Anara extracts metadata automatically when you upload or import a document. The Details tab shows:
File type — PDF, DOCX, website, and so on
Title and Authors
Publication — journal or publisher name
Volume, Issue, Pages
Citation count — how many times the paper has been cited
Published — publication date
DOI, ISBN, ISSN — persistent identifiers
Tags — any tags you have applied
URL — original source link if imported from the web
Added and Viewed — when you added or last opened the file
Progress — how much of the document you have read
Tip: Missing metadata? For papers imported by DOI or URL, metadata is usually complete. For files uploaded manually, some fields may be blank. You can edit metadata fields directly from the Details tab.
AI-generated summary
Below the metadata, the Details tab shows a summary generated by Anara. The summary covers the document's main arguments and key findings — a quick orientation before you commit to reading the full text.
The summary is generated from the extracted text of the document, not the abstract alone. For papers with full text available, it reflects the complete content.
Abstract
If the document has an abstract, it appears below the AI summary. This is pulled directly from the document text, not generated — so it is the author's own words.
Full citation
At the bottom of the Details tab, Anara shows a complete formatted citation you can copy and paste directly into your writing.
Anara supports 12 citation formats including APA (7th edition), MLA (9th edition), Harvard, Chicago, IEEE, Vancouver, and others. To change the format, go to Settings > Preferences.
Tip: Citation format settings in Preferences are separate for Chat and Editor. The format shown in the Details tab follows your Chat citation format setting.
If something isn't working
The summary is missing or incomplete. This usually means the document has limited text extraction. Check the Full text status in your library — see Understanding how Anara reads your documents for what each status means.
Metadata fields are blank. For manually uploaded files, Anara can only extract what is in the document. You can fill in missing fields manually by clicking on them in the Details tab.