A figure-first interface for computer science research papers from arXiv, live at alphascent.org. Automatically extracted figures from PDFs are shown inline, optimized for rapid understanding and decision-making in exploratory research tasks.
AlphaScent displays arXiv papers with automatically extracted figures shown inline. All data comes from arXiv, and dates shown are submitted dates (not announcement dates).
Important Disclaimer: Papers displayed here may not be the most up-to-date versions. Always check the actual arXiv abstract/PDF view for the latest version. Note that many published papers don't update their arXiv submissions with camera-ready versions from conferences/journals, so always verify you're viewing the most recent version.
Currently, AlphaScent supports three categories for now:
- Computer Vision (alphascent.org/cv)
- Human-Computer Interaction (alphascent.org/hc)
- Graphics (alphascent.org/gr)
- Speed over features: No LLM summaries, no loading states
- Visual hooks: Automatically extracted figures shown inline (for now, we display first and second figures from each paper, eventually we will smartly select teaser/architecture/results/etc. figures)
- Zero friction: One-click expansion, keyboard-first navigation
- Progressive disclosure: Essential info first, details on demand
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| j / ↓ | Navigate to next paper |
| k / ↑ | Navigate to previous paper |
| Space | Expand/collapse paper details |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ F / Ctrl F | Focus search bar |
| Enter | Execute search (disables text input) |
| Esc | Blur search bar |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| u | Open abstract page |
| i | Open PDF |
| o | Open code repository (if available) |
| p | Open project page (if available) |
| Shift + u/i/o/p | Open in new tab (otherwise navigates in same tab) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| f | View first figure (expanded view only) |
| s | View second figure (expanded view only) |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift + M | Load more papers |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ? | Show/hide keyboard shortcuts |
| Esc | Close shortcuts dialog |
- Visual-First Representation: Automatically extracted figures from PDFs
- Simple Figure Selection: First two valid figures from each paper
- Expandable Details: Quick overview with inline detailed view showing full abstracts and high-resolution figures
- Keyboard Navigation: Power-user shortcuts for rapid browsing and link opening
- Fast Performance: No loading spinners, Cloudflare-edge delivery
- Full-Text Search: full-text search across titles, abstracts and authors. Can be toggled to search either:
- All papers: Search across all available historical papers for the category
- Current view: Search only within the currently selected date or date range
- Date Filtering: Browse papers by single date or date range
- Link Detection: Automatically extracts code repositories and project pages from paper comments
For development setup, deployment, and technical details, see SETUP.md.
- HC views
- CV views
- GR views
- Full history beyond this year
- Daily updates
- Better figure extraction
- Better figure selection
Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability.