Spend less time scrolling and more time analyzing! You can upload your own documents into Consensus, then search and chat across them alongside papers from Consensus.
You can upload published papers as well as your own documents, including manuscripts, experiment proposals, dissertations, clinical protocols, private research reports, and more.
Once uploaded, you can run searches on your documents and organize them into Collections.
Uploads are private and only accessible to you unless you choose to share a Collection that includes them.
If you’re working with a large existing Zotero library, check out this article: How to Import Your Zotero Library into Consensus
How to upload documents into My Library
Click the My Library button (bookmark icon) in the left sidebar.
In the top right corner, click 'Add' > 'Upload'
Select up to 20 PDF files from your computer
Once uploaded, you can organize the documents into a Collection or ask questions using the search bar
How to upload a document from the search bar
Click the + button in the search bar
Select Upload papers
Choose the document you want to upload
Enter and send your question in the search bar
How to chat with multiple uploaded papers
Click the + button in the search bar.
Select documents or papers from your Library, saved Collections, or uploads
Enter and send your question in the search bar.
You can also open My Library, click into a specific Collection, and use the search bar to ask questions across the documents and papers in that Collection.
Learn more here: How to Chat with Full Text
What can I upload?
You can upload:
Published research papers
Drafts
Manuscripts
Experiment proposals
Dissertations
Clinical protocols
Private research reports
Other research-related documents
Troubleshooting
Why won't my file upload?
If your file isn’t uploading, it may be due to one of the following reasons:
The file type is not supported
The PDF is image-based or scanned rather than text-based
The file is too large (50 MB size limit)
The text in the file cannot be processed
If you’re still having trouble, please reach out to our support team and include the PDF you’re trying to upload so we can take a closer look.
FAQs
Are my uploads private?
Documents you upload to My Library are private and only accessible to you unless you choose to share a Collection that includes them.
Still need assistance? Contact us at [email protected] or via the Support Chat.