Make the AI write from your sources
Attach the papers you're actually reading and Notesier grounds its help in them — not the open web.
Energy Policy Review
Smith & Lee · 2024 · PDF
Decarbonisation Pathways
Okafor · 2023 · PDF
Lecture 6 — Climate Economics
Course notes · DOCX
What does Smith & Lee say about subsidies?
They argue subsidies accelerate adoption when paired with regulation (Energy Policy Review, p.4)— answered from your attached PDF, not the open web.
Attach your PDFs and readings so AI suggestions draw from your sources — not generic web text like most essay AI tools.
Give the AI the right sources
The Knowledge Base is the layer that connects your reading to your writing, so Notesier’s help is grounded in what you’re studying.
Attach papers per document
Pin the readings that matter to a specific assignment, so the AI works from exactly the sources you choose.
Metadata and full-text retrieval
Notesier uses each paper’s title, author, abstract, and tags, plus retrieval over the file’s actual text.
Powers suggestions and chat
Your attached sources shape inline suggestions and answer questions in document chat, grounded in your reading.
See which docs use a source
Track where each paper is attached, so you can reuse the same reading across related assignments.
One context per assignment
Each document keeps its own knowledge, so help stays on-topic for the assignment in front of you.
Chat scoped to your work
Document chat is limited to your brief, your draft, and your attached sources — not the open web.
From reading list to grounded AI
Three steps connect the sources in your library to the help you get inside a document.
Add papers to your library
Upload PDFs and DOCX or discover open-access papers in the Research Library so they are ready to use.
Attach them to a document
Open an assignment and attach the readings you want the AI to work from, building that document’s knowledge.
Suggestions and chat use them
From then on, inline suggestions and document chat draw on your attached sources through retrieval.
When generic AI isn’t enough
Whenever your assignment depends on specific reading, grounding the AI in your sources keeps it useful.
Grounded in your reading list
Attach the papers from your module reading list and let the AI help you synthesise them — not generic web text.
Chat with your lecture readings
Ask questions of your attached PDFs and notes and get answers traceable to the source, while you draft.
Keep AI on-topic for one assignment
Each document has its own knowledge, so suggestions stay relevant to the specific assignment you are writing.
How retrieval works, in plain language
Notesier uses retrieval-augmented generation so the AI can quote from your sources instead of guessing.
Step 1
Your files are split into chunks
When you attach a PDF or DOCX, its text is divided into small, searchable passages.
Step 2
Each chunk gets an embedding
Passages are turned into numerical embeddings so Notesier can match them by meaning, not just keywords.
Step 3
The top matches are retrieved
As you write or ask a question, the most relevant passages from your sources are pulled in as context.
In short: your attached files are chunked and embedded, and the most relevant passages are retrieved on demand. That means suggestions and document chat can stay close to your actual sources, with far less risk of generic or off-topic output.
Part of your source-to-draft flow
The Knowledge Base sits between your library and your writing. Explore the features on either side.
Questions about the Knowledge Base
Quick answers to what students ask most.
You attach papers from your Research Library, which holds uploaded PDFs and DOCX files. Notesier uses their metadata and full text to ground the AI in your sources.
Built for these assignments
See this feature in action on the assignments students use it for most.
Thesis & Capstone
Long-form work kept aligned to one argument, chapter by chapter.
Research Papers
From research question to references — method-aware scaffolding.
Reports & Professional
Executive summaries, analysis and recommendations that read professionally.
Reflective Writing
Gibbs, Kolb or Driscoll — link experience to theory and outcomes.
Attach your sources and start
Ground Notesier’s suggestions and chat in your own readings, so its help stays specific and on-topic — free to start.