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linXiv is a self-hosted research library: discover, manage, and visualize academic papers from arXiv on infrastructure you control.

Under the hood, it's a Tauri and React desktop app built around a native Rust backend. That backend runs in-process, so there's no Python and nothing running as a separate server. A CLI and an MCP server sit alongside it, all three sharing the same SQLite database.

Your PDFs and metadata stay wherever you put them. Nothing is hosted for you, and AI features only switch on once you bring your own API key.

Where to go next

• InstallationClone, install dependencies, and launch the desktop app.
• FeaturesSearch, projects, notes, the knowledge graph, in-app reading, P2P sharing, and reading lists.
• Self-hostingData locations, backups, and sharing a project peer-to-peer without a server.
• IntegrationsDesktop app, CLI, and MCP for Claude.
• API referenceGenerated rustdoc and TypeDoc references.