Master Litmaps with our step-by-step tutorial, detailed feature walkthrough, and expert tips.
Start with a known paper, DOI, or keyword search, generate a Seed Map, review related papers, save relevant sources, and export citations when needed.
💡 Quick Start: Follow these 1 steps in order to get up and running with Litmaps quickly.
Explore the key features that make Litmaps powerful for research agents workflows.
Creates visual maps of scientific literature so users can explore how papers relate through citation networks and date-versus-citation views.
Supports discovery through relationships between papers, helping researchers move from known sources to adjacent literature using seed papers, keyword search, or DOI search.
Helps users organize discovery around academic sources, with the Pro tier adding unlimited Litmaps, unlimited searches, unlimited workspaces, advanced filters, and priority queue access according to Litmaps help documentation.
Monitor alerts help keep a topic current by surfacing new papers around existing Litmaps; public pricing describes Pro alerts as daily or configurable.
Litmaps Teams adds shared Workspaces, collaboration on shared Collections and Maps, member controls, and viewer/editor permissions, with Team plans operating on a seat count.
The metadata links Litmaps to bibliography and systematic review workflows, including BibTeX export and Zotero Sync on Pro.
A Seed Map is the core Litmaps workflow. Users start by searching for or selecting a known paper, then Litmaps builds a visual map of related scientific literature using citation relationships and publication metadata.
Litmaps is designed for users involved in academic and technical research, including students, PhD candidates, faculty, research teams, institutional library users, and industry R&D professionals.
Litmaps' Monitor feature tracks research topics and surfaces newly published papers that may be relevant to an existing map or literature review workflow. Pro listings describe literature alerts as daily or configurable, while the Pro help page describes customizable Monitor alerts.
Yes. Litmaps Teams documentation describes shared Team Workspaces, role-based access, editor/viewer permissions, shared collections and maps, and Pro access for team members inside Team Workspaces.
Yes, Litmaps supports BibTeX reference export, allowing users to move selected references into compatible bibliography and writing workflows.
Litmaps is freemium. The public pricing page lists Free at $0, Pro at $10/month or $120/year with annual billing, and a Team option with pricing handled through signup or sales contact rather than a fixed public price. Education users may qualify for discounted licensing, and institutional or enterprise plans require contacting Litmaps.
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Tutorial updated March 2026