Question 1

Quick Start with Wonders

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Welcome to Wonders—the learning tool where AI helps you learn anything from the latest academic knowledge.

With Wonders you can relax knowing that:

Unlike with Google, you always get high-quality knowledge
You can support your work with the most trusted information available

* Unlike with AI chatbots, you’re in control of your learning and research journey

1. Sign Up

First, Sign Up for Wonders here or join with your Organization invite link. The easiest way to Sign Up is using Google, but you can also use any email.

⚠️ If you're joining an Organization and don't have an invite link, ask any colleague using Wonders to invite you. Then sign up using your company email (if you sign up using your personal email, your admin may remove you).

You can use Google SSO if your organization utilizes Google Workspace. Otherwise, please sign up using email and password.

If you're signing up with email and password, you will receive a verification email. Please check and click the link to complete your sign-up. If you don't see the email, check your spam folder and click "try again."

2. Create your first project

Next, create your first project. Projects are the core of Wonders—they let you c

Question 2

Video: Getting Started With Wonders

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Question 3

Advanced Search (Boolean)

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Advanced Keyword Search with Boolean Logic

Sometimes you need an extra level of control during your search—such as searching exact keywords, excluding specific terms, or specifying common synonyms. Wonders' Boolean search mode offers this ability.

Wonders search supports all three Boolean operators: AND, NOT, and OR.

Starting Boolean Search

In any column, click '+ Add keyword group' to begin an advanced search:

Then, use the dropdown at the top of the group to set whether you want to:

Include the keyword group ( AND)
Exclude it ( NOT)

Example: Pet Nutrition Search

Let’s say you’re searching for pet nutrition focused on dogs, and you want to exclude studies about cats:

Using Synonyms

Literature may use different terms for the same concept. You can include synonymous terms in each group to broaden your coverage—for example, adding "canine" and "feline" to respective groups:

Once you're happy with your keyword group setup, hit Search t

Question 4

Frequently Asked Questions

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How do people use Wonders?

People use Wonders for different use-cases:

Students: use Wonders to quickly find evidence for their essays and improve their grades
Professionals: rely on Wonders for high quality information to fuel their work
Researchers: save time staying on top of latest research, and conducting literature reviews extremely fast
Educators: reduce supervision workloads and increase student autonomy from research projects to dissertation supervision

In general, Wonders is loved by people working with highly credible information in high-trust settings like research, consulting, academic work, product development, content writing, and at school.

How does Wonders work?

Wonders AI is a research platform that lets you compose multi-search step-by-step workflows. Unlike other AI tools, Wonders guides you through each step with full control as it searches through tens of thousands of peer-reviewed journals and patents to find relevant information for your queries. On top of that, it lets you organize your knowledge, highlight, share, and export—so that you can save money and avoid the headache of switching tools.

What AI models does Wonders use?

Wonders uses a combination of state-of-the-art models from leading AI labs and proprietary ones to deliver best-in-class accuracy. We constantly experiment and improve our technical approaches to deliver fast and accurate results.

How can I get Wonders for my company?

Question 5

Advanced Filters

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How to use filters to find precisely what you're looking for?

In projects, you can click 'Edit Search' in any column to open the Filter bar.

In the Filter bar you will find five functions:

Year Range: Narrow or broaden the time scope of your search
Sorting: Choose to sort between Most Relevant (best), Highest Citations (most referred by other researchers), or Newest (latest knowledge). Note that sorting by citations and newest can reduce relevancy.
Full Papers Only: Only shows papers you can fully download, excluding anything behind a paywall.
Show Without AI: Turns off our AI system that rewrites titles for easier reading. (Useful if you want to see original study titles)
Author Name: Show only papers by a specific author who publishes in this topic area.

Example use cases:

Latest research: You want the latest studies on learning & developments for adults, because you're an HR person developing a learning program for your company. You set your filter to the last 30 years, sort by relevancy, and click Full Papers to avoid anything behind a paywall.
Specific author: You're an ML researcher and want to follow up on recent research after the seminal 'Attention Is All You Need' paper

Question 6

How To Change Language

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You can use Wonders in one of our supported languages. This includes changing the language in which the Wonders app is shown, getting our AI to respond in your preferred language, and even searching for papers in your preferred language (Advanced).

To change language simply follow these steps:

Changing Language (Beta)

Open the menu in the top left

1. Click menu

Click on the User Dropdown & Select Settings

Click your User Chip & Select Settings

In Settings, scroll down until you see Language Preferences, now select your preferred language

Find Language Preferences & Change Your Language

If your language is not yet supported, consider requesting on roadmap.readwonders.com. We're happy to add support for the languages our users speak.

Advanced Tips:

Getting Wonders Respond In Your Language

You can get Wonders to speak back directly in your language of choice. This is currently an early-stage feature.

To get Wonders consistently respond back in your language, use the Context box in the Background column to add custom instruction. For example,

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