Find the Needles in Your Information Haystack
See how Haystac transforms research from information overload to precision discovery
Less Time Looking, More Time Producing
Unlock the knowledge you already own. Create an intelligent library that saves you time, deepens your knowledge and leverages your productivity.
Just like a Real Library, But Smarter
Haystac transforms your PDF documents into a smart digital library that works the way we think.
Import & Organize Your Sources
Easily add documents. Auto-upload from Zotero or other sources, or upload manually (individual or bulk). Everything in one place.
Instant Discovery with Quick Search
All documents are automatically indexed. Find anything near instantly by title, author, or keyword. Preview each document with one-sentence summaries—no need to open files. Never lose a paper again.
Pinpoint Insights with Deep Search
Go beyond simple keyword searches. Ask complex questions in plain English (e.g., 'What are the ethical implications of AI in healthcare?') and Haystac pinpoints the exact documents and pages within them that discuss these ideas.
Curate Knowledge with Collections
Organize your documents into themed Collections. Group related materials by topic, project, purpose or whatever. Turn your library into a dynamic knowledge hub.
Import & Organize Your Sources
Easily add documents. Auto-upload from Zotero or other sources, or upload manually (individual or bulk). Everything in one place.
Instant Discovery with Quick Search
All documents are automatically indexed. Find anything near instantly by title, author, or keyword. Preview each document with one-sentence summaries—no need to open files. Never lose a paper again.
Pinpoint Insights with Deep Search
Go beyond simple keyword searches. Ask complex questions in plain English (e.g., 'What are the ethical implications of AI in healthcare?') and Haystac pinpoints the exact documents and pages within them that discuss these ideas.
Curate Knowledge with Collections
Organize your documents into themed Collections. Group related materials by topic, project, purpose or whatever. Turn your library into a dynamic knowledge hub.
Import & Organize Your Sources
Easily add documents. Auto-upload from Zotero or other sources, or upload manually (individual or bulk). Everything in one place.
Instant Discovery with Quick Search
All documents are automatically indexed. Find anything near instantly by title, author, or keyword. Preview each document with one-sentence summaries—no need to open files. Never lose a paper again.
Pinpoint Insights with Deep Search
Go beyond simple keyword searches. Ask complex questions in plain English (e.g., 'What are the ethical implications of AI in healthcare?') and Haystac pinpoints the exact documents and pages within them that discuss these ideas.
Curate Knowledge with Collections
Organize your documents into themed Collections. Group related materials by topic, project, purpose or whatever. Turn your library into a dynamic knowledge hub.
Near instant answers. Unexpected insights.
Find your proprietary knowledge, fast. Because your computer systems' built-in search probably can't.
Haystac helps you find and understand existing information in your knowledge base. You or your team still does the critical thinking and analysis—we just make research dramatically more efficient.
Speak with confidence and authority. Haystac pinpoints the exact sources supporting your insights, backing up your findings with precise evidence. Search logs provide a clear trail showing how conclusions were reached—build credibility with your stakeholders.
Find exactly what you need within documents, not just the documents themselves. Ask questions naturally and get told precisely which pages contain relevant information (e.g., "pages 2-4 and 9-10") for maximum efficiency and targeted insights.
Documents are automatically analysed with AI, which generates reports permanently attached to each document. Education users get academic analyses (summaries, methodology, theory, critiques, references). Businesses customize analyses for their needs—risk factors, compliance, market insights, or any business-critical information.
Most AI tools require uploading documents through consumer platforms with unclear data practices. Haystac connects to your document repositories (SharePoint, Zotero, email systems, file servers) using enterprise API connections with strict data protections—your information isn't used for training AI models or retained by them after processing.
Every deep search is fully documented and traceable. Search logs show exactly how information was found, which sources were consulted, and how understanding was built—essential for compliance, quality control, and accountability.
Choose Your Plan
Build your intelligent research foundation for lifelong learning and success.
Start your journey to deeper knowledge, risk-free.
No time limit
- Add documents directly to your Personal Library
- One Sentence Summaries - Speed your review
- Instant library search - Find documents instantly
- Research Intelligence – AI comes to you
- 10 documents to explore - Try Haystac's features
Develop deeper understanding for academic success.
per month
- All Explorer features +
- Live Zotero Integration – Best of both worlds
- Bulk Zotero Import – 7¢ each
- Deep Search Discovery – Ask your library anything
- Research Collections – Bring thematic clarity
- Enhanced Research Intelligence
- Intelligent Document Capacity – Enhance 25 documents monthly
Cultivate profound expertise for career leadership.
per month
- All Student features +
- Advanced Research Intelligence – Heavyweight academic features
- Intelligent Document Capacity – Enhance 50 documents monthly
Leverage Haystac's power for your team's research needs.
Custom solutions
- All Researcher features +
- Team Libraries & Collaboration
- Advanced Security & SSO
- Dedicated Support & Onboarding
- Custom Integrations
*Prices are subject to change.
Hear From Our Users
Real experiences from students, researchers and businesses transforming their knowledge with Haystac.
"The one-sentence summary feature significantly improves my literature review process by allowing me to quickly screen and identify relevant papers, saving time and helping me focus on high-value content."
Yajun D - PhD Candidate
University of Otago, New Zealand
"My business relies on providing solid evidence to back up my advice and recommendations. I have decades of stored knowledge but can't remember it all. Haystac solves that problem by uncovering gems I never knew I had. Now my business is supercharged because I spend less time looking and more time producing."
Richard M.
Consultant
"The ability to ask natural language questions and get precise, page-level answers is incredible. Haystac has significantly improved the quality and speed of my research projects, leading to better grades and more insightful papers."
Sarah Chen
PhD Student, University of Edinburgh
Why Users Trust Haystac
Designed from the ground up to support intelligent document management.
Haystac’s origins trace to the stunning landscapes of New Zealand’s South Island, where a small team frustrated by search fatigue set out to create world-class software drawing on Kiwi practicality. This setting nurtured a unique focus on quality, clarity, and innovation—far from the noise of major tech hubs
The project grew from frustrations with messy, outdated search tools that slow down both academic and business users. Too many systems overcomplicate search and information management, wasting time for knowledge hunters. Haystac tackled this head-on, using modern natural language and semantic search to cut through information overload for any knowledge worker.
The team built Haystac's core features in constant dialogue with early users from universities, consultancies, and other businesses—learning what made workflows smoother and what didn’t. Drag-and-drop simplicity, fast document summaries, and auto processing of customisable analysis all emerged from this hands-on approach. Haystac is a tool designed for individuals, organisations, researchers and business.
From the beginning, Haystac’s founders pledged to empower users ethically—helping them learn, research, and work better without shortcuts or compromise. As needs grew, so did the product: integrating new features, collaborating across sectors, and growing from its South Island roots to support a wider community of responsible knowledge workers
"Intelligent document processing is an exciting technology that addresses a primary challenge that comes with content, using AI to enhance the accuracy and speed of processing semistructured and unstructured documents in the enterprise. Documents are a core part of business-critical workflow..."— Amy Machado, Research Manager, Enterprise Content and Knowledge Management Strategies at IDC. Source: https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US50824423