Subthesis gets a name and its first tools

Subthesis was founded in 2024 with a simple goal: help researchers spend less time wrestling with logistics and more time doing meaningful research.

Every early tool was born from a real problem, either one I hit myself or one I heard about from fellow students. The first versions were small and focused. Each one did a single job well, worked in the browser, and asked nothing of the user: no account, no payment, no installation.

Principles from day one

• Accessibility. Effective research support should be available to everyone, regardless of institutional resources.
• Rigor. Tools should reflect sound methodology, not shortcuts.
• Simplicity. Research is hard enough. The tools should not add to it.
• Student-centered. Built for how students actually work, from the first question to the final defense.

Those principles carried Subthesis into its platform year in 2025.