Your research library, everywhere
Ridley is an Android research-library client with a hosted web library and optional EU-hosted managed storage. Read, annotate, search, and use on-device OCR without waiting for a desktop package.
Ridley is an Android research-library client with a hosted web library and optional EU-hosted managed storage. Read, annotate, search, and use on-device OCR without waiting for a desktop package.
Ridley combines full-text PDF search with on-device OCR, annotations, and text reflow for mobile research workflows.
Search inside your PDFs, not just titles. Full-text indexing makes the text across your library searchable.
Highlight, underline, and strikethrough with 5 colors. Add comments. Export annotations as Markdown. The Zotero sync path is being hardened.
Scanned PDFs with no text layer? On-device text recognition extracts text locally on your phone. No cloud, no privacy trade-off.
Academic papers reflow to fit your screen. Adjustable font size turns any PDF into a comfortable read on small displays.
Citation formatting through OokCite for common academic and technical styles.
Read in the dark with color-inverted PDFs. Jump between chapters via table of contents. Resume where you left off.
Use Ridley on Android or the web, then add personal TurtleTech storage through the dashboard when your library needs it.
Ridley gives you EU-hosted storage for larger personal libraries without turning setup into an IT project.
Create your account through the Ridley signup path, then manage personal storage and billing from the Ridley plans page.
Data stays in European data centers. Encrypted in transit and at rest. No US cloud intermediary.
Managed storage uses scoped credentials rather than exposing TurtleTech infrastructure credentials to the app.
Install the Android app or open the hosted library first, then add TurtleTech storage if it fits your workflow.
Choose the managed-storage allowance that matches your library from the Ridley service page.
Android and the hosted web library are public. Native desktop and Zotero-extension downloads remain in development.
Google Play is the only public download. Packaging source and internal workflows are not presented as installers.
# Keep Ridley attached to account creation https://my.turtletech.us/signup?service=ridley # Verify your email, then sign in
# Google Play is the public download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.turtletech.ridley # Sign in with Ridley; connect Zotero when needed
# Compare Ridley personal storage plans https://my.turtletech.us/services/ridley # Storage is optional and billed through your account
# The hosted library needs no desktop installer /library # Native desktop packaging remains in development
Install the Android app, open the hosted library, and add personal managed storage through your TurtleTech account.
Focus: Ridley combines an Android research-library client, a hosted web library, and optional personal storage.
Access: New users create a Ridley-scoped TurtleTech account; existing users open the Ridley service page.
Availability: Desktop and Zotero-extension packages have no public download while their release work continues.