When a paper has no PDF
How Mosaic looks for a PDF, and how to attach one yourself.
When you open a paper without a PDF, Mosaic shows "Looking for a PDF" while it checks the publisher and open-access copies. This usually takes under a minute.
If nothing is found, you see "No PDF for this paper yet". Attach one yourself:
- Download the PDF, for example from "Open publisher page" or your library's access.
- Choose "Attach PDF" and pick the file.
- Wait while Mosaic attaches it ("Attaching" and the file name) and reads it for search and the assistant.
If you see "This PDF could not be displayed", the file is damaged; choose "Attach another". If attaching takes over a minute, it stops and says so; try again. Without a PDF you can still keep notes and tags, but not highlights.
Still stuck? Contact us and a person on the team will reply.