Transform Information into Impact
Start with What You Know
Stop juggling tabs. Upload your PDFs, save web links, images, and add notes to create a single source of truth for any topic or project.
Find What You Don't Know
Starting from scratch? Use Magic Import. Just tell Merlin your topic, and it will automatically scour the internet—pulling in top articles, relevant YouTube videos, insightful Reddit discussions, and academic papers to instantly build a rich knowledge base for you.
Get Instant Understanding
Ask questions and get synthesized answers from all your uploaded documents at once. Merlin reads everything so you don't have to.
Get Deeper, More Accurate Answers
For complex queries, toggle on Deep Research to get a more thorough, multi-step analysis from the AI, ensuring the highest quality insights.
Turn Insights into Action
Instantly draft reports, create summaries, or write content based on your project's knowledge, ensuring every output is accurate and context-aware.
Ready to Work Together? Projects are Built for Teams.
Invite Anyone, Instantly
Don't have a Teams plan? No problem. Invite anyone to collaborate on a project with a simple email invite. Perfect for smaller teams and one-off projects.
Onboard Your Team in Clicks
For teams of any size, skip the manual invites. Instantly sync your entire Merlin Team roster or select specific team members to a project, giving you the flexibility to grant access to everyone or just the people who need it.
This feature requires a Merlin for Teams subscription.
Share Your Creation with the World
Turn your project into a public AI agent with a single click. Share a link for demos, portfolios, or even allow others to 'Fork' your work and build upon it.
From Solo Research to Team Strategy
Your Personal Second Brain
Organize your research, plan your travels, or master a new skill. Merlin Projects centralizes your information so nothing gets lost.
Ace Your Group Projects
Centralize lecture notes and research papers. Invite classmates to collaborate in a shared knowledge hub and generate study guides instantly.
Align Your Entire Team
Collaborate on campaign strategy, analyze competitor data, and maintain a consistent brand voice. Give your team a single source of truth for every launch.
A Queryable Home for Your Docs
Keep technical documentation, code snippets, and API references in a single, queryable space for your entire engineering team.
How Merlin Projects Compares to Other AI Workspaces
A transparent look at how we stack up against other AI-powered knowledge platforms
| Feature | Merlin Projects | Claude Projects | ChatGPT Projects | Perplexity Spaces | NotebookLM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Model Flexibility | All Major Models GPT-4o, Claude 4, Gemini, & more in one place. | Claude Only Locked into a single provider. | OpenAI Models Only No access to other top models. | Limited Options Fewer models to choose from. | Google Models Only Locked into the Gemini ecosystem. |
| Save from Web | Save Anything to Projects Use our extension to capture content as you browse. | Web App Only No direct browser capture. | Web App Only No direct browser capture. | Web App Only No direct browser capture. | Web App Only No direct browser capture. |
| File Format Support | Broad Support & No Limits Upload as many PDFs, DOCX, links, & more as you need. | Token-Based Limits File uploads are limited by token count. | Hard File Cap Limited to 20 files max per project. | Extensive Support 30+ formats including Audio/Video. | Broad Support & No Limits Upload as many PDFs, DOCX, links, & more as you need. |
| Team Collaboration | Full Role-Based Permissions Invite anyone via email with Editor/Viewer roles. | Enterprise Only True collaboration is paywalled. | Chat Sharing Only No shared workspace or roles. | Reported as Buggy Full permissions exist but can be unreliable. | Enterprise Only Sharing is limited |
| Sharing & Forking | Public Links & Forking Create shareable agents that others can copy. | No Public Sharing Internal focus only. | No Public Sharing Cannot create public projects. | No Forking Cannot copy others' public work. | Limited Public Sharing & No Forking Can share a read-only view. |
| Web Search + Files | Integrated Search Combines web results with your private files. | Files Only Cannot search the web for new information. | Deep Research Blends web and project context. | Hybrid Search Core feature of the platform. | Files & URLs Only No real-time web search. |
| Free Plan | Generous Free Tier With daily limits. | Paid Only Requires a subscription to start. | Plus/Pro Required Core features are paywalled. | Strict Limits Limited to 5 file uploads per day. | Generous Free Tier Currently free for most users. |
| Key Considerations | Simple & Focused Built for speed without feature bloat. | Token Inefficiency Uses more tokens for the same tasks. | Export/Reliability Issues Users report critical bugs. | RAG Precision Struggles with technical/code content. | Best for Citations, Lacks in RAG Precision not good ux |
The Future of Your Workspace is Evolving
We're constantly working to make Merlin Projects the central hub for all your knowledge. Here's a sneak peek at what's next.
Connect Your Entire Stack
Go beyond file uploads. Soon, you'll be able to connect Merlin Projects directly to the tools your team already uses. Sync your knowledge from Google Drive, Confluence, Slack, GitHub, and more to create a truly unified company brain.
Save Anything, from Anywhere
Our next extension update will let you save anything directly to your Merlin Projects with a single click. Highlight text, save an image, or capture an entire article—and send it to your knowledge base without ever leaving the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Merlin Projects