Managing and cross-referencing multiple PDFs lacks a spatial, visual workspace
Users handling many related PDFs (e.g., mortgage paperwork) find linear document viewers cumbersome for comparing and organizing content across files. A 2D canvas layout was built as a workaround, suggesting unmet demand for spatial document organization tools.
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