The AskMed web app

What the web app does

The AskMed web app is AskMed in a browser tab, with the same answers as the iPhone, iPad and Android apps because they all come from the same AskMed server. You can ask in Ask Anything or Research, set the Number of sources slider from 3 to 12, choose source types and study types in the filters, and attach PDFs, images or notes. Answers carry the same numbered citations, the same source sheets with Relevant information and How AskMed used it, and three suggested follow-ups. History and Saved are there, along with Private Mode, Clear History and deleting a single conversation. You can share or copy an answer, rate it with a thumbs up or down, and choose an answer language from the same seven languages as the apps. A New question button starts a fresh conversation without follow-up context. The web app opens at getaskmed.com/app after you sign in, and it fits a wide computer screen as well as a phone.

How it works

The web app works with an AskMed account. You sign in with Apple, with Google, or with your email address, in which case AskMed sends a 6-digit code that expires after 10 minutes. A plan bought on the website, or a plan from the iPhone or Android app once that app is signed in to the same account, unlocks the web app. Your questions go to the same AskMed server as the apps and are answered by the same search and the same rules, including citations on every claim and no drug doses. Attachments are read inside your browser by the pdf.js and tesseract.js readers, so the file itself is never uploaded, only its text, with up to 5 attachments per answer. On the website, History and Saved answers are stored on AskMed's servers with your account, so they are there when you sign in on another browser. History on the website is kept separately from History in the apps.

A device limit applies to the signed-in devices on one account, so AskMed keeps a session for each one.

When the web app helps

The web app helps whenever a bigger screen or a shared computer suits the work better than a phone. A doctor at a hospital workstation can look something up between patients without taking out a phone, then open the cited guideline in the next tab. A nurse can check a question on the ward computer during a shift. A pharmacist can keep AskMed open next to the dispensing system and paste a question in. A medical student can study at a laptop with AskMed in one window and notes in another, and attach a PDF of lecture notes straight from the computer. A researcher can run evidence questions in Research Mode and copy the cited source lists into a document. Because History is stored with the account on the website, a question asked at work is there at home in another browser. The web app also helps on a tablet or a phone where installing an app is not possible.

See how AskMed compares with other AI apps for clinicians in Best AI apps for doctors.

Limits of the web app

The web app has a few limits next to the iPhone and Android apps. Its screens are in English only; the apps are fully translated into seven languages, while the web app offers those seven languages for answers only, in Settings. History on the website is separate from History in the apps, so a question asked on your phone does not appear in the browser, and the reverse. There are no home screen widgets and no app-style setup screens. Image text is read by tesseract.js in the browser, which can be slower on older computers, and a password-protected PDF must have its password removed first. The web app needs an internet connection and a modern browser. Signing in on many devices can reach the account's device limit. As in the apps, answers are AI-written and can contain errors, AskMed gives no drug doses, and it is not for emergencies or for diagnosing patients.