Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, share research and cite your research sources directly in your favourite word processor, with 300 MB free online storage.
- Research Manager
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Microsoft Word
- Google Docs
- LibreOffice
- Mozilla Firefox
+2Widely-used word processor offering extensive document editing tools, SmartArt, PDF support, and integrated search features on multiple platforms.
- Word Processor
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Qiqqa is a free research and reference manager. Search for, read and annotate your PDFs. Then review your work, write up and create bibliographies instantly.
- Research Manager
- Freemium • Open Source
- Windows
+2Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and sharing research papers and generating bibliographies with 1GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronize your library...
- Research Manager
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
+2DEVONthink is a solution to the digital age conundrum. It is your second brain, the one and only database for all your digital files, be they PDFs, emails, Word docs or even multimedia files.
- Note-taking Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
+10PureRef was created to be a simple and lightweight tool for artists to organize and view their reference images. Image can be scaled and collage can also be made.
- Image Viewer
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.
- Research Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Microsoft Edge
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
Solve your documentation problems with a single platform that integrates all document formats, enhances collaboration, and maintains real-time updates.
- Document Manager
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
+4BibSonomy is a system for sharing bookmarks and lists of literature (BibTex format).
- Research Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Online
MyInfo is a personal information manager for Windows. It will help you capture, organize, edit and share ideas, documents, tasks, and web pages.
- Todo List Manager
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
OmniOutliner is a start-to-finish writing app. Perfect for collecting information, outlining Big Ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more. From grocery lists to email drafts to long-form composition.
- Note-taking Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
+7Flamory remembers things, so you don't have to. Make snapshots of web pages, files and desktop apps. You can find snapshots later using full-text search and thumbnails. Paste them anywhere as links or screenshots.
- Screenshot Capture Tool
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Windows
+4Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs.
- Research Manager
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Office Word
- Google Drive
- Google Drive - Docs
- Google Scholar
A reference management software, used for searching online publication databases, & managing publications / bibliographies, with the ability to insert the references into a word processor.
- Research Manager
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- iPhone
- iPad
Papers helps you collect and curate the research material that you're passionate about. This award-winning reference manager will improve the way you find, organize, read, cite, and share.
- Research Manager
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
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