Library/Document/Reference managers

Trisha Hoque
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  1. Simple Doc Organizer is a document management solution which is very easy to use, it's flexible and incredibly user friendly, with customizable and nice graphical interfaces. Simple Doc Organizer allows you to store, index and classify all your local and scanned documents...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Globodox is a scalable, Windows-based document management software that enables medium or large organizations to securely manage and share documents. Extremely easy to deploy and use, Globodox is used by customers in over 50 countries.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Globodox in vertical layout.
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    Multi-page document opened in its own separate window. Some text is highlighted, and Stamp and Signature are applied on the document. Expanded 'Pages' tab is seen towards the left.
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    Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. Software to help researchers collect and manage bibliographic data, take notes while doing research, and generate citations and bibliographies for publication.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Bibliography.com is a free, easy-to-use multi-platform bibliography and citation generator that automatically generates accurate citations for students and teachers. It’s the world’s fastest and most accurate citation generator and management tool.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • LibreOffice
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Auratikum is your all-in-one, paper-writing personal assistant, so you can focus more on what matters and let Auratikum manage the rest.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Zenreader - collect, organise and combine your knowledge so that you produce great work in less time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Zenreader's PDF Reader and Highlighting engine.
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    Refeus is a software to simplify scientific work. Refeus supports the complete workflow from collecting and managing content and publications to write and publishing documents.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
  10. PureRef icon
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    PureRef 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    wizdom.ai (formerly colwiz) is a free and comprehensive research management software for researchers, academics and students. With the wizdom.ai android app, you can search, add and manage publications in your wizdom.ai library on the go. Sync instantly across wizdom.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  12. Citavi icon
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    Reference management and knowledge organization with integrated task planner. Solution for work groups with data sharing in intranet available.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Simple Navigation on the left, the editing pane in the middle, preview on the right (for PDF and text documents, images, Web pages, etc.).   All You Need You can add ratings, quotations, comments, thoughts, tasks, locations, and links to other references and files. Citavi is your complete toolbox for academic writing.
    Versatile You can adjust the screen layout to your liking, and there is a handy table view, too.   Intuitive You won't find another professional program that takes so little time to learn.
    Search the World Citavi lets you search more than 4800 library catalogs and databases.   Get a Copy Citavi can help you get a copy of an item once you've discovered it.
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    Evaluate Use the preview to read and evaluate PDFs and other full texts, and to view images, videos, and presentations. Then just click to copy a passage to the refer­ence as a quotation, abstract or table of contents.   Save You can tell Citavi to gather all the full texts in your projects, even PDFs you saved elsewhere. This ensures that you always have everything at hand.
  13. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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    Mendeley 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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Generate Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice
    Annotate PDFs
    Sync from Zotero
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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