BibDesk Alternatives

BibDesk is described as 'Bibliographic reference manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to BibDesk for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, iPhone and iPad apps. The best BibDesk alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BibDesk are Mendeley, Qiqqa, JabRef and EndNote.

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  1. PocketBib icon
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    PocketBib is a BibTeX library reader for academics on the go. With PocketBib you can search, browse and read the papers in your BibTeX library, and synchronise them over Dropbox with BibDesk or JabRef on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Search a comprehensive, centralized cache of all text found in your documents and other text-based files, including database and package files.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    This Zotero plugin allows the user to automatically generate bibliographies (as well as in-text citations and footnotes) for LibreOffice and OpenOffice. It allows the user to insert a new in-text citation into a manuscript, and the bibliography will be automatically updated to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • LibreOffice
    • Apache OpenOffice
     
  4. BibGuru icon
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    BibGuru is a bibliography and citation generator. With BibGuru, you can collect all the sources for your paper in one place and create accurate bibliographies and citations in APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, and thousands of different journal-specific citation styles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. TextCite icon
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    Program for organizing and commenting textual citations from texts (books, articles, or other published works) for use in producing scientific or academic publications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    This Zotero plugin allows the user to automatically generate bibliographies (as well as in-text citations and footnotes) for Microsoft Word. It allows the user to insert a new in-text citation into a manuscript, and the bibliography will be automatically updated to include the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Firefox
     
  7. BibTeXSearch icon
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    A scientific record discovery tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Elumity icon
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    Elumity is a powerful academic tool for managing and sharing knowledge, combining research, reference management, and collaboration in one platform.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Anara icon
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    Advanced AI workspace tailored for students, scientists, and teams, enabling academic paper search, passage extraction, citation finding, organizing projects, creating quizzes, flashcards, and ensuring reliable answers from major databases and uploaded materials.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  10. Bibfilex icon
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    Bibfilex is a free bibliographic manager for GNU/Linux, Windows and OS X. It's useful to create and to manage archives of bibliographical items (books, articles, etc.) with possible attachments of any kind according to Biblatex structure and rules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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