BibSonomy AlternativesResearch & Bookmark Managers like BibSonomy

BibSonomy is described as 'System for sharing bookmarks and lists of literature (BibTex format)' and is a research manager in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to BibSonomy, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Google Chrome and Windows apps. The best BibSonomy alternative is Pocket, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to BibSonomy are Zotero, Diigo, Mendeley and Qiqqa.

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  1. Pocket icon
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    Pocket

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    Pocket lets you save articles to read offline with seamless integration across web browsers and mobile apps. Enjoy distraction-free reading via text-to-speech, dark mode, and multi-platform support, ideal for commuters and travelers.

    164 Pocket alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
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    Top Pocket Features

    1.  Offline Reading
    2.  Browser extension
    3.  Visual bookmarks
    4.  Save Articles
    5.  Text to Speech
    6.  Adapted article view
    7.  Bookmarks
    8.  Mobile friendly
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Read Aloud
    12. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
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    • Pocket is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to BibSonomy.

    • Pocket is the most popular free alternative to BibSonomy.

    • Pocket is Freemium and ProprietaryBibSonomy is Free and Open Source
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    Zotero

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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.

    71 Zotero alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • LibreOffice
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Top Zotero Features

    1.  Browser integration
    2. LibreOffice icon  LibreOffice Integration
    3. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  File Tagging
    12.  Built-in viewer
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    shelleyvadams

    Both save citation data for publications and support tags.

    Positive comment •Jun 27, 2016
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    • Zotero is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to BibSonomy.

    • Zotero is the most popular Open Source alternative to BibSonomy.

    • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceBibSonomy is Free and Open Source
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    Diigo

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    Better reading and research with annotations, highlighter, sticky notes, archiving, bookmarking and more.

    125 Diigo alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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    Top Diigo Features

    1.  Bookmark Organization
    2.  Highlighter
    3.  Text Highlighting
    4.  Save web page for offline use
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Annotate Screenshot
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  Web Clipper
    10. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    11.  Bookmarks
    12.  Document Annotations
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  5. Mendeley icon
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    Mendeley

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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...

    77 Mendeley alternatives
    Generate Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Mendeley Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  PDF support
    4. Microsoft Word icon  Microsoft Word integration
    5.  References
    6.  Bibliography generator
    7. LibreOffice icon  LibreOffice Integration
    8.  Browser integration
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  6. Qiqqa icon
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    Qiqqa

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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.

    55 Qiqqa alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top Qiqqa Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Bib Tex Sniffer
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Cross-references
    5.  Tagging
    6.  Citations
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  File Tagging
    10. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    11.  Real time collaboration
    12.  Portable
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  7. Linkwarden icon
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    Linkwarden

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    A fully self-hostable, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages.

    54 Linkwarden alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Web Clipper
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
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    • Linkwarden is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to BibSonomy.

    • Linkwarden is Freemium and Open SourceBibSonomy is Free and Open Source
    • Linkwarden is Privacy focusedBibSonomy is not according to our users
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    InfoFlow

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    Privacy-focused read-it-later tool offering local-first data storage, offline full-text search, and seamless device syncing. Organize with folders, tags, and notes. Supports Omnivore data import, stores local copies to prevent 404 errors, and ensures privacy control.

    57 InfoFlow alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Web Clipper
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Knowledge Management
    8.  Tagging
    9.  Save Articles
    10.  Save web page for offline use
    11.  Knowledge base
    12.  Offline Reading
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    MarkMark

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    MarkMark is a brand new app designed to help you collect and organize articles, websites, and all kinds of web pages. It's not just a bookmarks app or a read-it-later app, but goes beyond these functionalities.

    64 MarkMark alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Save web page for offline use
    5.  Bookmarks
    6.  Native application
    7.  Save Articles
    8.  Tagging
    9.  Toggle reader view
    10.  Reading mode
    11.  Bookmarking
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    Pinboard

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    Pinboard is a bookmarking website intended for people who want to reliably keep track of large numbers of links. Its goals are to be useful, fight bloat, keep things fast, and stay small. Social bookmarking for introverts. m.pinboard.

    122 Pinboard alternatives
    Bookmark

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    Platforms

    • Online

    Pinboard Features

    1.  Visual Pinboard
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    4.  Bookmark Archiving
    5.  Tag based
    6.  Bookmarking
    7.  Bookmarks
    8.  Dead Link checking
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    • Pinboard is the most popular commercial alternative to BibSonomy.

    • Pinboard is Paid and ProprietaryBibSonomy is Free and Open Source
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    JabRef

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    Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.

    45 JabRef alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    JabRef Features

    1.  Export citation
    2.  Tagging
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Browser integration
    9.  Automatic file renaming
    10.  Grouping entries
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    Shaarli

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    Do you want to share the links you discover? Shaarli is a minimalist delicious clone that you can install on your own server. It is designed to be personal (single-user), fast and handy.

    36 Shaarli alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Shaarli Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Share Bookmarks
    3.  Bookmarklets
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    historious

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    Historious saves a copy of web pages you bookmark, so that you can find pages youve bookmarked easily without needing to add words as tags which are already in the page text. Tags can still be added, and you can use the special tag "unread", which removes itself when...

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    Historious search

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online

    historious Features

    1.  Bookmarks
    2.  Save web page for offline use
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