Bookends Alternatives

Bookends is described as 'Commercial reference management software package for Mac OS X that is used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. Its target market is students, academics and professionals' and is a research manager in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Bookends for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Bookends alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bookends are Qiqqa, Mendeley, JabRef and BibSonomy.

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Bookends alternatives are mainly Research Managers but may also be Document Managers or Bookmark Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Bookends.
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Bookends is a commercial reference management software package for Mac OS X that is used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. Its target market is students, academics and professionals.

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Bookends alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2020
  1. KBibTeX icon
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    KBibTeX is a reference management software primarily for BibTeX which is typically used in conjunction with TeX/LaTeX.

    28 KBibTeX alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux

    KBibTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
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  2. BibDesk icon
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    BibDesk is a bibliographic reference manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format.

    32 BibDesk alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BibDesk Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Typesetting
    3.  Tex
    BibDesk iconBookends Icon

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  3. PDF Stacks icon
     9 likes

    With PDF Stacks, you can organize, find and browse, search, annonate and share your collection and library of PDF files, papers, research and journal articles with a single click. It saves you time: no more wondering around your computer to find a PDF file.

    32 PDF Stacks alternatives
    Your library of PDF files at your fingertips: instantly organize, search, read, share and print within a click!

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    PDF Stacks Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Real time collaboration
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  4. RefWorks icon
     11 likes

    RefWorks - an online research management, writing and collaboration tool - is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

    35 RefWorks alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    RefWorks Features

    1.  References
    RefWorks iconBookends Icon

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  5. PDF Search icon
     4 likes

    PDF Search is an app to search multiple documents insanely fast. It enables you to find any information in seconds within lots of documents. It uses its AI-powered algorithm to detect the best related pages. Just search your documents, reference books or notes using PDF Search.

    32 PDF Search alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    PDF Search Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    PDF Search iconBookends Icon

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  6. Biblioscape icon
     6 likes

    Software to help researchers collect and manage bibliographic data, take notes while doing research, and generate citations and bibliographies for publication.

    24 Biblioscape alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Biblioscape Features

    1.  Citations
    Biblioscape iconBookends Icon

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  7. PubChase icon
     6 likes

    Read More, Search Less. Stay up to date with biomedical research relevant to you!

    Get personalized recommendations

    Build your cloud library and PubChase will recommend recently published articles based on the authors and journals that YOU read.

    22 PubChase alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  8. BibMe icon
     7 likes

    BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages external databases to quickly fill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the citation information and compile a bibliography according to the...

    34 BibMe alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    BibMe Features

    1.  Export citation
    2.  Citations
    3.  Bibliography generator
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  9. UbikReader icon
     4 likes

    UbikReader is the new way to organize your documents. Multitask while you read, annotate, write notes and share your documents with ease. No more worrying about how to manage your large, cluttered library of documents.

    32 UbikReader alternatives
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    License model

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    UbikReader Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Integrated Search
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
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  10. I, Librarian icon
     2 likes

    I, Librarian is an online service that will organize your collection of PDF and office files. The service focuses on central management of PDF documents suitable for real-time collaboration in research teams and companies.

    18 I, Librarian alternatives
    Organize PDFs.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    I, Librarian Features

    1.  Remote Work
    I, Librarian iconBookends Icon

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    • I, Librarian is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Bookends.

    • I, Librarian is Paid and Open SourceBookends is Paid and Proprietary
  11. SCIENTILLA icon
     21 likes

    Scientilla is a new approach to give the scientific community an open, free, accurate, tidy and up-to-date production reporting solution.

    20 SCIENTILLA alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SCIENTILLA iconBookends Icon

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  12. FoxTrot Professional Search icon
     7 likes

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

    43 FoxTrot Professional Search alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    FoxTrot Professional Search Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  In-document search
    3.  Search metadata
    4.  Spotlight
    5.  Category Filters
    FoxTrot Professional Search iconBookends Icon

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