Citable.io AlternativesResearch Managers & LaTeX Editors like Citable.io

Apps similar to Citable.io include Zotero, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Mendeley, OpenAI Prism, TeXstudio and Qiqqa. You can choose from more than 10 Research Managers like Citable.io for the web, Mac, Windows, Linux and Android.

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  1. Zotero icon
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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.

    104 Zotero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • LibreOffice
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Safari
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  2. Mendeley icon
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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...

    98 Mendeley alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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  3. OpenAI Prism icon
     14 likes

    A free, LaTeX-native workspace that integrates GPT-5.2 directly into scientific writing and collaboration.

    16 OpenAI Prism alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. TeXstudio icon
     102 likes

    TeXstudio is an integrated environment for writing LaTeX documents. Our goal is to make writing LaTeX as easy and comfortable as possible. Therefore TeXstudio has numerous features like syntax-highlighting, integrated viewer, reference checking and various assistants.

    48 TeXstudio alternatives

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    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. Qiqqa icon
     426 likes

    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.

    72 Qiqqa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  6. Overleaf icon
     73 likes

    Overleaf, formerly WriteLaTeX, is a collaborative writing and publishing system that makes the whole process of producing academic papers much quicker for both authors and publishers.

    74 Overleaf alternatives

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    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. JabRef icon
     110 likes

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

    64 JabRef alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
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  8. Paperpile icon
     59 likes

    Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Google Scholar
    • Google Chrome
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  9. ReadCube Papers icon
     71 likes

    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

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Safari
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  10. A lightweight, elegant reference manager. Organize your library, extract annotations from PDFs, auto-enrich metadata, and export BibTeX or RIS — your data stays locally.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. ResearchWize icon
     1 like

    All-in-one AI research assistant for students: summarize articles, chat with your notes, helps generate essays, citations, quizzes, and full presentations—right from your browser.

    26 ResearchWize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
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  12. 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.

    44 RefWorks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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