Citavi AlternativesResearch Managers and other similar apps like Citavi

Citavi is described as 'Reference management and knowledge organization with integrated task planner. Solution for work groups with data sharing in intranet available' and is a popular research manager in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Citavi for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Citavi alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Citavi are Mendeley, Qiqqa, JabRef and EndNote.

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  1. Zotero icon

    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.

    79 Zotero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    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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    Zotero is extremely flexible and can be used on nearly every Platform. Zotero has an extremely useful browser extension and a reasonable business model. The software has an easy interface and clear design. It migt look like a boring software but it is very fast and powerful.

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    You can get it for Linux. Also Zotero can import Citavi-Exports and you can also use it locally.

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    • Most users think Zotero is a great Citavi alternative.

    • Zotero is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Citavi.

    • Zotero is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Citavi.

    • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zotero is Privacy focusedCitavi is not according to our users
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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...

    81 Mendeley alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Citavi 5 has far more functionalities than Mendeley. Mendeley can not search among annotation, it can not distinguish between different kind of notes (direct, indirect quotations, comments, main ideas, etc.) and more other functions.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Mendeley is a great Citavi alternative.

    • Mendeley is the most popular Web-based alternative to Citavi.

    • Mendeley is Freemium and ProprietaryCitavi is also Freemium and Proprietary
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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.

    60 Qiqqa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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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.

    50 JabRef alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about JabRef as an Alternative to Citavi
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    It's totally free. It has a nice UI an it works pretty good.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • JabRef is Free and Open SourceCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
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    EndNote

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    A reference management software, used for searching online publication databases, & managing publications / bibliographies, with the ability to insert the references into a word processor.

    46 EndNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • EndNote is the most popular commercial alternative to Citavi.

    • EndNote is Paid and ProprietaryCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Paperpile

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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Google Scholar
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    BibSonomy

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    BibSonomy is a system for sharing bookmarks and lists of literature (BibTex format).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    ReadCube Papers

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    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.

    42 ReadCube Papers alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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    It has an Android app which makes work so much easier

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • ReadCube Papers is Paid and ProprietaryCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Research

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    The Research app is designed to streamline your workflow, offering a minimalist yet powerful platform for collecting, organizing, and analyzing research materials.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    SciSpace

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    Search the largest scientific corpus in the world Discover and study research papers better with SciSpace copilot.

    14 SciSpace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    wizdom.ai

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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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Consensus

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    Consensus is a search engine that uses AI to instantly extract, aggregate, and distill findings directly from scientific research.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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