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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Citavi alternatives page was last updated Mar 7, 2023
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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.

    72 Zotero alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    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.  Works Offline
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Built-in viewer

    Zotero VS Citavi

     
    Comments about Zotero as an Alternative to Citavi
    altenativeto
    Positive Feb 8, 2020
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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.

    Johannes
    Positive Aug 11, 2021
    0

    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
  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...

    78 Mendeley alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    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

    Mendeley VS Citavi

     
    Comments about Mendeley as an Alternative to Citavi
    Guest
    Negative Jun 20, 2015
    5

    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.

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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
  3. Qiqqa icon
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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.

    54 Qiqqa alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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

    Qiqqa VS Citavi

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

    45 JabRef alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    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

    JabRef VS Citavi

     
    Comments about JabRef as an Alternative to Citavi
    Guest
    Positive Mar 24, 2017
    1

    It's totally free. It has a nice UI an it works pretty good.

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    • JabRef is Free and Open SourceCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. EndNote icon
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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.

    44 EndNote alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    EndNote Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    4. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Compatible with Microsoft Office

    EndNote VS Citavi

     
    • EndNote is the most popular commercial alternative to Citavi.

    • EndNote is Paid and ProprietaryCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Paperpile icon
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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.

    43 Paperpile alternatives

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    Platforms

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

    Paperpile Features

    1.  Sync with Google Drive

    Paperpile VS Citavi

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    BibSonomy Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Bookmarks
    3.  Knowledge Management
    4.  Tagging

    BibSonomy VS Citavi

     
  8. ReadCube Papers icon
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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

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox

    ReadCube Papers Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Text to Speech
    5.  Citations
    6.  Book Manager
    7.  Integrated Search

    ReadCube Papers VS Citavi

     
    Comments about ReadCube Papers as an Alternative to Citavi
    Guest
    Positive Jul 7, 2022
    0

    It has an Android app which makes work so much easier

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    • ReadCube Papers is Paid and ProprietaryCitavi is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. SciSpace icon
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    Search the largest scientific corpus in the world Discover and study research papers better with SciSpace copilot.

    9 SciSpace alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Online

    SciSpace VS Citavi

     
  10. wizdom.ai icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

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

    wizdom.ai Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Citations
    3.  Bibliography generator

    wizdom.ai VS Citavi

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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Biblioscape Features

    1.  Citations

    Biblioscape VS Citavi

     
  12. RefWorks icon
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    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.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    RefWorks Features

    1.  References

    RefWorks VS Citavi

     
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