EndNote Alternatives
EndNote is used for reference management and bibliography creation available for Windows, the web, and on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. As it is paid software, many users will understandably be looking for free and open source alternatives to EndNote. There are plenty of alternatives available on the Google Play Store, macOS, and Linux as well.
Many alternatives to EndNote feature more robust features and functionality, including the ability to annotate PDFs and support for real time collaboration.
- Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. View 58 alternatives to Zotero
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Microsoft Office Word
- Google Drive - Docs
- LibreOffice
- Firefox
Zotero vs EndNote
Consistent research sources management. No hidden fees. Nice UI.JohnFastman Probably the best open source alternative to Endnote, even though it does lack some functionality. Most notably, it lacks the ability to make composite references (ie reference 1 a)... b)... c...). However, from a privacy perspective and the fact that its excellent browser plugins can save information conveniently, it's still highly recommended. - Academic software for organizing, sharing, and generating bibliographies for research papers. View 59 alternatives to Mendeley Reference Manager
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
Mendeley Reference Manager vs EndNote
Large free online storage. Integrates well with Word. Easy to use. Regular email of like-minded articles. - 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. View 53 alternatives to Qiqqa
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
Qiqqa vs EndNote
Much more powerful and flexible - Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format. View 40 alternatives to JabRef
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
JabRef vs EndNote
JohnFastman JabRef is excellent, free and open source. Unfortunately, EndNote is likely to be attractive to those seeking integration with MS Word; JabRef does not do this as it is oriented more towards LaTeX users. There is a work around to this, but it is tedious (based on exporting the bibliography as a Sources.xml file and importing that to Word.) - Papers helps you collect and curate the research material that you're passionate about. View 39 alternatives to ReadCube Papers
- Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs. View 36 alternatives to Paperpile
- Paid • Proprietary
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Google Drive
- Google Drive - Docs
- Google Scholar
- Reference management and knowledge organization with integrated task planner. Solution for work groups with data sharing in intranet available. View 32 alternatives to Citavi
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Weava is a collaborative workplace for research offering an easy way to highlight, organize and collaborate on your research articles. View 44 alternatives to Weava
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Google Chrome
- 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. View 29 alternatives to Bookends
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Bookends vs EndNote
Works well with Word and Mellel, can be customized, is reasonably priced, and is kept up to date with good support. - Search a comprehensive, centralized cache of all text found in your documents and other text-based files, including database and package files. View 37 alternatives to FoxTrot Professional Search