The Best Open Source EndNote AlternativesTop Research Managers and other similar apps like EndNote

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   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.

   86 Zotero alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   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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   Guest

   Positive comment•May 19, 2017

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   Consistent research sources management. No hidden fees. Nice UI.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   John Fastman

   Positive comment•Dec 17, 2016

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   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.

   

   

   • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceEndNote is Paid and Proprietary
   • Zotero is Privacy focusedEndNote is not according to our users
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   Qiqqa

    424 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.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Sep 14, 2016

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   Much more powerful and flexible

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Qiqqa is Freemium and Open SourceEndNote is Paid and Proprietary
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   JabRef

    106 likes

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

   56 JabRef alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • Mozilla Firefox

   

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   John Fastman

   Negative comment•Dec 17, 2016

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   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.)

   

   

   • JabRef is Free and Open SourceEndNote is Paid and Proprietary
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   KBibTeX

    9 likes

   KBibTeX is a reference management software primarily for BibTeX which is typically used in conjunction with TeX/LaTeX.

   34 KBibTeX alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   

   

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   BibDesk

    24 likes

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

   36 BibDesk alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   SCIENTILLA

    21 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   I, Librarian

    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.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

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

   

   

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    Peerlibrary

     9 likes

    PeerLibrary is an open source project developing a collaborative online community where scholars and researchers can discover, read, and discuss scholarly literature all within one site. This project focuses on expediting access to publications, enabling public recordings of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Research Manager

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    Paperlib

     3 likes

    An open-source and simple academic paper management tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Research Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Safari

    

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    Bibfilex

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    Bibfilex is a free bibliographic manager for GNU/Linux, Windows and OS X. It's useful to create and to manage archives of bibliographical items (books, articles, etc.) with possible attachments of any kind according to Biblatex structure and rules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Citation Generator

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    Mick Schroeder’s automatic citation generator. Create a bibliography from a URL, PubMed ID, DOI, ISBN, etc… Style with AMA, APA, APA, NLM, + 9000 more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Research Manager

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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