FormatMyCitation Alternatives

FormatMyCitation is described as 'Free and easy-to-use citation generator designed for students, researchers, and writers' and is an website. There are more than 10 alternatives to FormatMyCitation, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best FormatMyCitation alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to FormatMyCitation are JabRef, BibSonomy, MyBib and Web Highlights.

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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.

    78 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 the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to FormatMyCitation.

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

    • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceFormatMyCitation is Free and Proprietary
    • Zotero is Privacy focusedFormatMyCitation is not according to our users
  2. JabRef icon

    JabRef

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

    48 JabRef alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. BibSonomy icon

    BibSonomy

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • BibSonomy is the most popular Web-based alternative to FormatMyCitation.

    • BibSonomy is Free and Open SourceFormatMyCitation is Free and Proprietary
  5. MyBib icon

    MyBib

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    A new FREE citation generator. Automatically create bibliographies, references, and citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and over 8000 more styles with a totally free and no-ads citation generator.

    19 MyBib alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  6. Web Highlights icon

    Web Highlights

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    This Chrome Extension is a productivity highlighter for websites and PDFs, allowing easy organization and access to highlighted research, notes, and bookmarks.

    57 Web Highlights alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  7. EasyBib icon

    EasyBib

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    Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. Now supports 7th edition of MLA.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Drive - Docs
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  9. Cite This For Me icon

    Cite This For Me

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    Automatically create website citations in the APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard referencing styles at the click of a button.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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  10. Citations icon

    Citations

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    Manage your bibliographies using the BibTeX format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  11. Weava icon

    Weava

     15 likes
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    Weava is a collaborative workplace for research offering an easy way to highlight, organize and collaborate on your research articles.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  12. BibMe icon

    BibMe

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    BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages external databases to quickly fill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the citation information and compile a bibliography according to the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  13. Cite This! icon

    Cite This!

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    Use this extension to generate MLA, AMA, and APA-style citations for the websites you visit. Please send comments and feature requests/bugs to citethis@angelforge.org. Look for the Note icon in your Add-on Bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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  14. SCRiBBR APA Generator icon

    SCRiBBR APA Generator

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    With the SCRiBBR APA Generator you can easily generate citations in the APA reference style. Select the source type, fill in the input fields and generate the reference in APA style.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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