JabRef Alternatives

JabRef is described as 'Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format' and is a very popular research manager in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to JabRef for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best JabRef alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JabRef are Mendeley, Qiqqa, DEVONthink and EndNote.

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  1. QuickBib icon
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    QuickBib is a cross-platform utility that uses doi2bib3 to fetch BibTeX for DOIs, arXiv identifiers as well as article titles. Works as a GUI app and also as a CLI. Perfect for research workflows, manuscripts and automation.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  2. Elumity icon
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    Elumity is a powerful academic tool for managing and sharing knowledge, combining research, reference management, and collaboration in one platform.

    56 Elumity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Weava icon
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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
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. ResearchWize icon
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    All-in-one AI research assistant for students: summarize articles, chat with your notes, helps generate essays, citations, quizzes, and full presentations—right from your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
     
  5. SCIENTILLA icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. 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
     
  7. PDF Stacks icon
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    With PDF Stacks, you can organize, find and browse, search, annonate and share your collection and library of PDF files, papers, research and journal articles with a single click. It saves you time: no more wondering around your computer to find a PDF file.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. This Zotero plugin allows the user to automatically generate bibliographies (as well as in-text citations and footnotes) for Microsoft Word. It allows the user to insert a new in-text citation into a manuscript, and the bibliography will be automatically updated to include the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Firefox
     
  9. Cite This! icon
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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
     
  10. UbikReader icon
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    UbikReader is the new way to organize your documents. Multitask while you read, annotate, write notes and share your documents with ease. No more worrying about how to manage your large, cluttered library of documents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. PDF Search icon
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    PDF Search is an app to search multiple documents insanely fast. It enables you to find any information in seconds within lots of documents. It uses its AI-powered algorithm to detect the best related pages. Just search your documents, reference books or notes using PDF Search.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. BibTeXSearch icon
     1 like

    A scientific record discovery tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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