JabRef
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Bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Microsoft Edge
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
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Recent activities
- Paperguide added JabRef as alternative to Paperguide.ai
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Education & Reference, Backup & SyncGitHub repository
- 3,867 Stars
- 2,788 Forks
- 588 Open Issues
- Updated Apr 27, 2025
Comments and Reviews
JabRef is wonderful, if you are looking for tool to use for writing, as well as organizing your entire library of academic research articles. Supports direct import of entry attributes based on doi, ISBN, as well as other identifiers. The customizability of the environment is great and offers a lot to any academic, including undergraduates. On the other hand, the Java based environment has been growing over time, becoming fairly resource demanding, which makes it slower than would be desired. Occasionally, a glitch occurs, but never anything that wouldn't be fixed in the standard "turn it off and on again" approach.
Free and open-source reference manager that works flawlessly. I really like the browser extension which makes importing new documents very easy.
JabRef has extensions which add to its functionality, including integration with Microsoft Word, if you so desire.