Mendeley AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Document Managers

The best Document Manager alternative to Mendeley is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Mendeley and 11 are Document Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Document Manager alternatives to Mendeley are Qiqqa, Paperpile, MyInfo and I, Librarian.

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  1. Zotero icon

    Zotero

     479 likes

    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.

    79 Zotero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    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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    Comments about Zotero as an Alternative to Mendeley
    Guest
    Positive
    9

    Amazing. Full featured; sqlite db, tagging, notes... Hey, knowledge at your fingertips

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Ron Bar-Ad
    1

    Zotero is great for referencing and integrates well with browsers and word processors. It's not the same as Mendeley Reference Manager, which not only holds references but also pdfs, and has annotation and notebook features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -5

    Open source and made in the U.S.A!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceMendeley is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zotero is Privacy focusedMendeley is not according to our users
  2. Qiqqa icon

    Qiqqa

     422 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.

    60 Qiqqa alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Qiqqa as an Alternative to Mendeley
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Has the feature to tag regions of a pdf with a keyword or add a note with a tag and later compile all occurrences of the tagged regions with a particular keyword across the whole library..

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Differently from Qiqqa, Mendeley has no annotation report feature, meaning that it is not possible to gather all highlights/annotations on a paper into a single file. This is very useful for large pdf.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Qiqqa is Freemium and Open SourceMendeley is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Paperpile icon

    Paperpile

     57 likes

    Organize your research papers in a Gmail-like web app, sync your PDFs to Google Drive and cite your references in Google Docs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Office Word
    • Google Drive
    • Google Drive - Docs
    • Google Scholar
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    Comments about Paperpile as an Alternative to Mendeley
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I like that this is web-based and can use it on any laptop, just by signing into my account.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Paperpile is Paid and ProprietaryMendeley is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. MyInfo icon

    MyInfo

     40 likes

    MyInfo is a personal information manager for Windows. It will help you capture, organize, edit and share ideas, documents, tasks, and web pages.

    306 MyInfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. I, Librarian icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Organize PDFs.
     
  7. PocketBib icon

    PocketBib

     2 likes

    PocketBib is a BibTeX library reader for academics on the go. With PocketBib you can search, browse and read the papers in your BibTeX library, and synchronise them over Dropbox with BibDesk or JabRef on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. PDF Stacks icon

    PDF Stacks

     9 likes

    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
    Your library of PDF files at your fingertips: instantly organize, search, read, share and print within a click!
     
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    UbikReader

     5 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Benubird PDF icon

    Benubird PDF

     16 likes

    Benubird PDF makes personal document management simple: capture, organize and retrieve your PDF documents effortlessly. Managing files is easy with virtual folders and powerful metadata filters. Guaranteed to save you time and revolutionize the way you work with your documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. ResearchCollab icon

    ResearchCollab

     1 like

    ResearchCollab is a web-based research collaboration platform designed to support individual researchers and teams throughout the research process.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    The ResearchCollab Dashboard offers a real-time overview of your research activity, showing active projects, resources, papers, and recent updates. It helps you stay organized, track progress, monitor AI credit usage, and stay connected with collaborators, all in one central hub.
     
  13. Afforai icon

    Afforai

     1 like

    Afforai is the AI-powered reference manager for modern researchers, helping researchers manage, annotate, cite papers and conduct literature reviews with AI reliably. Afforai was built to assist every kind of researcher, whether you are a student, professor, or researcher of 50-years.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Afforai Reference Manager
     
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