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Qiqqa

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.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
4.5
Excellent30 reviews
422likes
89comments
0news articles

Features

Suggest and vote on features
  1.  PDF annotation
  2.  Bib Tex Sniffer
  3.  Full-Text Search
  4.  Cross-references
  5.  Tagging
  6.  File Search
  7.  Citations
  8.  PDF OCR
  9.  Brainstorming
  10.  Annotation report
  11. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
  12.  Text search feature
  13.  Theme mapping
  14.  File Renaming
  15.  File Tagging
  16.  No registration required
  17.  Ad-free
  18.  Real time collaboration
  19.  Portable
  20.  Intranet Function
  21. Microsoft Word icon  Export to Word
  22.  Text Highlighting
  23.  Topic tags
  24.  Autotagging
  25.  Search metadata
  26.  Brainstorm mode
  27.  Optimized for Touch screen
  28.  Integrated PDF Viewer
  29.  Document Annotations
  30.  Citation detection
  31.  Automatic Tagging
  32.  Library section
  33.  Bibliography generator
  34.  Qualitative Data Analysis
  35.  Structured data
  36.  Plaguarism detection
  37.  Content analysis

 Tags

  • brainstorm
  • information-management
  • pdf
  • pdf-organizer
  • school
  • Research
  • Student
  • quantitative-analysis
  • citation-maker
  • publication
  • collaboration
  • citation
  • research-network
  • bibliography
  • caqdas
  • text-analysis
  • bibliographic
  • Reference
  • Library
  • generate-bibliographies
  • Academic
  • papers

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: Qiqqa is highly regarded for its robust reference management and research capabilities, with features like OCR, tagging, and full-text search receiving frequent praise. However, users express disappointment over the lack of updates and support, noting stagnation and compatibility issues for non-Windows platforms. Many find it indispensable for research and managing large volumes of literature, but improvements in development and cross-platform availability are desired.
Top Positive Comment
Dr. Muhammad Zahid Khan
5

I have been using Qiqqa since 2010 and found it one of its kind. One other reference manager, literature management software can match the functionality provided by Qiqqa. It helped me immensely in my Literature and thesis writeup. Searching through a huge database of literature is made so easy by Qiqqa that you will be amazed. Highly recommended for researchers.

Top Negative Comment
music
-1

They have very clearly stated in their download page (http://www.qiqqa.com/Download) as of July 2015:

"A Linux version is not currently available."

Moderator could you please remove the 'linux' tag.

  • Please note - having a web option does not make it linux. They should give a package that I can download and install on my machine.

  • A firefox plugin does not make it linux.

[Edited by music, July 16]

g-victoria
0

I like Qiqqa, because it is very good pdf manager. It's impressive how quickly you work when you already have it. Experience in its use.

bronavon1
0

I have been using Qiqqa since 2015 for my doctoral studies and research. I would never have coped without my beloved electronic library. I am not a 'power' user, so the library with easy bulk upload of PDF's or Word docs, superior search capability, based on strong Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Bibtex for referencing, the theming feature, and the ability to annotate, are sufficient for me. I'm in the final stretch with my thesis, and Qiqqa has been my vital companion. I love Qiqqa and tell everyone about it!

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Guest
0

I love Qiqqa because it is an exceptional research manager with outstanding capabilities.

Review by a new / low-activity user.
berean
1

So disappointed with this. Having used it before it went open source, it seems to have stagnated. the last full release was more than 2 years ago, there are quite a few "unpublished" versions which are still glitchy. Qiqqa offers an idea solution for research not matched by the other out there. the lack of development indicate it has stalled (if it ever really took off!) Such a shame !

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freitbauer1984
1

Our Head of R&D did an extensive analysis of different tools. qiqqa clearly stood out of the crowd. Thanks for this great enabler!

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What is Qiqqa?

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.

Superb reference and document management. Import PDFs into separate libraries. Automatic OCR and tag extraction. Qiqqa helps you populate missing metadata for millions of research papers. Full-text search, duplicate paper detection, inbound and outbound links, and much more.

Top-notch built-in PDF reader with annotating, highlighting, automated jump links, and so much more. Create printable summaries of notes, mindmaps of your thoughts, and directly cite your references and automatically create bibliographies within the Microsoft Word word processor.

See information about papers, and connections between concepts, in a totally new way. Explore an entire library of papers via authors, papers, tags, and themes. Know exactly what paper to focus on next.

Qiqqa information

  • Developed by

    GB flagQuantisle Ltd.
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $7 and $42 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5 (30 ratings)
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 89 comments and reviews about Qiqqa, and it has gotten 422 likes

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