Reference Manager AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Research Managers

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   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

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   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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   Guest

   Positive comment•Dec 20, 2017

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   it is totally free and supports webdav

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourceReference Manager is Paid and Proprietary
   • Zotero is Privacy focusedReference Manager is not according to our users
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   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

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Mendeley

    293 likes

   Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and sharing research papers and generating bibliographies with 1GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronize your library...

   81 Mendeley alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   

   

   

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   JabRef

    104 likes

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

   50 JabRef alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • Mozilla Firefox

   

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   BibSonomy

    45 likes

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

   75 BibSonomy alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Research Manager
   • Bookmark Manager

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online

   

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   EndNote

    44 likes

   A reference management software, used for searching online publication databases, & managing publications / bibliographies, with the ability to insert the references into a word processor.

   46 EndNote alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Research Manager

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   

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   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

   • Research Manager

   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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    ReadCube Papers

     71 likes

    Papers helps you collect and curate the research material that you're passionate about. This award-winning reference manager will improve the way you find, organize, read, cite, and share.

    42 ReadCube Papers alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Research Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox

    

    

    

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    Citavi

     52 likes

    Reference management and knowledge organization with integrated task planner. Solution for work groups with data sharing in intranet available.

    39 Citavi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Research Manager

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    KBibTeX

     9 likes

    KBibTeX is a reference management software primarily for BibTeX which is typically used in conjunction with TeX/LaTeX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Research Manager

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

    

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