Reference Manager Alternatives

Reference Manager is described as 'Reference system for academic writing. Online Reference Searcher: Collect references from remote bibliographic databases. Search ISI Web of Science®, PubMed and Internet libraries worldwide from Reference Manager' and is a research manager in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Reference Manager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Reference Manager alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Reference Manager are Qiqqa, Mendeley, Zoho Notebook and JabRef.

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Reference Manager alternatives page was last updated Jun 25, 2015
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  1. wizdom.ai icon
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    wizdom.ai (formerly colwiz) is a free and comprehensive research management software for researchers, academics and students. With the wizdom.ai android app, you can search, add and manage publications in your wizdom.ai library on the go. Sync instantly across wizdom.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    wizdom.ai Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Citations
    3.  Bibliography generator

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

    28 KBibTeX alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux

    KBibTeX Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

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  3. BibDesk icon
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    BibDesk is a bibliographic reference manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format.

    32 BibDesk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BibDesk Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Typesetting
    3.  Tex

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  4. RefWorks icon
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    RefWorks - an online research management, writing and collaboration tool - is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    RefWorks Features

    1.  References

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  5. 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.

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Company/website unreachable

    PDF Stacks Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Real time collaboration

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  6. Biblioscape icon
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    Software to help researchers collect and manage bibliographic data, take notes while doing research, and generate citations and bibliographies for publication.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Biblioscape Features

    1.  Citations

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  7. BibMe icon
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    BibMe is a free automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages external databases to quickly fill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the citation information and compile a bibliography according to the...

    35 BibMe alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    BibMe Features

    1.  Export citation
    2.  Citations
    3.  Bibliography generator

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  8. 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.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    UbikReader Features

    1.  PDF annotation
    2.  Integrated Search
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration

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  9. Bookends icon
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    Bookends is a commercial reference management software package for Mac OS X that is used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. Its target market is students, academics and professionals.

    30 Bookends alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Bookends Features

    1.  Bibliography generator
    2.  Citations

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  10. Refeus icon
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    Refeus is a software to simplify scientific work. Refeus supports the complete workflow from collecting and managing content and publications to write and publishing documents.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Refeus Features

    1.  Knowledge Management
    2.  Bibliography generator

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  11. NotesHolder icon
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    NotesHolder lets you quickly type in any piece of information so that you can easily find it when you need, read it or print it out for your convenience. This is the most effective way to store all your notes without cluttering up your desk with post it notes / sticky notes.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last free version, 2.3 build 148, released on May 18, 2010, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Screen Edge Docking
    3.  Note organization
    4.  On top

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  12. Exstora icon
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    Built-in quick note: save ideas, contacts, interesting facts

    With Exstora, you can write down a thought that comes to your mind as soon as possible. To create a new note, just double-click next to the corresponding section.

    Personal organizer software: plans for the future, eve.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.9, released in May 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Exstora Features

    1.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    2.  Planner

    Exstora VS Reference Manager

     
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