Zotero Alternatives

Zotero is described as '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' and is a very popular research manager in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Zotero for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Zotero alternative is Mendeley, which is free. Other great apps like Zotero are Qiqqa, JabRef, EndNote and Paperwork.

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Zotero alternatives are mainly Research Managers, but if you're looking for Document Managers or Academic Research Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Mac, Research Manager and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Zotero.
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  1. TextCite icon
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    Program for organizing and commenting textual citations from texts (books, articles, or other published works) for use in producing scientific or academic publications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Raxter icon
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    RAx helps researchers with literature review and analysis, critical reading, finding insight/educational resources, organizing, and collaboration. RAx’s AI-enabled features help you with resource exploration, literature review, critical reading, collaboration, and organizing.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. Citations icon
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    Manage your bibliographies using the BibTeX format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    Mick Schroeder’s automatic citation generator. Create a bibliography from a URL, PubMed ID, DOI, ISBN, etc… Style with AMA, APA, APA, NLM, + 9000 more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. Droideley icon
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    Droideley is an unofficial Mendeley Android client. It is capable of synchronizing with your Mendeley library and of downloading the stored documents. It also provides a filtering options (folder, author, tag) and it can be used for searching in the global Mendeley database.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Bibcitation icon
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    Bibcitation is a free citation generator that creates bibliographies, references and works cited. Automatically generate MLA, APA, Chicago and other citations and create an accurate bibliography in one click.

    12 Bibcitation alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  7. Bibtex Editor icon
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    Easy to use online Bibtex Editor. Lets you manage Bibtex directly in your browser. Able to import and export Bibtex.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. DeepDyve icon
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    DeepDyve provides simple and affordable access to millions of articles across thousands of peer-reviewed journals. Content from the world's leading publishers including Reed Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  9. Cite This! icon
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    Use this extension to generate MLA, AMA, and APA-style citations for the websites you visit. Please send comments and feature requests/bugs to citethis@angelforge.org. Look for the Note icon in your Add-on Bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. PocketBib icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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