Comparison of reference management software. The following tables compare reference management software. Researchers using the tables below for comparison in order to evaluate and choose reference management software should note the products latest stable release date. An older release date suggests the product is not currently being supported and users may encounter technical issues and little to no technical support. GeneraleditIn the notes section, there is a difference between web based, referring to applications that may be installed on a web server usually requiring My. SQL or another database and PHP, Perl, Python, or some other language for web applicationsa centrally hosted website. JWrG.png' alt='Reference Manager 12' title='Reference Manager 12' />Software. Developer. First public release. Latest stable release date. Latest stable version. Cost USDFree software. License. Notes. Aigaion. Reference Manager 12 Download' title='Reference Manager 12 Download' />1. Reference Manager 12 CWYW Tools in Word 2013. Note No current version of Reference Manager has been designed to be compatible with Office 2013, as they were. Aigaion developers. Free. Yes. GNU GPLweb based Apache, PHP, My. SQLBebop. ALa. RI Institute. Free. Yes. BSDweb based Bib. Te. X front end Apache, PHP, My. SQLBib. Base. Christian Fritz. Free. No. Proprietarycentrally hosted website, intended for publication pages. Bib. Desk. Bib. Desk developers. Free. Yes. BSDBib. Te. X front end repository Cocoa based integration with Spotlight. Biblioscape. CG Information. US7. 9 2. 991No. Proprietary. ODBC web access in Pro ed optional clientserver. Bib. Sonomy. University of Kassel. Alchemy An Index Of Possibilities Rar File. Free. Yes. AGPL, GPL, LGPL2centrally hosted website. Bibus. Bibus developers. Free. Yes. GNU GPLBookends. Sonny Software. 19. Mac 1. 98. 3 Apple II2. US6. 01No. Proprietaryintegrated web search, pdf download, auto completion. Citavi. Swiss Academic Software. US7. 0 9. 49 Free for projects up to 1. No. Proprietarydata can be saved locally, or, for team access, in an intranet Microsoft SQL Server, or on Windows Azure 5 search databases from interface6Cite. ULike. Oversity Limited. Reference Manager is the powerful bibliographic solution for work groups, networks and collaborative projects. Search online databases, organize references easily. Contents 3 Chapter 1 Welcome to Reference Manager Introducing Reference Manager. Reference Manager 12. While it is not required, we recommend uninstalling all previous versions of Reference Manager before installing Reference Manager 12. Browse and Read Manual Reference Manager 12 En Espaol Manual Reference Manager 12 En Espaol The ultimate sales letter will provide you a distinctive book to overcome. Free. Noproprietary7centrally hosted websitecolwizcolwiz Ltd. Free Online storage free up to 3 GB Additional storage space available. No. Proprietary. Desktop Win, Mac, Linux Web components, i. OS and Android. End. Note. Clarivate Analytics. X8. 1. US2. 99. 9. No. Proprietary. The web version End. Note basic formerly, End. Note Web is free of charge. F1. 00. 0Workspace. F1. 00. 0Science Navigation Group. Continually updated online. Institutional access varies with size of institute Personal subscription 9. Free Trial Version. No. Proprietary. Web based, Microsoft Word plug in Win, Mac, Google Docs add on, browser extensions Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 1. Reference Manager 12 Professional EditionReference Manager 12 For WindowsJab. Ref. Jab. Ref developers. Free. Yes. MIT license. Java. Bib. Te. X and Bib. La. Te. X manager. KBib. Te. XKBib. Te. X developers. 20. Free. Yes. GNU GPLBib. Te. X front end, using the KDE Software Compilation. Mendeley. Elsevier. Free Online storage free up to 2 GB Additional storage space available. Noproprietary OS API clients existAccount required, Desktop Web components, Windows, Linux, OS X, i. Phone i. Pad, Android. Paperpile. Stefan Washietl, Gregorgy Jordan, Andreas Gruber. Continually updated online. US2. 9. 9month for academics, 9. No. Proprietaryweb application, integrates with Google Docs, collaboration sharing features, currently only on Google Chrome. Papers. Labtiva. 20. US7. 91No. Proprietarysearch repositories from interface supports plug ins, Universal i. OS app. Pybliographerpybliographer developers. Free. Yes. GNU GPLPythonGTK2. Qiqqa. Qiqqa. 20. Free, Freemium and Premium versions. No. Proprietary. Desktop Tablet Web Intranet. Read. Cube. Labtiva. Free desktop mobile app Cloud Storage 5month, 5. No. Proprietary. Desktop MacPC Web components, personalized recommendations, private group sharing, integrated web search, enhanced PDF reader, i. OS App, Androidrefbaserefbase developers. Free. Yes. GNU GPLweb based for institutional repositoriesself archiving8Ref. DBrefdb developers. Free. Yes. GNU GPLnetwork transparent XMLSGML bibliographies. Reference Manager. Thomson Reuters. 19. Not for sale anymore, sales ceased December 3. No. Proprietarynetwork version built in web publishing tool discontinued. Referencer. Referencer developers. Free. Yes. GNU GPLBib. Te. X front end. Ref. Works. Ref. Works Pro. Quest. 20. 01. 20. US1. 00 per year. No. Proprietaryweb based, browser accessed, centrally hosted program. Ref. MERef. ME2. 01. Shut down on March 7, 2. Free. No. Proprietary. Web, i. OS and Android Chrome and Safari Extensions available discontinued. Sci. Ref. Scientific Programs. US3. 8. 9. 0 Free trial version. No. Proprietary. Sente. Third Street Software, Inc. US6. 08. 01 Free for libraries up to 1. No. Proprietary. Desktop and i. Pad, centralized backupsynching. Pinnacle Media Center Serial Number more. Wikindx. Mark Grimshaw. Free. Yes. GNU GPLweb based. Wiz. Folio. Wiz. Patent. Avatara. US2. 5 Free Basic version. No. Proprietarycentrally hosted website discontinued, service ends December 2. Zotero. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at GMU2. Free Online storage free up to 3. MB Additional storage space available. Yes. AGPLMulti platform desktop version with connectors for Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Web based access to reference library also available. Operating system supporteditIn the case of web applications, this describes the server OS. For centrally hosted websites that are proprietary, this is not applicable. Any client OS can connect to a web service unless stated otherwise in a footnote. Software. Windows. Mac OS XLinux. Chrome. OSBSDUnixi. OS App. Android App. Windows App. Aigaion. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Bebop. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Bib. Base. NANANANANANA Bib. Desk. No. Yes. No No. No. Third party Pocket. Bib Bib. Sonomy. NANANANANANA Bibus. Yes. Experimental. Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Bookends. No. Yes. No No. No. Yes Citavi. Yes. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Cite. ULike. NANANANANANA Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. End. Note. Yes. Yes. No. No. No. No. Yes. No. No. F1. 00. 0Workspace. Yes. Yes. No. No. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. Jab. Ref. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Install Deb Package On Arch Linux Install here. Yes. No. No. No. KBib. Te. XExperimental. Experimental. Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Mendeley. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. Paperpile. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Norequires ChromeNorequires ChromeNo. No. No. Papers. No. Yes. No. No. No. No. Yesthird party EZPaperz1. Aziz, Lite1. 1No. Pybliographer. Partial1. Partial1. 2Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Qiqqa. Yes. No. No No. No. No. Yes. No. Read. Cube. Yes. Yes. No No. No. Yes. Yes. Norefbase. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Ref. DBYes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. No. No. No. Reference Manager. Yes1. 3No. No No. No. No. No. No. Referencer. No. No. Yes No. No Ref. Works1. 4Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. YesSci. Ref. Yes. No. No No. No Sente. No. Yes. No No. No. Yes1. 5 Wikindx. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Wiz. Folio. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yes Zotero. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes. Yesthird partythird party Aziz, Lite1. No. Export file formatseditThis table lists the machine readable file formats that can be exported from reference managers. These are typically used to share data with other reference managers or with other people who use a reference manager. To exchange data from one program to another, the first program must be able to export to a format that the second program may import. Import file formats are in a table below this one. Software. Bib. Te. XEndnoteReferBib. IXMedline. MODS XMLRISOther. Aigaion. Yes. No. No. No. Yesnone. Bebop.