Citation Management
Comparison of reference management software
Comparison of Free Bibliographic Managers
All the tools listed below are free unless otherwise noted:
Browser or web-based, no web hosting required:
Web-based, host it yourself: PHP-based, you have to install them on your own server
Desktop applications: The advantage of these is that you can store the actual papers, too
Commercial Tools and Services ($$)
Comparison of Free Bibliographic Managers
All the tools listed below are free unless otherwise noted:
Browser or web-based, no web hosting required:
- Zotero - this works as a firefox extension
- Connotea - like del.icio.us, for sharing references, open source but not many features
- CiteULike - share academic citations, free but not open source
- BibMe - web-based bibliography maker
Web-based, host it yourself: PHP-based, you have to install them on your own server
Desktop applications: The advantage of these is that you can store the actual papers, too
Commercial Tools and Services ($$)
- EndNote - the standard
- NoodleTools - web-based
- SourceAid - web-based
Formatting Your References
For just forms that help you with properly formatting references in various formats (like APA), see the Citation Machine website.
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