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JabRef
Free open-source reference manager for BibTeX and BibLaTeX libraries, with online catalog search and Word and LibreOffice citing.
License: Open source- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Status: Active- RIS: opens and saves, partial fidelity. Imports and exports RIS; some fields may map differently
- BIB: opens and saves, full fidelity. Native BibTeX and BibLaTeX libraries
This replaces EndNote
Mendeley Reference Manager
Free reference manager from Elsevier with a PDF reader, Word and browser add-ins, shared groups and 2 GB of cloud storage.
License: Free tier- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Web
Status: Verified- RIS: opens and saves, full fidelity
- BIB: opens and saves, full fidelity. BibTeX import and export
This replaces EndNote
Zotero
Open-source reference manager that collects sources from the web, stores PDFs and formats citations in Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs.
License: Open source- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Web
- iOS
Status: Active- RIS: opens and saves, full fidelity
- BIB: opens and saves, full fidelity. BibTeX import and export; citation keys may need the Better BibTeX plug-in
This replaces EndNote