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What are the best bibliography managers for research?
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Best bibliography managers for research
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Platforms
License
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Zotero
Free
Windows, Mac, Linux, Android (not official), iOS (not official), Web
AGPL (FOSS)
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F1000 Workspace
Free
Web, Windows, Android, iOS
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Mendeley
Free
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac
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Paperpile
$2.99/mo
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Papers
$3-10/month
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Zotero
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ommendation
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Zotero
My Recommendation for
Zotero
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15
Pros
11
Cons
3
Specs
Top
Pro
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Very good PDF management capability
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Note-taking capabilities are very basic
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Mac, Linux, Android (not official), iOS (not official), Web
License:
AGPL (FOSS)
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Pro
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Excellent web import capability
Easily import anything from your web browser to the Zotero database
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Con
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Unable to update the bibliography information via the Internet
If you added a paper in its pre-print format, you have to either re-add the new paper or manually update the information, after it gets published in a journal.
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Can import and export different file formats
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Only has 300mb of Cloud data in basic(free) subscription
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Pro
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Has a collaborative support team
You can find inspiration and help at their forums.
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Pro
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Moderately good web interface
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Extensive bibliographic support
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Pro
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Good performance (Zotero 5.0+)
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Supports notes on papers
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Easily organize your notes with tags and save them as collections
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Open Source and Free (as speech) software
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Very good sync option
Zotero has good syncing options and performance. Local database syncs easily with the cloud and users can have multiple local instances on different computers.
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Free
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F1000 Workspace
My Rec
ommendation
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F1000 Workspace
My Recommendation for
F1000 Workspace
All
4
Pros
3
Specs
Top
Pro
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Annotations on PDF and web pages
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Android, iOS
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Chrome extension
Save references directly from your browser. Annotate webpages and PDFs online.
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Import from PDF, Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, Papers, ReadCube, Reference Manager, RefWorks
Works well
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Free
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Mendeley
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Mendeley
My Recommendation for
Mendeley
All
9
Pros
5
Cons
3
Specs
Top
Pro
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Good sharing and community support
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Con
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Closed Source (Proprietary)
Own by Elsevier
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac
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Pro
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Moderately high cloud space
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Con
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Not very good web import capability
To support importing citation from your browser
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Very good PDF management capability
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Con
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Proprietary and not-standard PDF annotation
If you annotate the PDFs you have to open it with Mendeley since it uses non-standard formats to annotate PDFs.
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Great web interface
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Good video tutorials
Official video tutorials can be found here that take you through what the software is capable and how to go about using it.
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Free
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Paperpile
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Paperpile
My Recommendation for
Paperpile
All
1
Pros
1
Top
Pro
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Makes collaborative writing easy as it's built around Google Docs
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$2.99/mo
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Papers
My Rec
ommendation
for
Papers
My Recommendation for
Papers
All
3
Pros
2
Cons
1
Top
Pro
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Built-in PubMed search interface
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Con
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Unstable
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Good desktop interface
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$3-10/month
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EndNote
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EndNote
My Recommendation for
EndNote
All
3
Pros
1
Cons
2
Top
Pro
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Mature
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Con
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Poor web interface
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Expensive
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