Comparison Tool For Mac

Posted : admin On 09.04.2020

FileMerge

Being part of its developer toolset, Apple's own merge tool comes at no additional costs. It might not be the most elegant tool, but it's definitely a solid one that does the job of comparing & merging text.

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Beyond Compare

Originally a product for Microsoft Windows, the Beyond Compare team has contributed a fine diff tool to the Mac platform. Like Araxis Merge and DeltaWalker, it goes beyond (pun intended) comparing simple text and also allows diffing Word and PDF contents. In its 'Pro Version', it also supports merging.

  • Wow, I had no idea that BBEdit had a file comparison tool. So I checked it out, and it sucks. FileMerge.app is a much better tool, the graphic indication of changes makes everything work so easily.
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Araxis Merge

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One of the few diff tools that works with more than just text and image files, Araxis Merge lets you also compare office documents (like MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, or ODF). For people working on both Windows and Mac, it's great to know that a single license is valid for both platforms.


NEW: Image Diffing in Tower! Our popular Git client Tower now supports Image Diffing for a variety of formats (including PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, JPEG2000, and HEIC). In both the Working Copy and various History / Changeset views, you can now see the actual images - and how they were changed! Try it yourself - for free!

DeltaWalker

Just like Araxis, the DeltaWalker app also lets you compare office files. However, it goes one step further by letting you compare file archives like ZIP, JAR, and TAR files. Also, if you're regularly performing comparisons on a folder basis, DeltaWalker shines with a great performance in this area.

Kaleidoscope

Originally developed by 'Sofa', Kaleidoscope was later acquired by 'BlackPixel' - who did a great job in making it one of the best diff & merge tools for the Mac. Its beautiful user interface and great image diffing capabilities are what set it apart.


Free Alternatives

In case you're looking for a free alternative to the standard FileMerge app, you should also have a look at P4Merge and DiffMerge.
Both can't compare in terms of features and user interface with their commercial competitors - but make for a valid alternative on Mac, Windows, and Linux.


Integrations

Another aspect to watch out for is integrations: before choosing your favorite tool, you should make sure that it plays nicely with the rest of your tool chain. I can already confirm that all of the mentioned tools work seamlessly at least with Tower, our own Git client.

If you don't need the power of a dedicated Diff tool application, the integrated diff views in Tower might be absolutely sufficient for you:

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Conclusion

Diff & merge apps are amongst the most underestimated tools. But a good one can be really helpful in a lot of situations. Try one of the above and see for yourself!

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The following tables compare reference management software. Readers using the table to choose reference management software should note the product's 'latest stable release date'. An older release date suggests that the product is not currently supported and users may encounter technical issues and receive little to no technical support.

General[edit]

In the 'notes' section, there is a difference between:

  • web-based, referring to applications that may be installed on a web server (usually requiring MySQL or another database and PHP, Perl, Python, or some other language for web applications)
  • a centrally hosted website
SoftwareDeveloperFirst public releaseLatest stable release dateLatest stable versionCost (USD)Free softwareLicenseNotes
BebopALaRI Institute2007-11-082009-11-101.1FreeYesBSDweb-based BibTeX front-end (Apache, PHP, MySQL)
BibBaseChristian Fritz20052013-07v3FreeNoProprietarycentrally hosted website, intended for publication pages
BibDeskBibDesk developers2002-042019-06-031.7.1FreeYesBSDBibTeX front-end + repository; Cocoa-based; integration with Spotlight
BiblioscapeCG Information19972015-06-2210.0.3.6US$79-299[1]NoProprietaryODBC; web access in Pro ed; optional client/server; discontinued?
BibSonomyUniversity of Kassel2006-012018-07-303.8.13FreeYesAGPL, GPL, LGPL[2]centrally hosted website
BibusBibus developers2004-06-032013-05-231.5.1FreeYesGNU GPLdiscontinued?
BookendsSonny Software1988 (Mac) / 1983 (Apple II+)2019-06-2213.2.4 [3]US$59.99[1]NoProprietaryDesktop & iOS synced via iCloud, integrated web search, pdf download, auto-completion, Word plugin, BibTex support, PDF annotations stored as notes
CitaviSwiss Academic Software2006-02-132019-01-106.3US$70-949 / Free for projects up to 100 references[4]NoProprietarydata can be saved locally on the computer, or, for team access, in the Citavi Cloud or an intranet Microsoft SQL Server;[5] search databases from interface[6]
CiteULikeOversity Limited2004-11Shut down in 2019-03-30[7]FreeNoproprietary[8]centrally hosted website
colwizcolwiz Ltd20112016-05-09Free / Online storage free up to 3 GB / Additional storage space availableNoProprietaryDesktop (Win, Mac, Linux) & Web components, iOS and Android
EndNoteClarivate Analytics19882018-01-09X9US$299.95[1]NoProprietaryThe web version EndNote basic (formerly, EndNote Web) is free of charge
F1000WorkspaceF1000/Science Navigation Group2015-05Continually updated onlineInstitutional access – varies with size of institute / Personal subscription $9.99/month / Free Trial VersionNoProprietaryWeb-based, Microsoft Word plug-in (Win, Mac), Google Docs add-on, browser extension(s) Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 11, mobile app available
JabRefJabRef developers2003-11-292018-06-054.3.1FreeYesMIT licenseJavaBibTeX and BibLaTeX manager
KBibTeXKBibTeX developers2005-082018-06-210.8.1FreeYesGNU GPLBibTeX front-end, using the KDE Software Compilation
MendeleyElsevier2008-0820181.19Free / Online storage free up to 2 GB / Additional storage space availableNoproprietary (OS API clients exist)Account required, Desktop & Web components, Windows, Linux, macOS, iPhone & iPad, Android
PaperpileStefan Washietl, Gregorgy Jordan, Andreas Gruber2013Continually updated onlineUS$2.99/month for academics, 9.99/month otherwiseNoProprietaryweb-application, integrates with Google Docs, collaboration & sharing features, currently only on Google Chrome
Papers 3ReadCube20072016-05-113.4.5Papers 3 no longer sold as of November 1, 2018 in lieu of ReadCube Papers release.NoProprietarysearch repositories from interface; supports plug-ins, Universal iOS app
Pybliographerpybliographer developers1998-10-30 (0.2)2018-04-031.4.0FreeYesGNU GPLPython/GTK2
QiqqaQiqqa2010-042016-09v79Free, Freemium and Premium versionsNoProprietaryDesktop; Tablet; Web; Intranet
ReadCube Papers now Papers (software)ReadCube2011-102019-01-18v.4.0.16 (Web App)US$ 3/month for students, 5/month academicsNoProprietaryWeb-based, MacOS, Windows, iOS and Android Microsoft Word plug-in browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Edge)
refbaserefbase developers2003-06-032014-02-280.9.6FreeYesGNU GPLweb-based for institutional repositories/self-archiving[9]
RefDBrefdb developers2001-04-252007-11-050.9.9FreeYesGNU GPLnetwork-transparent; XML/SGML bibliographies
Reference ManagerThomson Reuters1984201012.0.3Not for sale anymore, sales ceased December 31, 2015NoProprietarynetwork version; built-in web publishing tool; discontinued
ReferencerReferencer developers2008-03-152014-02-271.2.2FreeYesGNU GPLBibTeX front-end
RefWorksEx Libris / ProQuest200120183Institutional subscriptionNoProprietaryweb-based, browser-accessed, Word & Google Docs
RefMERefME2014Shut down in 2017FreeNoProprietaryWeb, iOS and Android; Chrome and Safari Extensions available; discontinued
SciRefScientific Programs20122015-07-261.5US$38.90 / Free trial versionNoProprietary
SenteThird Street Software, Inc.2004Shut down in 20176.7.9US$60–80[1] / Free for libraries up to 100 refsNoProprietaryDesktop and iPad, centralized backup/synching; discontinued
WikindxMark Grimshaw2004-022017-125.2.1FreeYesGNU GPLweb-based
WizFolioWizPatent2008-06Shut down in 2017AvataraUS$25 / Free Basic versionNoProprietarycentrally hosted website; discontinued
ZoteroRoy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at GMU20062019-06-145.0.67 [10]Free / Online storage free up to 300 MB / Additional storage space availableYesAGPLMulti-platform desktop version with connectors for Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Web-based access to reference library also available.

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Operating system support[edit]

In 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.

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SoftwareWindowsmacOSLinuxChromeOSBSDUnixiOS AppAndroid AppWindows App
BebopYesYesYes?YesYesNoNoNo
BibBaseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A???
BibDeskNoYesNo?NoNoThird-party - PocketBib??
BibSonomyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A???
BibusYesExperimentalYes?YesYesNoNoNo
BookendsNoYesNo?NoNoYes??
CitaviYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
CiteULikeN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A???
colwizYesYesYes?YesYesYesYesNo
EndNoteYesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
F1000WorkspaceYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
JabRefYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
KBibTeXExperimentalExperimentalYes?YesYesNoNoNo
MendeleyYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesNo
PaperpileYesYesYesYesNo
(requires Chromium)
No
(requires Chromium)
in betain betaNo
Papers 3NoYesNoNoNoNoYesthird party - EZPaperz[11] or Aziz, Lite![12]No
PybliographerPartial[13]Partial[13]Yes?YesYesNoNoNo
QiqqaYesNoNo?NoNoNoYesNo
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesYesNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
refbaseYesYesYes?YesYesNoNoNo
RefDBYesYesYes?YesYesNoNoNo
Reference ManagerYes[14]NoNo?NoNoNoNoNo
ReferencerNoNoYes?NoNo???
RefWorks[15]YesYesNoYesYes?No - but is responsive?No
SciRefYesNoNo?NoNo???
SenteNoYesNo?NoNoYes[16]??
WikindxYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
WizFolioYesYesYes?YesYes???
ZoteroYesYesYes?YesYesthird partythird party - Aziz, Lite![12]No

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Export file formats[edit]

This 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.

SoftwareBibTeXEndnote/Refer/BibIXMedlineMODS XMLRISOther
BebopYesNoNoNoNounAPI
BibBaseYesNoNoNoNonone
BibDeskYesNoYesYesYesEndnote XML, user customizable
BibSonomyYesYesNoNoYesvarious [2]
BibusYesYesYesNoYesSQLite
BookendsYesYesYesNoYesvarious user-customizable
CitaviYesYesYesYesYesvarious
CiteULikeYesNoNoNoYesCOinS, Delicious
colwizYesYesNoYesYesEndNote XML, CSL formatted HTML
EndNoteYesYesYesNoYesvarious[17]
F1000WorkspaceYesNoNoNoYesCSV
JabRefYesYesNoYesYesBibTeXML, DocBook, HTML, OpenDocument for OO.o, RTF, SQL database, user-customizable
KBibTeXYesYesNoDepends[18]YesPDF, PostScript, HTML, XML, RTF
MendeleyYesYesNoNoYesEndnote XML
PaperpileYesNoNoNoYesnone
Papers 3YesYesNoNoYesBookends, CSV, Endnote XML, PDF
PybliographerYesYesYesNoNoOvid
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesYesNoNoYesnone
QiqqaYesNoNoNoNonone
refbaseYesYesNoYesYesCOinS, OpenDocument for OO.o, SRW XML via SRU, unAPI, Word XML
RefDBYesYesNoYesYesSRW XML via SRU web service, DocBook, TEI
Reference ManagerNoNoNoNoYesMEDLARS, TSV, CSV, Reference Manager XML, user-customizable
ReferencerYesNoNoNoNonone
RefWorksYesYesNoYesYesRIS, BibTeX, Tab delimited or XML metadata
SciRefNoNoNoNoYesPlain text, RTF
SenteYesYesNoNoYesuser-customizable
WikindxYesYesNoYesYesCOinS, RTF, HTML, ADS, Word BIB
WizFolioNoNoNoNoYesNo
ZoteroYesYesas of version 4.0[19]YesYesCOinS, CSV, Several RDF format standards, TEI, Wikipedia citation templates, Endnote XML, CSL JSON, Refer/BiblX, RefWorks tagged

Import file formats[edit]

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This table lists the file formats which may be manually imported into the reference managers without needing to connect to one particular database. Many of these database companies use the same name for their file format as they do for their database (including Copac, CSA, ISI, Medline, Ovid, PubMed, and SciFinder). For the ability to retrieve citations from the particular databases (rather than the file format), please refer to the database connectivity table that is below this table.

SoftwareBibTeXCopacCSAEndnote/Refer/BibIXISIMedlineMODS XMLOvidPubMedRISSciFinderOther
BebopYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNonone
BibBaseYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNonone
BibDeskYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesMARC, JSTOR, Reference Miner
BiblioscapeYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes?
BibSonomyYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoFirefox bookmarks
BibusYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoYesNonone
BookendsYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesvarious [3]; user-customizable
CitaviYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesvarious
CiteULikeYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNonone
colwizYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNowith built-in browser, bookmarklet
EndNoteNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesvarious[20]
F1000WorkspaceYesNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYesYesNoEndNote XML, NBIB from PubMed, Medline, PDF
JabRefYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesBibTexML, Biblioscape, Biomail, Inspec, JSTOR, MSBib, PDF widh XMP annotations, REPEC (NEP), SilverPlatter, SixPack
KBibTeXYesNoNoYesNoNoDepends[18]NoYesYesNonone
MendeleyYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoBrowser bookmarks
PaperpileYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoPDF
Papers 3YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoEndnote ENW, Endnote XML, CHM eBook, PDF
PybliographerYesNoNoYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNonone
QiqqaYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNonone
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoPDF
refbaseYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesRefWorks
RefDBYesYes[18]NoYes[18]Yes[18]YesYesNoYesYesYes[18]MARC, risx
Reference ManagerYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesvarious;[21] user-customizable
ReferencerYesNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoYesNonone
RefWorksYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesvarious[22]
SciRefNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNo?
SenteYesNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesDublin Core, Marc21 SUTRS, JSTOR, SilverPlatter
WikindxYesDepends[18]NoYes[citation needed]Depends[18]NoDepends[18]NoYes[citation needed]Yes[citation needed]NoISI, BibReX LaTeX
WizFolioNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoInternet Browser bookmarks[23]
Zotero[24]YesNo[25]No[25]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoCOinS, MARC, RDF, unAPI, Browser bookmarks, Endnote XML

Citation styles[edit]

SoftwareAPAChicago/TurabianHarvardMLAOtherExtension method
BebopNoNoNoNononenone
BibBaseYesNoNoNononenone
BibDeskYesyesNoNovariousBibDesk export templates
BiblioscapeYesYesYesYes2000+ styles[citation needed]Biblioscape format (through GUI)
BibSonomyYesNoYesNononenone
BibusYesNoNoNo56 styles, user-contributedbibus format (through GUI)
BookendsYesYesYesYesvarious[citation needed]?
CitaviYesYesYesYes10200+ styles. Styles can be requested and are centrally corrected; any BibTeX style when used with LaTeX.Citavi format (through GUI), includes conditions and programmable components; BibTeX
CiteULikeYesYesYesYesvarious[citation needed]none
colwizYesYesYesYes9397 stylesCSL
EndNoteYesYesYesYes6926 stylesEndNote format (through GUI)
F1000WorkspaceYesYesYesYes9397 stylesCSL
JabRefYesYesYesYesany BibTeX styleBibTeX
KBibTeXYesYesYesYesany BibTeX styleBibTeX
MendeleyYesYesYesYes9397 stylesCSL
PaperpileYesYesYesYes9397 stylesCSL
Papers 3YesYesYesYes9397 stylesCSL
PybliographerYesNoNoNononePybliographer XML
QiqqaYesYesYesYes9397 stylesBibTeX and CSL
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesYesYesYes9397 stylesBibTeX and CSL
refbaseYesYesYesYesvarious polar & marine journalsPHP
RefDBYesYesYesYes21 biomedical & law journalsXML (citestylex.dtd), interactive script
Reference ManagerYesYesYesYesvariousReference Manager format (through GUI)
Referencer??????
RefWorksYesYesYesYes4256, plus CSL stylesRefWorks format (through GUI); CSL
SciRefYesYesYesYesvariousSciRef format (through GUI)
SenteYesYesYesYesvariousSente format (through GUI)
WikindxYesYesYesYesABNT, APA, BMJ, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, MLA, TurabianWikindx format (through GUI)
WizFolioYesYesYesYes1000+ stylesWizFolio format (through GUI)
ZoteroYesYesYesYes9397 stylesCSL

Reference list file formats[edit]

Zotero and Endnote are incompatible with LaTeX. Among other things, both programs do not provide for robust citation keys. Zotero also does not offer automatic generation and updating of bibliography files in select directories.

SoftwareHTMLLaTeX[26]RTFPlain textRSSOther
BebopYesNoNoNoYesunAPI
BibBaseYesNoNoNoYesNo
BibDeskYesYesYesYesYesAtom, DOC, PDF, XML,
BiblioscapeYesNoYesYesNoNo
BibSonomyYesNoYesYesYesOpenOffice-CSV
BibusYesNoNoNoNoNo
BookendsYesNoYesYesNoclipboard
CitaviYesYes[27]YesYesNoclipboard, DOC, ODT, PDF, HTML
CiteULikeYesNoYesYesYesPDF
colwizYesYesYesNoNoPDF
EndNoteYesNoYesYesNoclipboard, XML
F1000WorkspaceYesNoYesYesNoPDF
JabRefYesYesYesYesNoclipboard
KBibTeXYesNoYesNoNoPDF, PS
MendeleyYesYes[28]YesYesYesclipboard, embeddable HTML widget, RSS
Paperpile??????
Papers 3Yes?YesYes?PDF
PybliographerYes?NoYesNoNo
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesNoNoNoNoPDF
refbaseYesYesYesYesYesMarkdown, PDF, unAPI
RefDBYes?YesYesNoDocBook, TEI
Reference ManagerYesNoYesYesNoclipboard
Referencer??????
RefWorksYesNoYesYesNoDOC, ODT
SciRefNoNoYesYesNoDoc, others
SenteYesNoYesYesNoclipboard
WikindxYesNoYesNoYesMultiple via BibUtils plug-in
WizFolioYesNoYesYesNoclipboard, DOC
ZoteroYesPossible via plugin[29]YesPossible via plugins[30]Yesclipboard

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Word processor integration[edit]

Some reference management software include support for automatic embedding and (re)formatting of references in word processing programs. This table lists this type of support for Microsoft Word, Pages, Apache OpenOffice / LibreOffice Writer, the LaTeX editors Kile and LyX, and Google Docs. Other programs are able to scan RTF or other textual formats for inserted placeholders which are subsequently formatted. Most reference management programs support copy/paste or drag-and-drop of references into any editor, but this is not meant here.

SoftwareWord for WindowsWord for MacPagesApache OpenOffice / LibreOfficeKile/LyXGoogle DocsRTF scan[31]Other
BebopNoNoNoNoNoNoNonone
BibBaseNoNoNoNoNoNoNonone
BibDeskNoNoNoNoYes???
BiblioscapeYesNoNoNoNoNo?WordPerfect
BibSonomyNoNoNoNoNoNoNonone
BibusYes??YesNoNo?none
BookendsYesYesYesYesNoNoYesMellel, Nisus
CitaviYesNoNoOnly versions prior to 6.0Yes[32]NoOnly versions prior to 6.0LaTeX editors LEd, Texmaker, TeXnicCenter, TeXstudio, TeXworks, WinEdt, WinShell
CiteULikeNoNoNoNoNoNoNonone
colwizYes??YesNoNo?NeoOffice, Star Office
EndNoteYesYesYesNo[33]NoNoYesNo
F1000WorkspaceYesYesNoNoNoYesNoManuscripts App
JabRefYes[34]??Yes[35]YesNo?Emacs, Texmaker, TeXstudio, Vim, WinEdt
KBibTeXNo??NoYesNo?none
MendeleyYesPartial[36]NoYesNoNo?NeoOffice
Paperpilein betaNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Papers 3YesYesOnly versions prior to 5.0Yes?No?Mellel, TextEdit; HTML
PybliographerNo??YesYesNo?none
QiqqaYes??NoYesNoNonone
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesYes?NoNoYesNonone
refbaseNo??Yes[37]NoNoYesPIRA, MediaWiki, SPIP
RefDBNo??NoNoNoNonone
Reference ManagerYesNoNoNoNoNoYesnone
Referencer????????
RefWorksYesYesNoNoNoYesYesnone
SciRefYes??NoNoNoNonone
SenteYes?Only versions prior to 5.0NoNoNoYesMellel, Nisus, TextEdit; HTML and plain text scan
WikindxNo??NoNoNoYesIntegrated WYSIWYG word processor (RTF output for Word/OpenOffice)
WizFolioYes??YesNoYes?Zoho Writer
ZoteroYesYesNoYes(with LyZ)[38]YesYesNeoOffice

Database connectivity[edit]

This table lists the academic databases and search engines which reference managers can import from. In some cases, a search and retrieval can be conducted directly in the reference manager. In others, a bookmarklet or Firefox extension will allow a site to be scraped.

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SoftwareArXivCiteSeerIEEE XplorePubMedOther
BebopNoNoNoNoNo
BibBaseNoNoNoNoDBLP, Zotero, BibSonomy, Mendeley
BibDeskYesYesNoYesACM portal, Jstor, DBLP, Google Scholar, Web of Science, any Z39.50 or Entrez, and others
BiblioscapeNoNoNoYesImport from integrated web browser
BibSonomyYesYesYesYesvarious[39]
BibusNoNoNoYesnone
BookendsYesNoNoYesWeb of Science, Amazon, Google Scholar, Z39.50
CitaviYesYesYesYesWorldCat/OCLC, Ovid, EBSCO, ProQuest, Web of Science, Z39.50 (4500+ online resources), SRU. Further catalogs are added upon request. Browser plugins (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer) support DOI lookup, ISBN lookup, PubMed ID lookup, PMCID lookup, arXiv ID lookup, COinS and import from Wikipedia.
CiteULikeYesYesYesYesvarious [4]
colwizYesYesYesYesOver 30 repositories, Import from integrated web browser
EndNoteYesNoYesYesvarious[40] any Z39.50
F1000WorkspaceYesYesYesYesGoogle scholar, Google Books, Amazon, Web of Science/Web of Knowledge, WorldCat/OCLC, Science Direct, JSTOR, Highwire, PMC Europe, ACMDigitalLibrary, Scopus, Wiley, NIHLibrary, voyager, PrimoLibweb, PubMedID/DOI/ISBN lookup and the majority of journal websites.
JabRefYesYesYesYes

ACM Portal, CrossRef, DBLP, DOAJ, DOI, GVK, Google Scholar, INSPIRE-HEP, Medline, MathSciNet, SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System, Springer, and zbMATH

KBibTeXYesYesYesYesBibSonomy, CiteBase, CSB, DBLP, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, INSPIRE-HEP, Z MATH, Z39.50
MendeleyYesYesYesYesvarious [5]
PaperpileYesNoNoYesGoogle Scholar
Papers 3YesYesYesYesACM, ADS, Google Books, Google Scholar, JSTOR, MathSciNet, Project Muse, Scopus, Web of Science
PybliographerNoNoNoYesnone
QiqqaYesNoYesYesGoogleScholar, JSTOR
ReadCube now Papers (song)YesNoYesYesMicrosoft Academic, Google Scholar
refbaseYesNoNoYesDOI lookup
RefDBYesNoNoYesany Z39.50
Reference ManagerNoNoNoYesvarious[41]
Referencer?????
RefWorksNoNoNoYesvarious
SciRefNoNoNoNoNo
SenteYesYesYesYesZ39.50, SRU, Web of Knowledge
WikindxNoNoNoYesvia plug-ins
WizFolioYesNoYesYesvarious[42]
ZoteroYesYesYesYesvarious[43]

Password 'protection' and network versions[edit]

Some reference managers provide network functionality. (N/A means the product has no networking, while 'no' indicates it does (but lacks an implemented feature).)

SoftwarePasswordedNetworking
User-specific permissions[44]Simultaneous write access
BebopNoN/AN/A
BibBaseN/AN/AN/A
BibDeskYesNoNo
BiblioscapeYesYesYes
BibSonomyYesYesYes
Bibus???
Bookends???
CitaviYes[45]YesYes
CiteULikeYesNoYes
colwizYesYesYes
EndNoteYesNo[46]No[46]
F1000WorkspaceYesYesYes
JabRefNoNoPartial
KBibTeXNoN/AN/A
MendeleyYes[47]YesYes
PaperpileYes[48]YesYes
Papers 3???
Pybliographer???
QiqqaYesYesYes
ReadCube now Papers (software)YesYesNo
refbaseYesYesYes
RefDBYesYesYes
Reference ManagerYesNoYes
Referencer???
RefWorksYes?Yes
SenteYesYesYes
WikindxYesYesYes
WizFolioYesYesYes
ZoteroYes[49]YesYes

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  11. ^'Yohan Farouz.net'. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  12. ^ ab'Yohan Farouz.net'. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  13. ^ abThe GUI requires gnome-python, which isn't available for Windows or macOS.
  14. ^Reference Manager is not compatible with word 2010
  15. ^'Write-N-Cite Download Page'. www.refworks.com. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  16. ^'Support iOS versions'. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.Cite uses deprecated parameter dead-url= (help)
  17. ^'Output Styles'. EndNote. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  18. ^ abcdefghiSupported through the bibutils plugin
  19. ^'Journal Abbreviations'. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  20. ^'Import Filters'. EndNote. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  21. ^'Thomson ResearchSoft Reference Manager Filters: Terms of Use'. Refman.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2012-07-24.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  22. ^'Products'. RefWorks. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  23. ^'WizAdd'. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  24. ^'Zotero supported data formats'. Zotero.org. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  25. ^ abZotero can import references directly from the database after which this format is named, although it cannot read the format itself.
  26. ^This refers to the direct output of raw LaTeX (often in a format similar to the BibTeX-generated .bbl files). Many programs can export BibTeX (see above table), which can then be processed into LaTeX.'Creating a Publication with TeX'. Swiss Academic Software. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  27. ^Database can be exported as a whole in BibTeX format. Text (i.e. thoughts, comments, and quotations) can be fed into a number of TeX editors in LaTeX code or UTF-8,
  28. ^Database can be exported as a whole in BibTeX format.Insert citations via citation key generated by Mendeley ,
  29. ^'Better BibTeX'. Github. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  30. ^'Plugins for Zotero'. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  31. ^Can reformat references in a properly saved RTF document, allowing limited use in OpenOffice.org Writer, StarOffice, FrameMaker, Microsoft Works, WordPad, WordPerfect, Google Docs and others.
  32. ^Detailed setup guide 'Citavi + LyX'. Citavi. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  33. ^'EndNote X8 with LibreOffice – Clarivate Community'. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  34. ^See JabRef FAQ: Field Mapping between MS-Office and JabRef.
  35. ^See JabRef FAQ: OpenOffice/LibreOffice integration.
  36. ^Requires the Desktop App open to choose references.
  37. ^Refbase can create a spreadsheet for import into an OO.o database to use the native OO.o bibliography tool. Refbase's MySQL database can additionally be used directly by OO.o [1].
  38. ^The LyZ extension integrates Zotero with Lyx/Kile
  39. ^'scraper info'. BibSonomy. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  40. ^'Connection Files'. EndNote. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  41. ^'Reference Manager Z39.50 Hosts'. Refman.com. 2003-03-11. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-07-24.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  42. ^'WizAdd (Web Importer) - WizFolio'. Help.wizfolio.com. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-24.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
  43. ^'translators [Zotero Documentation]'. Zotero.org. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  44. ^Most databases allow one to create different user accounts to store records. Some further allow you to specify permissions (granting and denying some users the rights to edit or read some or all of your records. This column describes the latter.
  45. ^Storage in Citavi cloud or, with special license, in Microsoft SQL Server in intranet.
  46. ^ abvia EndNote basic (cloud based)
  47. ^via Mendeley Web
  48. ^uses Google Account
  49. ^via zotero.org

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