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We've compiled a list of 41 free and paid alternatives to JabRef. The primary competitors include Qiqqa, Zotero. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between JabRef and Mendeley, Papers, Paperpile. Also you can look at other similar options here: Backup and Sync Software.


Qiqqa is free award-winning knowledge-, research- and reference management software.

Zotero
Open Source

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

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TextCite
Free Open Source

Program for organizing and commenting textual citations from texts (books, articles, or other...

JabRef is an open source bibliography reference manager.

JabRef Platforms

tick-square Linux
tick-square Mac
tick-square Windows

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JabRef Overview

JabRef is an open source bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format.

JabRef Features

tick-square Grouping entries
tick-square Export citation
tick-square Automatic file renaming
tick-square Autocompletion
tick-square File-sync

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