BibDesk Alternatives

BibDesk is described as 'Bibliographic reference manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to BibDesk for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Windows, iPhone and iPad apps. The best BibDesk alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BibDesk are Mendeley, Qiqqa, JabRef and Research.

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  1. Cite, verify, and check retraction / open-access for any DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, ISSN, arXiv, or ADS identifier. APA, Vancouver, IEEE, and 10,000+ CSL styles.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. A lightweight, elegant reference manager. Organize your library, extract annotations from PDFs, auto-enrich metadata, and export BibTeX or RIS — your data stays locally.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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