Mendeley Alternatives

Mendeley is described as 'Helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and sharing research papers and generating bibliographies with 1GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronize your library' and is a very popular research manager in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Mendeley for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Mendeley alternative is Zotero, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mendeley are Qiqqa, JabRef, BibSonomy and EndNote.

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  1. Bibfilex icon
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    Bibfilex is a free bibliographic manager for GNU/Linux, Windows and OS X. It's useful to create and to manage archives of bibliographical items (books, articles, etc.) with possible attachments of any kind according to Biblatex structure and rules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  2. Citations icon
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    Manage your bibliographies using the BibTeX format.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. PubMed.gov icon
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    PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

    16 PubMed.gov alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  4. Elumity icon
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    Elumity is a powerful academic tool for managing and sharing knowledge, combining research, reference management, and collaboration in one platform.

    53 Elumity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. PDF Stacks icon
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    With PDF Stacks, you can organize, find and browse, search, annonate and share your collection and library of PDF files, papers, research and journal articles with a single click. It saves you time: no more wondering around your computer to find a PDF file.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. UbikReader icon
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    UbikReader is the new way to organize your documents. Multitask while you read, annotate, write notes and share your documents with ease. No more worrying about how to manage your large, cluttered library of documents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Benubird PDF icon
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    Benubird PDF makes personal document management simple: capture, organize and retrieve your PDF documents effortlessly. Managing files is easy with virtual folders and powerful metadata filters. Guaranteed to save you time and revolutionize the way you work with your documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. This Chrome Extension is a productivity highlighter for websites and PDFs, allowing easy organization and access to highlighted research, notes, and bookmarks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Google Chrome
     
  9. Refeus icon
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    Refeus is a software to simplify scientific work. Refeus supports the complete workflow from collecting and managing content and publications to write and publishing documents.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Citationsy icon
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    Perhaps the world’s best reference tool. Create citations, reference lists and bibliographies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Ubinum icon
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    Ubinum is a groundbreaking new way for laboratory scientists to connect with peers, elevate their digital presence, and cooperate for the greater good.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Bibliography.com is a free, easy-to-use multi-platform bibliography and citation generator that automatically generates accurate citations for students and teachers. It’s the world’s fastest and most accurate citation generator and management tool.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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