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Spec score 8.0 #10 of 30 in Systematic Review Software

What it is

Bango automates abstract screening for systematic literature reviews by assessing articles against criteria users define. Its AI screening returns decisions along with reasoning, matched rules, suggested tags, and confidence scores. Projects can import RIS and BibTeX files or Zotero collections, with up to 10,000 articles supported per project. Bibliometric analysis includes co-authorship networks, citation graphs, keyword maps, publication timelines, author rankings, and co-citation analysis. Bango can produce PRISMA 2020 flow diagrams from record counts and export them as SVG or PNG. It also supports Zotero import and export and can generate Boolean search strings for several research indexes and libraries. The maker says project data stays on the user's computer, with no cloud uploads, login, or account required. The README describes locally encrypted API keys and backups that omit credentials. AI connections include hosted providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, and z.ai, as well as local and other OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Bango runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, though macOS builds support Apple Silicon only. The Free plan is free, with no subscription, paywall, or limits.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Bango automates abstract screening for systematic literature reviews by evaluating articles against user-defined criteria with AI.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Audience
The maker describes Bango as free software for researchers, including academics, PhD students, and professional analysts.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Security
The maker says API keys are encrypted locally with AES-256-GCM using a machine-derived key, and project backups omit credentials.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Support
The README asks users to report issues on GitHub and says responses depend on availability.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com
AI integrations
The README lists hosted integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral AI, and z.ai, plus llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio, and other OpenAI-compatible endpoints.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com
Analysis
Its bibliometric tools include co-authorship networks, citation graphs, keyword maps, publication timelines, author rankings, and co-citation analysis.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Data handling
Bango says project data stays on the user’s computer, with no cloud uploads, login, or account required.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Imports
It imports RIS and BibTeX files and Zotero collections, and supports up to 10,000 articles per project.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Limits
The maker says macOS builds are for Apple Silicon only; Intel Macs are not supported.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com
PRISMA
Bango generates PRISMA 2020 flow diagrams from record counts and exports them as SVG or PNG.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net
Research integrations
Bango supports Zotero import and export and can generate Boolean search strings for PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, and arXiv.Read 30 Sep 2026 · github.com
Screening
AI screening returns decisions, reasoning, matched rules, suggested tags, and confidence scores.Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net

Plans and prices

Free Free Free for any researcher · no subscription, paywall, or limits Read 30 Sep 2026 · bango.boncode.net

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports up to 10,000 articles per project
  • Imports RIS, BibTeX, and Zotero collections
  • Generates PRISMA 2020 diagrams
  • Project data stays on the user's computer

Limits

  • Intel Macs are not supported
  • Issue responses depend on availability

Who it suits

It suits researchers, academics, PhD students, and professional analysts conducting systematic literature reviews. Mac users need Apple Silicon; Intel Macs are not supported.

Verdict

Bango combines abstract screening with bibliometric tools and PRISMA diagrams in free software. Its local-data approach and broad AI integrations suit researchers, subject to the Apple Silicon limitation on macOS.

Where Specifiction places it

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