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What it is

CitApp helps students create formatted citations from links or DOIs and organize research sources on the web or through a Chrome extension. It supports websites, journal articles, books, PDFs, reports, Wikipedia, news, theses, and videos, retrieving metadata from CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv, and Google Books. Citation options include 17 built-in styles, more than 130 journal and university CSL styles, and custom styles. A Google Docs add-on inserts citations at the cursor and updates the reference list. The free plan imports Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote libraries and exports to Word, BibTeX, and RIS. The extension saves pages and PDFs, including files behind logins, to a project. Invite links let signed-in collaborators view and add sources. Academic Shield checks wording similarity, section fit, and citation support. Free includes unlimited in-app sources, 10 browser captures weekly, 30 Docs insertions weekly, and 10 Shield checks weekly. Pro costs SEK 99, paid once and removes weekly limits.

Spec sheet

Purpose
CitApp helps students generate formatted citations from links or DOIs and organize sources.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Integrations
The free plan can import libraries from Zotero, Mendeley or EndNote and export to Word, BibTeX and RIS.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Support
The contact page says email is the fastest support channel and replies usually arrive within a couple of days.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Academic Shield
Academic Shield checks whether a paragraph’s wording is too close to its source, fits its academic section, and is supported by the cited source.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Browser extension
The Chrome extension saves pages and PDFs, including PDFs behind logins, to a CitApp project.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Citation styles
It offers 17 built-in styles, 130+ journal and university CSL styles, and custom styles.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Google Docs
Its Docs add-on inserts citations at the cursor and updates the document’s reference list.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Group projects
Users can share a project by invite link so signed-in collaborators can view it and add sources.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Metadata sources
CitApp says it retrieves metadata from CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv and Google Books.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Platform requirement
The site says its browser-based citation workflow needs nothing installed, while a Google account administrator may need to approve the Docs add-on for some school accounts.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Privacy and processing
The privacy policy says service data and AI requests are processed in the EU, and AI features use Google Gemini through Google Cloud.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Privacy limits
The privacy policy says it collects account and usage information, including submitted sources and text sent to Academic Shield; it states the submitted Shield paragraph is not stored.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Security and data handling
CitApp says it uses technical and organizational security measures, does not sell personal information, and uses an essential session cookie without analytics or advertising cookies.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Source coverage
It supports websites, journal articles, books, PDFs, reports, Wikipedia, news, theses and videos.Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org

Plans and prices

Free Free Unlimited in-app sources · 10 browser captures/week · 30 Google Docs citation insertions/week · 10 Academic Shield checks/week · 150+ styles · PDF uploads · Word/BibTeX/RIS export Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org
Pro 99 SEK, paid once 99 kr / term; ≈ 16 kr / mo Removes weekly limits · Unlimited browser captures, Google Docs citations and Academic Shield checks · AI source summaries · Page archive · Cancel any time Read 2 Oct 2026 · citapp.org

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports broad source types and DOI or URL lookup
  • 150-plus citation styles and custom styles
  • Google Docs citation insertion
  • Imports major reference-library formats
  • BibTeX, RIS, and Word export

Limits

  • Free plan limits weekly captures and checks
  • Pro costs SEK 99, paid once
  • Some school accounts need administrator approval for Docs

Who it suits

It suits students and researchers managing varied sources, formatted references, and Google Docs writing. Shared projects and Academic Shield also fit collaborative academic work.

Verdict

CitApp combines citation generation, source capture, library import, collaboration, and paragraph checks in one workflow. Its free quotas and one-time Pro price are clearly stated, as are the Google Docs administration caveat and privacy boundaries.

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