Scribbr Citation Generator

Spec sheet

Purpose

Creates accurate citations and in-text citations for webpages, books, articles, and other sources.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Audience

Scribbr describes the Citation Generator as accessible for all students and says it is recommended by teachers and universities.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Security

Learneo says it uses vulnerability scanning, patch management, least-privilege access controls, data minimization, and other industry-standard security measures for Scribbr services.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Support

Scribbr offers live chat from 9:00 to 23:00 CET and support by email at [email protected].Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Founded

2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · scribbr.com

Annotations

Generates formatted annotated bibliographies from source annotations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · app.cgs.scribbr.com

Autocite

Finds source information automatically using a title, URL, ISBN, DOI, or keywords.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

BibLaTeX export

Exports references in Bib(La)TeX format for LaTeX editors such as Overleaf.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Browser extension

The Chrome and Edge extension can create a citation from a webpage with one click and automatically retrieve bibliographic details.Read 1 Oct 2026 · help.scribbr.com

Citation styles

Supports APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and many other citation rules.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Company history

Scribbr was founded in 2012 by two students and is now part of QuillBot within the Learneo family of businesses.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Data retention

Lists are removed after 30 days of inactivity when users are not logged in and remain accessible indefinitely when users are logged in.Read 1 Oct 2026 · help.scribbr.com

Google Docs integration

Users can sync their citation lists with a Google Document.Read 1 Oct 2026 · help.scribbr.com

Lists and folders

Lets users create separate reference lists and group related lists into folders.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Underlying technology

The generator uses the open-source Citation Style Language project and citeproc-js, the same technology used by Mendeley and Zotero.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Word export

Exports completed reference lists to Microsoft Word with official formatting applied.Read 1 Oct 2026 · scribbr.com

Plans and prices

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