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Avidemux vs JabRef

Avidemux

avidemux.sourceforge.net

JabRef

jabref.org

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FigureAvidemuxJabRef
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYesYes
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Plans published21
Spec score · Reference Management Software8.3 (#5)8.8 (#1)
LicenseThe program is available under the GNU GPL license.The JabRef software uses the MIT License, allowing commercial use, modification and redistribution with notices retained.
PurposeAvidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks.JabRef is an open-source citation and reference manager for collecting and organizing research sources.
SupportThe homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports.The project directs users to its documentation and community forum for help, with bug reports handled through GitHub.

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Avidemux

  • Free and open sourceFree
  • AvidemuxFree

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JabRef

  • JabRefFree

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Avidemux

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JabRef

JabRef is a free, open-source citation and reference manager for collecting and organizing research sources. It works natively with BibTeX and BibLaTeX libraries stored as text, imports references from more than 15 formats, and extracts metadata from PDFs. Users can search scientific catalogs such as CrossRef, Google Scholar, PubMed, Springer, arXiv, and zbMATH. Library tools include hierarchical collections, keywords and tags, advanced search and filters, duplicate merging, and customizable citation keys. JabRef supports cite-as-you-write workflows with Word and LibreOffice/OpenOffice, and can send citation keys to editors including Emacs, LyX, TeXstudio, Vim, and WinEdt. Its browser extension collects bibliographic information from websites, though the documentation warns it is non-functional on Chrome. Teams can share a SQL database, and SSL connections are supported; SSL testing is documented only for PostgreSQL. Since version 6, users can summarize papers and chat with them through external AI providers, which process requests and linked PDFs. The project directs users to documentation and a community forum for help, with bug reports handled through GitHub.

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