Citationsy vs JabRef
Citationsy
citationsy.com
JabRef
jabref.orgSide by side
| Figure | Citationsy | JabRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Citation Management Software | 7.8 (#19) | 8.8 (#1) |
| Browser extension | The Chrome extension can add a website citation to a selected Citationsy project with one click. | The official browser extension can extract bibliographic information from websites and send it to JabRef; its documentation currently warns that it is non-functional on Chrome. |
| Citation styles | Citationsy says it supports more than 10,000 referencing styles. | JabRef includes thousands of citation styles and permits user-created styles. |
| Collaboration | The feature overview says users can add collaborators and organize research together. | Teams can work with a shared SQL database, and JabRef supports SSL database connections; its documentation says SSL has only been tested with PostgreSQL. |
| Import | Citationsy lists BibTeX import and a Magic Import tool for converting an existing reference list to another format. | It offers import options for over 15 reference formats and can extract metadata from PDFs. |
| Purpose | Citationsy helps users create and organize citations and bibliographies. | JabRef is an open-source citation and reference manager for collecting and organizing research sources. |
| Support | The contact page identifies [email protected] as the best way to reach the company. | The project directs users to its documentation and community forum for help, with bug reports handled through GitHub. |
Plans
In their own words
Citationsy
Citationsy has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.