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CiteDrive BibTeX Studio vs JabRef

CiteDrive BibTeX Studio

citedrive.com

JabRef

jabref.org

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FigureCiteDrive BibTeX StudioJabRef
Price from$4.17/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source—Yes
WebYes—
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
API—Yes
Plans published21
Spec score · Reference Management Software8.2 (#10)8.8 (#1)
Spec score · Citation Management Software8.2 (#9)8.8 (#1)
CollaborationProjects support Owner, Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles, and invited members need a valid CiteDrive account.Teams can work with a shared SQL database, and JabRef supports SSL database connections; its documentation says SSL has only been tested with PostgreSQL.
Founded2020The project says JabRef was founded in 2003, with version 1.0 released on November 29, 2003.
PurposeBibTeX Studio is a web application for creating modular bibliographies and citations based on BibTeX and BibLaTeX.JabRef is an open-source citation and reference manager for collecting and organizing research sources.
SupportThe privacy policy lists [email protected] for users who want to opt out of communications.The project directs users to its documentation and community forum for help, with bug reports handled through GitHub.

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CiteDrive BibTeX Studio

  • Monthly Plan$5 a month
  • Annual Plan$50 a year

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JabRef

  • JabRefFree

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CiteDrive BibTeX Studio

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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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