EndNote vs Lean Library Workspace

EndNote is a bibliography maker and reference organizer for searching, storing, annotating, and citing research. It provides more than 7,000 citation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago, and over 4,000 connection files for searching and importing references from databases and library catalogs. Cite While You Write supports Microsoft Word, Word Online, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and Apache OpenOffice Writer; Apple Pages is also listed as a macOS integration. EndNote 2025’s Research Assistant can answer questions about a document, summarize research, and translate PDFs or selected text. Find a Journal and Web of Science records support research discovery. Desktop libraries can sync with EndNote Web, and sharing can include up to 1,000 people with access and editing permissions. The 30-day trial includes paid-version features. Listed one-time prices are 94.00 USD for the Upgrade License, 113.00 USD for the Student License, and 206.00 USD for the Full License. EndNote is available on Windows, macOS, web, iOS, and as an extension.

Lean Library Workspace helps students and researchers discover, organize, cite, and write research. It captures links and citation details from sources such as Google Scholar and PubMed, and saves PDFs when available. Users can highlight and annotate PDFs and webpages, then search their notes. Workspace suggests relevant articles and offers related-article search while writing. It works with Microsoft Word and Google Docs and can generate bibliographies in more than 7,000 styles. References and PDFs are available across computers, phones, and tablets, including Android and iOS. The free basic plan allows up to three projects and three invitations per shared project, but excludes article suggestions, smart citation suggestions, and external cloud PDF uploads. Libraries can subscribe for institution-wide authenticated access and receive usage statistics; authentication supports methods including IP and SSO. The product supports PDF, BibTeX, RIS, NBIB, and XML imports. Its support information says personal information is encrypted through HTTPS, projects can be private or shared at the user's discretion, and data can be permanently removed on request.