Jurism vs refbase
Jurism
juris-m.github.iorefbase
wiki.refbase.netSide by side
| Figure | Jurism | refbase |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Reference Management Software | 8.0 (#14) | 8.3 (#9) |
| Purpose | Jurism manages research materials and provides full-lifecycle support for materials in multiple languages and legal jurisdictions. | refbase is a web-based, multi-user interface for managing scientific literature and bibliographic references. |
| Support | Jurism documentation directs users to Zotero forums for troubleshooting and Jurism mailing lists for queries, and notes Zotero staff do not field Jurism support requests. | The project directs users to its documentation, forums, and mailing lists for help and discussion. |
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In their own words
Jurism
Jurism is a research reference manager based on the open-source Zotero platform, with additions for legal and multilingual materials. Its desktop client supports collecting, organizing, and citing research resources. Firefox and Chrome or Chromium connectors provide a Save to Jurism option and support Jurism in Google Docs. For legal and multilingual citations, it uses CSL-M, an extension to Citation Style Language, and supports reference insertion in Word for Windows and Mac, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. IndigoBook guidance helps users enter legal materials and create automated citations with Jurism styles. The Legal Resource Registry maps jurisdictions and courts and supplies jurisdiction-specific citation abbreviations. Libraries sync through Zotero; metadata sync is free for unlimited volumes, while file storage has subscription plans. The plan for Jurism costs nothing to install. Its tools do not impose advertising, and its privacy policy says user data is not shared with third parties. Upgrading from Jurism 5 to version 6 creates a fresh profile and resets settings, including sync and language settings.
refbase
refbase is a web-based, multi-user application for managing scientific literature and bibliographic references. It offers quick, simple, advanced, and SQL searches, including searches within results. Records can be shown in citation or print views, and the application generates formatted citation lists. It imports and exports records in formats such as MODS XML, RIS, BibTeX, and EndNote. The feature list names compatibility with desktop clients including Zotero and EndNote, as well as an open API and command-line client. Dynamic RSS feeds can track recently added or edited records and custom queries. Users can keep personal keywords and notes in user-specific fields. refbase is a free, self-hosted application licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.0. Running it requires a web server, PHP 4.4.0 or greater, and MySQL 4.1.x or greater for Unicode support. The web installer requires a MySQL user with full database access, and some shared hosts may require manual installation. Bibutils is optional and recommended for added import and export functionality.