Citation management tools allow you to collect, manage, and share citations. Features also allow you to insert and format citations within a paper and create a bibliography. Common citation management tools include EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero. The UCF Libraries provide access to EndNote.
Mendeley and Zotero offer free citations management tools, along with many other citation managers that are available for free or to purchase.
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EndNote |
Mendeley |
Zotero |
Vendor | Clarivate | Elsevier | Open Source |
Access |
Free to UCF students, faculty, staff -- please see UCF Libraries' EndNote guide for details to create a UCF account and download desktop version. |
Create free account for desktop version (Windows, MAC, Linux) and browser access. Install 'web importer' plugin. Download from |
Create free account for desktop version (Windows, MAC, Linux) and browser access. Install 'Chrome Connector' plugin. Download from |
Storage |
Unlimited with |
2 GB cloud storage |
300 MB cloud storage |
Citation Styles |
Includes popular citation styles |
Includes popular citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago) and additional styles can be installed within the desktop client. |
Includes popular citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago) and additional styles can be downloaded from Zotero Style Repository. |
In-Text Citations & |
Plugin for Word, Open Office |
Plugin for Word, LibreOffice |
Plugin for Word, LibreOffice |
Groups |
One private group with up to 100 members. |
Private 'invite-only' or public groups.
One private group or invite-only public group with 3 group members.
Unlimited public groups.
Private groups allow you to share documents and citations.
Invite-only public groups allow you to share citations only. |
Private 'invite only' or public groups.
Private groups allow you to share documents and citations.
Unlimited private or public groups.
Public groups with closed membership allow you to share documents and citations.
Public groups with open membership allow you to share citations only. |
Database |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Save PDFs |
Drag/drop PDFs. |
Drag/drop PDFs. |
Drag/drop or grab PDFs. |
Apps |
iOs & Android |
iOs & Android |
iOs & Android |
(Includes some information from Harvard Univ Library and Univ of Pittsburgh Library citation management guides.)