# JabRef Bibliography Management

Stay on top of your literature: JabRef helps you to collect and organize sources, find the paper you need and discover the latest research: JabRef is an open-source, cross-platform citation and [reference management tool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_management_software).

To get started, please follow the installation instructions and familiarize yourself with the basics of JabRef.

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[installation](https://docs.jabref.org/installation)
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[getting-started](https://docs.jabref.org/getting-started)
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Use the Search icon at the top left of this page to find what you're looking for. To learn more about JabRef's features, please follow the links below.

## [Collect](https://docs.jabref.org/collect)

* Add new entries [manually](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/add-entry-manually) or the based on the [reference text](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/newentryfromplaintext)
* [Search](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/import-using-online-bibliographic-database) across many online scientific catalogs like CiteSeer, CrossRef, Google Scholar, IEEEXplore, INSPIRE, Medline/PubMed, MathSciNet, Springer, arXiv, and zbMATH
* [Import options](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/import) for over 15 reference formats
* Easily retrieve and link full-text articles
* [Fetch complete bibliographic information based on identifiers](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/add-entry-using-an-id) such as ISBN, DOI, PubMed-ID and arXiv-ID
* [Extract metadata from PDFs](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/findunlinkedfiles)
* Import new references directly from the browser with one click using the [official browser extension](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/jabref-browser-extension) for [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jabref/?src=external-github), [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jabref-browser-extension/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh), [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/pgkajmkfgbehiomipedjhoddkejohfna) and [Vivaldi](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jabref-browser-extension/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh)

## [Organize](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries)

* [Edit the bibliographic information](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/edit-entry) using a convenient user interface
* [Group](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/groups) your research into hierarchical collections and organize research items based on keywords/tags, search terms or your manual assignments
* [Advanced search and filter features](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/search)
* [Complete and fix bibliographic data](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/getbibtexdatafromdoi) by comparing with curated online catalogs such as Google Scholar, Springer or MathSciNet
* [Customizable citation key generator](https://docs.jabref.org/setup/citationkeypatterns)
* [Manage field names and their content](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/managing-field-names-and-their-content)
* Customize and add new metadata fields or reference types
* [Fix common mistakes](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/cleanupentries), automatically [upon save](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/saveactions) if you wish
* [Find and merge duplicates](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/findduplicates)
* [Attach related documents](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/filelinks): 20 different kinds of documents supported out of the box, completely customizable and extendable
* Automatically rename and move associated documents according to customizable rules
* [Keep track of what you read](https://docs.jabref.org/finding-sorting-and-cleaning-entries/specialfields): relevancy, ranking, priority, printed, quality-assured, read status

## [Cite](https://docs.jabref.org/cite)

* [Cite-as-you-write functionality](https://docs.jabref.org/cite/cite-as-you-write) inside external applications
* [Push citation keys](https://docs.jabref.org/cite/pushtoapplications) to external applications such as Emacs, Kile, LyX, Texmaker, TeXstudio, Vim and WinEdt
* Format references in one of the many thousand built-in citation styles or create your style
* Support for [Word](https://docs.jabref.org/cite/export-to-microsoft-word) and [LibreOffice/OpenOffice](https://docs.jabref.org/cite/openofficeintegration) for inserting and formatting citations
* Native [BibTeX and biblatex support](https://docs.jabref.org/cite/bibtex-and-biblatex)

## [Share](https://docs.jabref.org/collaborative-work)

* [Many built-in export options](https://docs.jabref.org/collaborative-work/export) or [create a custom export format](https://docs.jabref.org/collaborative-work/export/customexports)
* Library is saved as a simple text file, and thus it is easy to [share with others](https://docs.jabref.org/collaborative-work/sharedbibfile) e.g. via Dropbox and is version-control friendly
* Work in a team: sync the contents of your library [via a SQL database](https://docs.jabref.org/collaborative-work/sqldatabase)

JabRef is [highly customizable](https://docs.jabref.org/setup) and adapts to you, not the other way around.

If you want to dive even deeper, have a look at the [advanced information](https://docs.jabref.org/advanced) about JabRef.

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JabRef is developed and maintained by a multidisciplinary [core team](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/blob/main/MAINTAINERS) of PhD students, postdocs, and researchers in industry who work on JabRef in their freetime. Without the support of numerous volunteers, none of this would have been possible. [We welcome anyone who would like to contribute to be part of an active user and developer community!](https://docs.jabref.org/contributing)
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