Cite As You Write

Using Cite As You Write to insert citations "on the fly" directly into your editor.

JabRef allows you to open up a search dialog to search for entries and their citation keys directly from your LaTeX editor and automatically insert them at your current cursor position. It works with different editors, such as TeXstudio, TeXworks, and Emacs.

Make sure you set the path to the application you want to use in JabRefs settings.

To use the Cite As You Write (CAYW) feature, you need to have JabRef running and the HTTP server enabled.

You can enable the HTTP server in File → Preferences → General and under the HTTP Server section check the box for Enable HTTP Server.

Application setup

For instructions on how to setup your editor to use the CAYW endpoint, please consult the documentation of Better BibTeX for Zotero.

Endpoint parameters

We are working on becoming fully compatible with the CAYW endpoint of Better BibTeX for Zotero. The endpoint is available under http://localhost:23119/better-bibtex/cayw.

Currently, the following optional GET parameters are supported:

Parameter	Description	Default
probe	If set to true or any non-empty value, the endpoint returns ready
format	The format of the output, for a full list of the supported formats see below	biblatex
clipboard	If set to true, the output is copied to the clipboard
application	You can set it to any of the applications listed below to push directly to them
texstudio	If set to true or any non-empty value, it is the same as if you set application=texstudio
selected	If set to true or any non-empty value, it will use the current selected entries in JabRef
select	If set to true or any non-empty value, it will select the selected entries in JabRef
librarypath	The path to the library file, if not set, it will use the currently opened library in JabRef

Supported formats

Supported values for paramter format:

Format	Description
biblatex	Additional command parameter, which allows to use another command for citing, defaults to autocite
simple-json	A simple json containing the entry ID and the citation key

Supported applications

Supported values for paramter application:

Application	parameter
emacs	emacs
LyX	lyx
Sublime	sublime
Texmaker	texmaker
TeXShop	texshop
TeXstudio	texstudio
TeXworks	texworks
vim	vim
VS Code	vscode
WinEdt	winedt