JabRef
v5
v5
  • JabRef Bibliography Management
  • Installation
  • Getting started
  • Collect
    • Add entry manually
    • Add entry using an ID
    • Add entry using reference text
    • Searching externally using Online Services
    • Add entry using PDFs
    • Browser Extension
    • Import
      • Custom import filters
      • Import inspection window
  • Organize
    • Edit an entry
    • Groups
    • Keywords
    • Mark and grade
    • Comment on an entry
    • Searching within the library
    • Complete information using online databases
    • Manage associated files
    • Manage field names and their content
    • Best practices
    • Cleanup entries
    • Check integrity
    • Find duplicates
    • Merge entries
    • Save actions
  • Cite
    • BibTeX and biblatex
    • Pushing to external editor application
    • Export to Microsoft Word
    • OpenOffice/LibreOffice integration
  • Share
    • Sharing a Bib(la)TeX Library
    • Shared SQL Database
      • Migration of pre-3.6 SQL databases into a shared SQL database
    • Export
      • Custom export filters
    • Send as email
  • Configuration
    • Customize the citation key generator
    • Customize entry types
    • Customize general fields
    • Customize key bindings
    • Library properties
    • Entry preview setup
    • Manage external file types
    • Manage protected terms
    • The string editor
  • Advanced information
    • Main Window
    • Entry Editor
      • Links to other entries
      • The Bibtex / Biblatex source tab
      • The 'owner' field
      • Time stamp field
      • LaTeX Citations Tab
    • About BibTeX and its fields
    • Strings
    • Field content selector
    • URL and DOI links in JabRef
    • Command line use and options
    • Automatic Backup (.sav and .bak) and Autosave
    • XMP metadata support in JabRef
    • Remote operation
    • Custom themes
    • Journal abbreviations
    • New subdatabase based on AUX file
    • How to expand first names of an entry
    • Debugging your library file
    • Resources
    • License
    • Knowledge
      • MS Office Bibliography XML format
      • Comparison of the Medline (txt), Medline (xml), and RIS format
      • EndNote Export Filter
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Linux
    • Mac OS X
    • Windows
  • Discussion Forum
  • Contribute to JabRef
    • How to Improve the Help Page
    • How to translate the JabRef User Interface
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  • JabRef-compatible text editors
  • JabRef journal abbreviation lists
  • Export filters and style files for LibreOffice
  • Endnote export filter set
  • Export-Filter Editor
  • Additional tools
  • BibSync
  • Bibtex4word
  • Eratosthenes Reference Manager
  • Feinerleiser
  • gitignore.io
  • WinEdt's JabRef launcher
  • JabRef LibreOffice Converter

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JabRef-compatible text editors

JabRef can push entries, i.e., insert \cite{key} commands, to the following text editors:

Additionally, JabRef can natively insert citations and format a bibliography in:

See for details.

JabRef journal abbreviation lists

JabRef can help you refactor your reference list by automatically abbreviating or unabbreviating journal names, as explained in .

Although JabRef comes with a build-in list of journals, additional lists are available at .

Export filters and style files for LibreOffice

Endnote export filter set

This improves author recognition and adds support for more fields to EndNote.

Export-Filter Editor

Using this tool you can easily create a custom export filter for JabRef to build your own bibliography style. The tool itself supports:

  • HTML Export Filter

  • RTF Export Filter

  • OpenOffice/ LibreOffice Style File

  • Saving the filter for later refinements

Additional tools

BibSync

Bibtex4word

Eratosthenes Reference Manager

Available for Android 4.0 and up.

Feinerleiser

gitignore.io

This site offers to generate .gitignore files using common patterns for applications. For instance, you can use the keywords JabRef, Windows, Linux, macos, latex to generate a .gitignore for your daily tex work.

WinEdt's JabRef launcher

This WinEdt's package allows to launch the JabRef program from within WinEdt.

JabRef LibreOffice Converter

A LibreOffice extension that converts JabRef references to plain text code and vice versa so that you can use your references with MS Office and other software.

JabRef allows you to create custom export filters and style files for LibreOffice. This functionality and the installation procedure are described in the help file on . Some users have created export filters that can be useful to many others.

Export filters are collected at . Style files for LibreOffice are available at .

Homepage:

is a tool to synchronize your paper library with a BibTeX file which might be most useful for Physicists and Mathematicians since it supports synchronization with DOI and arXiv.

is an add-in for Microsoft Word that allows the citation of references and the insertion of a bibliography into your document using your choice of formatting style. It is lightweight, transparent and does not mess up your documents.

Eratosthenes Reference Manager is a BibTeX-based bibliography manager for Android. It , supporting top-level groups and attached files/external links.

Unfortunately, this application is not available anymore from Google Play and must be .

is a tool for improving the JabRef-LibreOffice integration when writing for the humanities. This tool can be run to finalize a document, providing citation features that are not supported by JabRef itself.

Homepage:

.gitignore for JabRef and friends:

Emacs
LyX/Kile
TeXstudio
Texmaker
Vim
WinEdt
OpenOffice Writer
LibreOffice Writer
OpenOffice/LibreOffice integration
the dedicated help
https://abbrv.jabref.org
Custom export filters
https://layouts.jabref.org
https://jstyles.jabref.org
https://github.com/JabRef/EndNode-JabRef-filters
Download the Export-Filter Editor
BibSync
Bibtex4Word
integrates with JabRef
build on your own from source
Feinerleiser
https://www.gitignore.io/
https://www.gitignore.io/api/jabref%2Clatex%2Cwindows%2Clinux%2Cmacos
Download the WinEdt's JabRef launcher
Description and download of the extension