> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.jabref.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.jabref.org/v5/collect/add-entry-manually.md).

# Add entry manually

To add a new entry, select **Library → New entry...**, press `CTRL + N​` or click on the dedicated icon of the toolbar.

A dialog window is displayed. By default, 5 common types of entries are displayed:

![Window for selecting default entry types. Note: the actual content of the "others" menu depends on the database mode (BibTeX or biblatex).](/files/-MV0jFfQ7TXliVg-KRy8)

For other types of entries, click on `Others.` That expands the window and displays the other entry types available:

![Window with all available entry types. Note: the actual content of the "others" menu depends on the database mode (BibTeX or biblatex).](/files/-MV0jLefOJDkPCrWFrwq)

Finally, the [entry editor](/v5/advanced/entryeditor.md) opens and let you fill in the various fields.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can directly create a new entry of a specific entry type by using a keyboard shortcut. We strongly recommend learning the shortcuts for the entry types you use most often, e.g. `Ctrl + Shift + A` for adding an article entry.​ See **Options → Customize key bindings**.
{% endhint %}


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