Configuration

JabRef is highly customizable, allowing users to get the behaviour they expect.

The File → Preference menu command allows you to configure the JabRef interface, and to set the default features of your libraries. Features specific to a given library are configured in the Library menu. For example, while the default key patterns are set in File → Preferences → Citation key generator → Key patterns, key patterns specific to a library can be set in Library → Citation key patterns.

Customize the citation key generatorCustomize entry typesCustomize general fieldsLibrary propertiesEntry preview setupManage external file typesManage protected termsThe string editor