General
In the "notes" section, there is a difference between:
- web-based, referring to applications that may be installed on a web server (usually requiring MySQL or another database and PHP, Perl, Python, or some other language for web applications)
- centrally-hosted website
| Software | Developer | First public release | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Open source | License | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigaion | Aigaion developers | 2005-01 | 2012-01-18 (2.2) | Free | Yes | GPL | web-based |
| Bebop | ALaRI Institute | 2007-11-08 | 2009-11-10 (1.1) | Free | Yes | BSD | web-based BibTeX front-end |
| BibDesk | BibDesk developers | 2002-04 | 2012-06-13 (1.5.9) | Free | Yes | BSD | BibTeX front-end + repository |
| Biblioscape | CG Information | 1997 | 2012-04-01 (9.0.8.8) | US$79-299 | No | proprietary | ODBC; web access in Pro ed; optional client/server |
| BibSonomy | University of Kassel | 2006-01 | 2012-10-31 (2.0.29) | Free | Yes | GPL, LGPL | centrally-hosted website |
| Bibus | Bibus developers | 2004-06-03 | 2009–10 (1.5.0) | Free | Yes | GPL | |
| Bookends | Sonny Software | 1988 (Mac) / 1983 (Apple II+) | 2012-1-14 (11.2.4) | US$99 | No | proprietary | integrated web search, pdf download, auto-completion |
| Citavi | Swiss Academic Software | 2006-02-13 | 2013-01-24 (3.4) | US$79-219 / Free for projects up to 100 references | No | proprietary | search databases from interface |
| CiteULike | Oversity Limited | 2004-11 | ? | Free | No | proprietary | centrally-hosted website |
| Connotea | Nature Publishing Group | 2004-12 | 2006-02-01 (1.7.1) | Free | Yes | GPL | centrally-hosted website, web-based |
| Docear | Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg and University of California, Berkeley | 2009-05-11 | 2012-02-21 (1.0) | Free | Yes | GPL | Java BibTeX manager that integrates Mind mapping software |
| EndNote | Thomson Reuters | 1988 | 2012 (X6) | US$299.95 | No | proprietary | Includes EndNote Web account |
| JabRef | JabRef developers | 2003-11-29 | 2012-12-15 (2.9) | Free | Yes | GPL | Java BibTeX manager |
| Jumper 2.0 | Jumper Networks | 2009-3 | 2009-03-26 (2.0.1.1) | Free | Yes | GPL | web-based |
| KBibTeX | KBibTeX developers | 2005-08 | 2011-06-02 (0.3.0) | Free | Yes | GPL | BibTeX front-end, using the KDE Software Compilation |
| Mendeley | Mendeley | 2008-08 | 2012-11-15 (1.5.2) | Free | No | (proprietary OS API clients exist) | Desktop & Web components, iPhone and iPad |
| NoodleTools | NoodleTools | 1999 | 2012-8-13 | Free Lite version / $15 individual / licenses for schools | No | proprietary | centrally-hosted website |
| Papers | Mekentosj | 2007 | 2012-11-22 (2.4.0) | US$79 | No | proprietary | search repositories from interface; supports plug-ins, Universal iOS app |
| Pybliographer | pybliographer developers | 1998-10-30 (0.2) | 2010-10-14 (1.2.14) | Free | Yes | GPL | Python/GTK2 |
| Qiqqa | Qiqqa | 2010-04 | 2012-07 (v44) | Free | No | proprietary | Desktop; centrally hosted website |
| refbase | refbase developers | 2003-06-03 | 2008-11-19 (0.9.5) | Free | Yes | GPL | web-based for institutional repositories/self-archiving |
| RefDB | refdb developers | 2001-04-25 | 2007-11-05 (0.9.9) | Free | Yes | GPL | network-transparent; XML/SGML bibliographies |
| Reference Manager | Thomson Reuters | 1984 | 2010 (12.0.3) | US$239.95 | No | proprietary | network version available; built-in web publishing tool |
| Referencer | Referencer developers | ? | 2009-08-02 (1.1.6) | Free | Yes | GPL | BibTeX front-end |
| RefWorks | RefWorks | 2001 | 2010-05 | US$100 per year | No | proprietary | centrally-hosted website |
| Scholar's Aid | Scholar's Aid, Inc. | 1998 | 2012-3-1 (6.0) | US$99-149 / Free trial version | No | proprietary | |
| SciRef | Scientific Programs | 2012 | 2012-11-20 (1.0) | US$38.90 / Free trial version | No | proprietary | |
| Sente | Third Street Software, Inc. | 2004 | 2011 (6.5.0) | US$129.95 | No | proprietary | Desktop and iPad, centralized backup/synching |
| Wikindx | Mark Grimshaw | 2004-02 | 2013-01-06 (4.1) | Free | Yes | GPL | web-based |
| WizFolio | WizPatent | 2008-06 | 2011-01 (Avatara) | US$25 / Free Basic version | No | proprietary | centrally-hosted website |
| Zotero | Center for History and New Media at GMU | 2006-10-05 | 2012-07-26 (3.0.8.1) | Free / Online storage free up to 100 MB / Additional storage space available | Yes | AGPL | Firefox extension or stand-alone with connectors for Chrome and Safari |
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