Comparison of Reference Management Software - Import File Formats

Import File Formats

This table lists the file formats which may be manually imported into the reference managers without needing to connect to one particular database. Many of these database companies use the same name for their file format as they do for their database (including Copac, CSA, ISI, Medline, Ovid, PubMed, and SciFinder). For the ability to retrieve citations from the particular databases (rather than the file format), please refer to the database connectivity table that is below this table.

Software BibTeX Copac CSA Endnote/Refer/BibIX ISI Medline MODS XML Ovid PubMed RIS SciFinder Other
Aigaion Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No none
Bebop Yes No No No No No No No No No No none
BibDesk Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes MARC, JSTOR, Reference Miner
Biblioscape Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
BibSonomy Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No Firefox bookmarks
Bibus Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No none
Bookends Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes various ; user-customizable
Citavi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes various
CiteULike Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No none
Connotea Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Firefox bookmarks
Docear Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes BibTexML, Biblioscape, Biomail, Inspec, JSTOR, MSBib, PDF widh XMP annotations, REPEC (NEP), SilverPlatter, SixPack
EndNote No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes various
JabRef Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes BibTexML, Biblioscape, Biomail, Inspec, JSTOR, MSBib, PDF widh XMP annotations, REPEC (NEP), SilverPlatter, SixPack
Jumper 2.0 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Firefox bookmarks
KBibTeX Yes No No Yes No No Depends No Yes Yes No none
Mendeley Yes No No Yes No No No No No Yes No Browser bookmarks
Papers Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No Endnote ENW, Endnote XML, CHM eBook, PDF
Pybliographer Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No none
Qiqqa Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes No No none
refbase Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes RefWorks
RefDB Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes MARC, risx
Reference Manager Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes various; user-customizable
Referencer Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No none
RefWorks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes various
Scholar's Aid Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No ?
SciRef No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No ?
Sente Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Dublin Core, Marc21 SUTRS, JSTOR, SilverPlatter
Wikindx Yes Depends No Yes Depends No Depends No Yes Yes No User plug-ins
WizFolio No No No No No No No No No Yes No Internet Browser bookmarks
Zotero Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Partial Yes Yes No COinS, MARC, RDF, unAPI, Browser bookmarks

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