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colwiz

colwiz

Freemium

colwiz is a comprehensive research management software designed for academics and researchers. It provides tools for organizing research papers, generating bibliographies, collaborating with peers, and managing research projects.

Free to use across all platforms.
Bibliography generator
Education & Reference
Paperpile

Paperpile

Commercial

Paperpile is a web-based reference manager designed for researchers and students. It streamlines the process of collecting, organizing, and citing research papers, with robust integration with Google Workspace and other popular academic tools.

Excellent integration with Google Docs and Google Drive
Sync with Google Drive
Education & Reference Office & Productivity
Mendeley

Mendeley

Freemium

Mendeley is a freemium reference manager and academic social network designed for researchers. It helps organize, manage, and share research papers, generate citations, and collaborate on projects.

Excellent integration with Microsoft Word and LibreOffice for citations.
Collaborative
Education & Reference Office & Productivity Social & Communications
Qiqqa

Qiqqa

Freemium

Qiqqa is a robust, award-winning research management software designed for academic and commercial researchers. It offers comprehensive tools for managing, annotating, and analyzing PDF documents, facilitating collaboration, bibliography generation, and knowledge discovery within research projects.

Comprehensive PDF management and annotation features.
Collaborative
Backup & Sync Education & Reference File Management Office & Productivity Social & Communications
OmniOutliner

OmniOutliner

Commercial

OmniOutliner is a powerful commercial outlining and information structuring application designed for macOS. It enables users to organize ideas, tasks, notes, and projects in a flexible, hierarchical format.

Excellent hierarchical structuring capabilities.
Support for OPML import of feeds
Office & Productivity
Citavi

Citavi

Freemium

Citavi is a comprehensive reference management and knowledge organization software designed for students, academics, and researchers. It facilitates the entire research process, from information gathering and organization to task management and bibliography generation, enhancing productivity and streamlining academic work.