Polar vs Mendeley : Which is Better?

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Polar

Polar is an integrated reading environment to actively read, annotate, create flashcards, and track progress. Developed by Kevin Burton

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell

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Mendeley

Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network. Developed by Mendeley

License: Freemium

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Online iPhone

Polar VS Mendeley Feature comparision

Feature Polar Mendeley
Capture web pages
Google Chrome Extensions
Cloud sync
Document annotations
Document Repository
Learn with Flashcards
Offline Reading
PDF annotation
Export to PDF
Save web page for offline use
Sync with Anki
Tags
Technical paper notes
Text Highlighting
Web-Based
Website annotation
Batch conversion
Built-in e-Book converter
Built-in viewer
Customizable
Share notes
Works Offline
Photo notes
Sync on many devices
Text formatting
Sync between devices
Adapted article view
Bookmarks
Mobile friendly
MarkDown support
Search by tags
Protected by Password
Browser integration
Cross-references
Export to LaTeX
Knowledge Management
Bookmark organization
Full text search
Multiple languages
File Tagging
File-organization
File Searching
File management
Annotations and Flashcard Review
Ebook cloud sync
Sync across Devices
Indexed search
Clean design
Firefox Extensions
IFTTT integration
Collaborative
Bibliography generator
LibreOffice Integration
Microsoft Office integration
Real time collaboration
Social network
Word integration
Bib Tex Sniffer
Brainstorming
Autocompletion
Automatic file renaming
Export citation
File-sync
Citations
Education
Data Mining
Compatible with Microsoft Office
Animation
Configurable
Sync with Google Drive
Library
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