Endnote |
Mendeley |
Zotero |
Refworks |
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Ease of use | Harder to learn initially | Easy to use | Easy to use | Moderate level |
Cost | Free to UniMelb users | Free (for first 2GB) | Free | Free |
Institutional access | Yes | Yes - create an account then upgrade | N/A | Yes |
Currently supported by the Library | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Library training available | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open source | No | No | Yes | No |
Operating system | Windows, Mac |
Windows, Linux, MAC not recommended *doesn't support OS after 10.13 (High Sierra) |
Windows, Mac, Linux | Windows, Mac (Write-N-Cite not yet available) |
Browser | N/A | Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari | Firefox, Chrome, Safari | Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, |
Work offline | Desktop (yes), Web (no) | Yes | Yes | Yes (old version) |
Maximum number of records per folder | Unlimited | Limited only by storage | 30,000 | Unlimited |
Folder levels | 2 | Multiple | Multiple | 2 |
Number of source types | 45 | 20 | 33 | 31 |
Support of special characters | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (old version) |
Link to PDFs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (old version) |
Work with word processor to create formatted bibliographies, in-text citations and footnotes |
Yes (Word, Pages) |
Yes (Word, Libre Office, Open Office) |
Yes (Word, Libre Office, Open Office, Google Docs) |
Yes (old version) Yes (new version Word, Google Docs) |
Number of referencing styles available | Over 6000 | Over 9000 | over 9000 | Over 3000 |
Can create a formatted list of charts, figures etc. | Yes | No | No | No |
Collaboration features | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sharing references | Difficult | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mobile device applications | iOS | iOS, Android | Possible with add ons | |
Export to BibTeX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ease of use in ShareLaTeX | Possible but difficult | Easy integration | Easy integration | |
Languages available | Language set from operating system settings | 50 available | Language set from operating system settings | English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese |
Attachment storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (limited) |
Spell-check | Yes | No | No | No |
Duplicate detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Field searching | Yes, author | Yes | Yes, plus API access to library | Yes, selected |
Save search strategies | Yes, desktop | No | Yes | Yes |
Can you edit/create styles | Yes, desktop | Must edit Citation Style Language file | Must edit Citation Style Language file | Must edit Citation Style Language file |
Create a subject bibliography | Yes, desktop | Yes | Yes | No |
Importing citations from: | ||||
~ library databases | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
~ library catalogue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
~ from websites | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Arts | Zotero, EndNote |
Architecture/Design | Endnote |
Business and Economics | EndNote, Mendeley |
Education | Zotero, EndNote |
Law | Zotero |
MDHS/FVAS | EndNote |
Science/Engineering | JabRef (for LaTex users), Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley |
Fine Arts and Music | Zotero, EndNote |