EndNote
Building ideas, one citation at a time.
EndNote is a reference management tool for researchers who need to collect, organize, cite, and publish research papers. It addresses the manual work of formatting citations and building bibliographies, while supporting collaboration during writing and publishing.
Key capabilities include access to thousands of citation styles, cloud sync across devices, smart groups and tags for organizing references, one-click capture via a browser extension, and integration with Microsoft Word and Google Docs. EndNote 2025 adds the AI-powered EndNote Research Assistant, which supports document summarization, conversational interaction with papers, and PDF translation. Additional tools include Find a Journal for manuscript submission, retraction alerts, Web of Science data for library population, shared libraries with permissions, and activity logs. Platforms include desktop, web, and iOS.
EndNote is aimed at individual researchers, students, universities and libraries, and organizations including corporations, governments, think tanks, and non-profits. It is available as a free trial, with multi-user and site license subscriptions for groups and institutions, alongside individual, team, and enterprise packaging.
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