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JabRef Bibliography Management [![APIdia](https://apidia.net/java/JabRef/main/badge.svg)](https://apidia.net/java/JabRef/main)\n\nJabRef is an open-source, cross-platform citation and reference management tool.\n\nStay on top of your literature: JabRef helps you to collect and organize sources, find the paper you need and discover the latest research.\n\n![main table](docs/images/jabref-mainscreen.png)\n\n## Features\n\nJabRef is available free of charge and is actively developed.\nIt supports you in every step of your research work.\n\n### Collect\n\n- Search across many online scientific catalogues like CiteSeer, CrossRef, Google Scholar, IEEEXplore, INSPIRE-HEP, Medline PubMed, MathSciNet, Springer, arXiv, and zbMATH\n- Import options for over 15 reference formats\n- Easily retrieve and link full-text articles\n- Fetch complete bibliographic information based on ISBN, DOI, PubMed-ID and arXiv-ID\n- Extract metadata from PDFs\n- Import new references directly from the browser with one click using the [official browser extension](https://github.com/JabRef/JabRef-Browser-Extension) for [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jabref/?src=external-github),  [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jabref-browser-extension/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh), [Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/pgkajmkfgbehiomipedjhoddkejohfna), and [Vivaldi](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jabref-browser-extension/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh)\n\n### Organize\n\n- Group your research into hierarchical collections and organize research items based on keywords/tags, search terms, or your manual assignments\n- Advanced search and filter features\n- Complete and fix bibliographic data by comparing with curated online catalogs such as Google Scholar, Springer, or MathSciNet\n- Customizable citation key generator\n- Customize and add new metadata fields or reference types\n- Find and merge duplicates\n- Attach related documents: 20 different kinds of documents supported out of the box, completely customizable and extendable\n- Automatically rename and move associated documents according to customizable rules\n- Keep track of what you read: ranking, priority, printed, quality-assured\n\n### Cite\n\n- Native BibTeX and BibLaTeX support\n- Cite-as-you-write functionality for external applications such as Emacs, Kile, LyX, Texmaker, TeXstudio, Vim and WinEdt.\n- Format references using one of thousands of built-in citation styles or create your own style\n- Support for Word and LibreOffice/OpenOffice for inserting and formatting citations\n\n### Share\n\n- Many built-in export options or create your export format\n- Library is saved as a simple text file, and thus it is easy to share with others via Dropbox and is version-control friendly\n- Work in a team: sync the contents of your library via a SQL database\n\n## Installation\n\nFresh development builds are available at [builds.jabref.org](https://builds.jabref.org/main/).\nThe [latest stable release is available at FossHub](https://downloads.jabref.org/).\n\nPlease see our [Installation Guide](https://docs.jabref.org/installation).\n\n## JabKit\n\nJabRef offers a CLI application.\n\nYou can run it using JBang.\nWe provide details at [`.jbang/README.md`](.jbang/README.md).\n\nYou can also run JabKit using docker:\n\n```terminal\ndocker run ghcr.io/jabref/jabkit:edge --help\n```\n\n## Bug Reports, Suggestions, Other Feedback\n\n[![Donation](https://img.shields.io/badge/donate%20to-jabref-orange.svg)](https://donations.jabref.org)\n[![PayPal Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/donate-paypal-00457c.svg?logo=paypal\u0026style=flat-square)](https://paypal.me/JabRef)\n\nWe are thankful for any bug reports or other feedback.\nIf you have ideas for new features you want to be included in JabRef, tell us in [the feature section](http://discourse.jabref.org/c/features) of our forum!\nIf you need support in using JabRef, please read the [user documentation](https://docs.jabref.org/), especially the [frequently asked questions (FAQ)](https://docs.jabref.org/faq) and also take a look at our [community forum](https://discourse.jabref.org/c/help/7).\nYou can use our [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues) to file bug reports.\n\nAn explanation of donation possibilities and usage of donations is available at our [donations page](https://donations.jabref.org).\n\n## Contributing\n\nWant to be part of a free and open-source project that tens of thousands of researchers use every day?\nPlease take a look at our [guidelines for contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md).\n\n## Building from Source\n\nPlease see [Building from source](https://docs.jabref.org/installation#building-from-source) for instructions on how to build JabRef from sources.\n\n## Research and Education\n\nJabRef welcomes research applied to it.\nThe current list of papers where JabRef helped to enhance science is 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