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BibDesk vs BibMe

A side-by-side look at BibDesk and BibMe. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BibDesk

BibDesk

Office & Productivity

BibDesk is a free open source reference management software for macOS. It helps organize documents and references for research papers and projects, integrates well with LaTeX, and supports BibTeX formatted databases.

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BibMe

BibMe

Education & Reference

BibMe is a free online bibliography and citation tool that helps automatically generate citations and bibliographies in APA, MLA, Chicago, and several other citation styles. BibMe is useful for easily formatting references to books, websites, and other information sources to create bibliographies.

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