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BibDesk vs Crossref

A side-by-side look at BibDesk and Crossref. 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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Crossref

Crossref

Online Services

Crossref is a not-for-profit membership organization for scholarly publishing that enables researchers to easily find, cite, link, and assess academic publications across platforms and publishers. It provides reference linking services and persistent identifiers like Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs).

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