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MSYS2 vs Reference Manager

A side-by-side look at MSYS2 and Reference Manager. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MSYS2

MSYS2

Development

MSYS2 is a software distribution and building platform for Windows that provides a Unix-like environment. It includes bash shell support, a package manager, and the tools needed to build native Windows programs.

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Reference Manager

Reference Manager

Office & Productivity

Reference Manager is software designed to help researchers organize, manage, and cite their references when writing academic papers. It allows importing references from online databases and PDFs, organizing references into folders, annotating PDFs, and creating bibliographies and citations in Word docs.

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