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Features

EndNote

Zotero

Mendeley

Developer

Clarivate Analytics

Center for History and New Media/George Mason University

Elsevier, Inc.

Website

EndNote: www.endnote.com and/or
EndNote Online: www.myendnoteweb.com

www.zotero.org

www.mendeley.com

Cost

Desktop version - Approx. $128 to $275

Online version - free to U-Idaho

Free for the Zotero Standalone desktop application; plugins for various browsers

Free for use/basic storage (more storage available for fees, a.k.a. freemium)

Word Processor Integration

Microsoft Word, Google Docs (desktop version only)

Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs

Mendeley Reference Manager: Microsoft Word

Mendeley Desktop: Microsoft Word, LibreOffice

Attach files (PDF) to references

Yes

Yes

Yes

Extract metadata from a PDF

Yes

Yes - if connected to internet

Yes

Citing from Web

Yes - install connector (EndNote Online only)

Yes - install connector

Yes - install connector

Sharing w/ Colleagues

Yes

Yes

Yes

Direct Export from databases

Yes; e.g. Web of Science "endnote" link

Yes; e.g. Web of Science "other" link

Yes

Transfer libraries

Yes - use .ris, .bib or Endnote XML

Yes - use .ris or .bib

Yes - use .ris or .bib or Endnote XML

Annotate PDFs

Yes (EndNote Desktop only)

Yes

Yes

Learning Curve

Moderate

Easiest

Easy