What is EndNote and what is it used for?
Information on what EndNote is, what it does and some of its features.
Important updates for EndNote users
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Introduction - What is EndNote?
EndNote is a reference management software application. Other examples include Zotero, Mendeley, RefWorks and Papers.
For information on other reference management applications, have a look at Options for Managing References
You can use EndNote to:
Create your own library of references:
- Download references from catalogues and databases
- Generate references from PDF files
- Organise your references into groups
- Add keywords, labels and notes
- Search and sort your references
- Find, attach and annotate full-text PDF files
Insert citations or footnotes and generate bibliographies:
- Insert in-text citations or footnotes into your documents
- Generate bibliographies
- Choose from thousands of citation styles, such as APA, Chicago, or MLA
- Easily reformat your references to a different citation style
Collaborate with others
- Use EndNote Online to share selected groups of references with others
- Share your whole EndNote library
EndNote is available for Mac and Windows, as well as an online version