Citationsy
Citationsy is a paid citation and reference manager for creating, organizing, and exporting bibliographies.
What Citationsy is
Citationsy is a paid citation and reference manager for creating, organizing, and exporting bibliographies. It supports APA, Harvard, DIN, Chicago, MLA, and thousands of other styles, with sources including websites, books, papers, articles, podcasts, and songs. Book databases can be searched in 10 languages by title or author, while a pasted website URL can retrieve details such as author, title, publication date, and publisher for editing. The Chrome extension adds a website citation to a selected project with one click. iPhone and Android apps can create book citations by scanning barcodes, and the iOS app includes searches for books, music, podcasts, and scientific papers. Citations can be organized into projects, shared with collaborators, imported through BibTeX or Magic Import, and exported in more than 10,000 styles. A webpage snapshot can be archived for reference. Citationsy works on the web, Android, iOS, macOS, and as a browser extension, with Microsoft Word support. The App Store listing describes monthly or annual subscriptions after a limited free trial.
Good
- Thousands of referencing styles
- Barcode-based book citations
- Projects and collaborator support
- BibTeX and Magic Import
- Web, mobile, macOS, and extension access
Watch out
- No free plan
- Requires a paid subscription
- Limited free trial before charging
- Mac version requires Apple M1 or later
Who it suits
It suits students, researchers, and writers who need citations across many source types and styles. It also fits people working across mobile, web, macOS, browser extensions, or Microsoft Word.
Verdict
Citationsy covers citation creation, source lookup, collaboration, imports, and broad export-style support across several platforms. Its paid subscription model and listed device requirements should be checked before choosing it.
The facts
Each one read from Citationsy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The App Store listing describes Citationsy as suitable for users of RefMe, Zotero, EasyBib, CiteThisForMe, EndNote, Paperpil, Mendeley, and Citavi who want APA or Harvard referencing.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Books
- Users can search book databases in 10 languages by book title or author and retrieve bibliographic details.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Book scanning
- The iOS App Store listing says users can create a book citation by scanning its barcode.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Citation styles
- The Chrome extension listing says Citationsy supports APA, Harvard, DIN, Chicago, MLA, and thousands of other referencing styles.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Collaboration
- The feature overview says users can add collaborators and organize research together.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Extension privacy disclosure
- The Chrome Web Store listing says the extension handles website content and its developer declares that data is not sold to third parties outside approved use cases.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Import
- Citationsy lists BibTeX import and a Magic Import tool for converting an existing reference list to another format.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Mobile requirements
- The App Store listing requires iOS 13.0 or later and says its Mac version requires macOS 11.0 or later and an Apple M1 chip or later.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- The feature overview links to a privacy feature described as “We believe your data should be private.”checked 9 Oct 2001
- Projects and exports
- The iOS App Store listing says users can organize citations into projects and export them in over 10,000 referencing styles.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Citationsy helps users create and organize citations, references, and bibliographies.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Search
- The iOS App Store listing says the app includes search engines for books, music, podcasts, and scientific papers.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Source types
- The Chrome extension listing says users can cite websites, books, papers, articles, podcasts, songs, and more.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The contact page identifies [email protected] as the best way to reach the company.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support contact
- The Chrome Web Store listing gives [email protected] as the developer contact.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Web archives
- Users can archive a snapshot of a webpage when referencing it.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Websites
- Users can paste a website URL to find its author, title, publication date, and publisher, then edit missing or incorrect details.checked 9 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- The Chrome extension can add a website citation to a selected Citationsy project with one click.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Mobile apps
- The iPhone and Android apps can create book citations by scanning a barcode.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Company
- The site identifies the maker as Citationsy Ltd, company number 11650082, registered in England and Wales.checked 9 Oct 2001
Money
- Trial and subscription
- The App Store listing says the app requires a monthly or annual subscription and offers a free trial for a limited time before charging.checked 9 Oct 2001
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