Cite This For Me

Overview

Cite This For Me turns source details into formatted citations and bibliographies, with a Chrome extension for citing webpages. It suits students and researchers who need broad style and source coverage; the main trade-off is that a free account is limited to Harvard and keeps saved citations for only seven days.

Its citation generator supports more than 50 source types and 7,000 styles, including Harvard, APA, MLA, Chicago and Vancouver. That breadth makes it useful across varied assignments, but the free tier is better for occasional Harvard citations than for work requiring other formats or lasting access to a bibliography.

For more options, see our Citation Generator Tools list.

Key features

• Automatic source lookup: For websites, journal articles and books, the generator can try to retrieve publication details from an author, URL or DOI. This can reduce manual entry, though the service only promises an attempt, not a verified result.
• In-text citations and references: Each generated citation includes both forms, covering two common requirements of academic writing.
• Browser extension: The Chrome extension can cite the webpage currently open and add it to an online bibliography. It is a practical shortcut for web research, while the free account's seven-day saving window may be limiting for longer projects.
• Premium tools: Premium includes Word bibliography downloads, plagiarism detection and unlimited grammar checks. Papers uploaded for plagiarism checking are added to the plagiarism database and used internally to improve results; users should weigh that handling before uploading sensitive or unpublished work.
• Export options: BibTeX export is supported, while bibliography downloads as Word documents are a Premium feature.

Pricing

The free plan costs nothing. It offers Harvard only, displays ads and saves citations for seven days. That is enough for brief Harvard-only work, but the narrow style choice and short retention make it a poor fit for multi-style assignments or projects that span a term.

Cite This For Me Premium costs £6.99 a month, billed monthly. It adds MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard and 7,000 more styles, removes ads, and includes plagiarism detection, expert help, 30 papers per month and unlimited grammar checks. The monthly term avoids an annual commitment, but users who need only occasional citations may not get much from the extra tools.

The service is freemium, with the generator described as free to use. Check the free account's style and saving limits before relying on it for a continuing bibliography.

Platforms

Cite This For Me is available on web, Android and iOS, and as a browser extension. The Chrome extension is the specific extension identified for webpage citations.

Who it's for

Choose it if you need citations across many source types and styles, particularly if you are willing to pay for multiple formats, Word export or plagiarism tools. The free account can suit a short Harvard-only task. Look elsewhere if you need free access to a range of styles or do not want uploaded papers added to an internal plagiarism database.

Pros and cons

• Pro: More than 50 source types and 7,000 styles cover a wide range of academic citation needs.
• Pro: Automatic lookup from an author, URL or DOI can reduce source-detail entry for websites, journal articles and books.
• Pro: The Chrome extension can capture webpage citations into an online bibliography.
• Con: The free account is restricted to Harvard and saves citations for only seven days.
• Con: Premium plagiarism checking adds a privacy consideration because uploaded papers enter the plagiarism database.
• Con: Premium is a recurring monthly cost, and its 30-paper allowance may constrain heavier users.

Alternatives

CiteMaker is another freemium citation option with a free trial and Android, iOS and web support; consider it if those platform and trial options fit better.

CitePlain offers a free plan without a free trial and works on web and as an extension; its maker, BrainBytes Studio, describes itself as an indie solo-dev shop.

CitApp is a freemium web and extension option whose free plan includes unlimited in-app sources, 10 browser captures per week, 30 Google Docs citation insertions per week, 10 Academic Shield checks per week and 150+ styles.

CiteMe has a free web, extension and API plan with 60+ styles, three Reference Checker uses per month, library saving up to 200 per month, one project, three PDF conversions per month and five BibTeX/RIS exports.

MyBib offers a free web and extension plan that works without an account and stores work on the device by default; consider it if local-by-default storage matters more than Cite This For Me's Premium tools.

Petal is a freemium web and extension option with cloud storage and AI credits on its free plan, but citation export is not included.

Scribbr Citation Generator is a free web and extension option with no ads or usage limits.

Bibcitation is a free web and extension citation generator whose homepage lists no usage limits.

Verdict

Cite This For Me is a strong fit for students and researchers who need broad style coverage, automatic source lookup and a webpage-citing extension, especially if Premium's export and checking tools are useful. Its main reason to look elsewhere is the restrictive free tier: Harvard only, ads and a seven-day citation-saving window.