Citefast
Citefast is a free web citation generator for building bibliographies and title pages.
What Citefast is
Citefast is a free web citation generator for building bibliographies and title pages. It lets users cite books, articles, websites, and films by searching or entering information manually, with automatic lookup for journals, books, and webpages. The homepage offers APA 7, while the FAQ lists APA 6th edition, MLA 8th edition, and Chicago 16th edition. Bibliographies can be exported to Microsoft Word or copied into a paper. Additional tools include an in-text citation generator with a guide, a title page generator, and a style guide. Free accounts can create multiple bibliographies and access citations from any computer. Citations made without an account are removed after four days of inactivity, while account citations are retained indefinitely. Some choices, including sentence case titles and whether to include an access date, require manual work. Citefast says advertising and donations are its only income and also describes advertising and affiliate marketing revenue. Educational institutions can ask about an ad-free version. Alan Cole created the service in 2008 while studying computer science.
Good
- Free plan includes all features
- Automatic lookup for several source types
- Exports to Microsoft Word
- Multiple bibliographies with an account
- APA, MLA, and Chicago options
Watch out
- Unauthenticated citations expire after four days
- Some formatting details need manual entry
- Ad-supported service
- Web-only platform
Who it suits
It suits students and writers who want browser-based citation creation without a paid plan. It is especially useful for users needing bibliography, title-page, and in-text citation tools.
Verdict
Citefast provides broad citation and title-page tools at no cost through the web. Create an account to keep citations indefinitely, and review automatically generated details before submitting work.
Plans and prices
From Citefast's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | All features free · ad-supported |
The facts
Each one read from Citefast's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional tools
- The site provides an in-text citation generator with guide, a title page generator, and a style guide.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Automatic lookup
- Citefast offers automatic lookup for journals, books, and webpages.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Bibliographies
- Free accounts can access citations from any computer and create multiple bibliographies.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Citation sources
- Users can cite books, articles, websites, and films by searching or entering information manually.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Citation styles
- The FAQ says Citefast supports APA 6th edition, MLA 8th edition, and Chicago 16th edition; the homepage also offers APA 7.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Institutional option
- Citefast invites educational institutions to contact it about an ad-free version.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Known manual steps
- Citefast says some details, including sentence case titles and whether to include an access date, cannot be generated automatically.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Origin
- Citefast says Alan Cole created the service in 2008 while studying computer science at university.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Output
- Bibliographies can be exported to Microsoft Word or copied and pasted into a paper.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Privacy and security
- The privacy policy says the site uses cookies, including security cookies, and says it cannot guarantee absolute data security.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Citefast is a citation generator that formats bibliographies and title pages.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Retention limit
- Without an account, citations are deleted after four days of inactivity; account citations are kept indefinitely.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Revenue model
- The FAQ says advertising and donations are its only income, and that the site also currently generates revenue from advertising and affiliate marketing.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The contact page directs users with questions or comments to message Citefast on Facebook.checked 9 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2001
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