Bookends
6.6#14 in reference management softwareFrom $14.99 a yeariOSExtensionmacOS
VisitBookends vs refbase
What both publish
| Fact | Bookends | refbase |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The maker lists imports from EndNote, Papers, Sente, Zotero, and Mendeley; integrations with Microsoft Word, Mellel, Nisus Writer Pro, Tinderbox, DEVONthink, and Scrivener; and AppleScript support. | Documented integrations include Bibutils, Zotero, EndNote, Bookends, Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Writer. |
| Purpose | Bookends is a reference management app for students and professionals to collect, organize, annotate, cite, sync, share, and publish research. | refbase is a web-based, multi-user interface for managing scientific literature and bibliographic references. |
Bookends plans
- Bookends for iOS Premium$14.99 a year
- Bookends for iOS Standard$14.99, paid once
- Bookends for Mac upgrade$49.99, paid once
- Bookends for Mac single-user license$74.99, paid once
refbase plans
- Open-source self-hostedFree
- refbaseFree
Pick Bookends if…
Bookends suits students and professionals who need to manage research, annotate PDFs, and prepare citations. It is available for Mac and iOS, with browser extension support for collecting references.
Pick refbase if…
refbase suits researchers or groups who want a self-hosted, multi-user reference manager with citation output and bibliographic imports. It requires a web server, PHP and MySQL.