Papis
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VisitPapis vs refbase
What both publish
| Fact | Papis | refbase |
|---|---|---|
| Import and export | Papis can import from other bibliography managers and export to BibTeX and other formats. | It supports importing and exporting bibliographic records in formats including MODS XML, RIS, BibTeX, and EndNote. |
| Purpose | Papis manages documents and bibliographic records through a command-line interface. | refbase is a web-based, multi-user interface for managing scientific literature and bibliographic references. |
| Search | Users can search their library by fields such as author, title, and tags. | It provides quick, simple, advanced and SQL search modes, including searching within existing results. |
Papis plans
- PapisFree
refbase plans
- Open-source self-hostedFree
- refbaseFree
Pick Papis if…
Papis suits people managing books and papers who are comfortable using a command-line interface. Its local web app may also suit users accessing a library from a tablet.
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.