Project overview
JabRef is a cross-platform reference manager for BibTeX and BibLaTeX libraries. It can import records from scientific catalogs or identifiers, extract metadata from PDFs, organize collections and attachments, merge duplicates, and insert citations into external writing tools. Browser extensions help capture new references, while teams can synchronize a library through SQL; a separate JabKit command-line interface is also available.
Repository facts
- Primary language
- Java
- License
- MIT
- Repository updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Default branch
- main
Resource types
Desktop app
Use cases
Research and knowledgeDocument productivity
Runtime
Desktop
Audience
Researchers