Download Mendeley Desktop

Latest Official Release

Get Mendeley Desktop for your operating system:
Windows Mendeley Desktop for Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
Comes with the Word and OpenOffice plugin. Currently we support XP, Vista and Windows 7.
Apple Mac Mendeley Desktop for OS X 10.4 or later
Currently we support OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later.
Linux Mendeley Desktop for Generic Linux (32 bit)
 Mendeley Desktop for Generic Linux (64 bit)
The 'generic' packages are designed to work on as many linux-based systems as possible — root privileges are not required to install.

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Get Mendeley

While you can use Mendeley as standalone software, a free Mendeley account enables its powerful web-based features:

  • Improved PDF data extraction by cross-checking with external databases (e.g. CrossRef and PubMed)
  • Document sharing and collaboration
  • Document synchronization across multiple computers
  • Online document management in your browser
  • One-click document import from over 40 web databases
  • Access to research trend statistics
  • Networking with other researchers in your field

Read more about these features on the How It Works page. If you really don't want a Mendeley Web account, you can still download here.

Changes/Current Known Issues

Mendeley Open Source Library

This library contains several classes used by Mendeley Desktop that contain code copied from Qt or kdelibs.
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Current Development Preview

The current official release is the latest version.