Organize research, collaborate, and discover new knowledge
Mendeley Desktop organizes your research paper collection and citations. It automatically extracts references from documents, generates bibliographies, and is freely available on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Mendeley Web lets you access your research paper library from anywhere, share documents in closed groups, and collaborate on research projects online. It connects you to like-minded academics and puts the latest research trend statistics at your fingertips.
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Your bibliography & citation database, created automatically
Automatically extract citations and bibliographic data: Mendeley Desktop automatically extracts bibliographic data, keywords, and cited references from your PDFs and turns them into a searchable full-text database. Goodbye manual data entry!
Import from & sync with other reference managers: Mendeley Desktop imports and exports different file formats like BibTeX, RIS or EndNoteTM XML. It also syncs continuously with other reference managers like Zotero or CiteULike.
One-click citation import from Google Scholar and PubMed: Add documents and references from more than 50 academic databases (and growing!) with a single click.
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Manage and annotate research papers
Mendeley Desktop makes reference management easy by neatly organizing your library of research papers and PDFs.
Organize your research papers: Sort papers into project-based collections and access them from anywhere. Let Mendeley rename your PDFs and elegantly file them away on your hard drive.
Search, tag & filter research papers: Lightning-fast full-text search across your research paper collection. Quickly filter citations by author, journal, or keyword, and tag or star your favorite research papers.
Read & annotate PDFs: Open multiple PDFs in Mendeley’s internal viewer and add sticky notes or highlights - all synchronized with your private web account and accessible from anywhere.
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Cite while you write
Bibliography plugins and citation generator: Tired of manually formatting (and re-formatting) citations when writing research papers? Mendeley's plugins for Microsoft Word and OpenOffice on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux generate bibliography lists in more than 1,000 different citation styles.
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Share documents, collaborate, and build your personal research network
Collaborate in labs, groups, and projects: Create closed and secure collaborative projects for your lab, department, or work group. Share your research papers with colleagues, or create public reading lists to which students and other researchers can subscribe.
Build your network of fellow researchers: See who’s researching what, find experts on any subject, and stay up-to-date about your colleagues’ work. Get real-time feeds with your network and project updates delivered right to your personalized Mendeley Dashboard.
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Get research paper recommendations & explore research trends
Get research paper recommendations: Based on semantic analysis and your existing research paper library, Mendeley recommends you scholarly papers matching your research interests.
See what's hot in your academic field: Explore real-time readership statistics about the most popular research papers, authors, and journals. Discover the readership of your own publications with unique demographic information.
Keep track of your research history: Discover how your research interests evolved over time. Find out about your most frequently read authors and journals, or your most frequently used tags.











