EndNote, Reference Manager & ProCite comparison chart

One of these bibliographic products is right for you...
EndNote® is the most popular and easy-to-use package, with the ability to handle images and objects as well as literature references.

Reference Manager® offers network features with simultaneous read/write access to databases, making it ideal for co-authors who need to work with the same references.

ProCite® provides flexibility to group references and creates subject bibliographies, and is often the preferred choice of librarians and information scientists.

EndNote® Web is a Web-based tool for managing and citing references and formatting bibliographies; it is included with EndNote site licences and is also available to organisations and academic institutions on an annual licence basis. EndNote Web is not designed for single-user purchase.

Read on for a more in-depth comparison of features:

Feature	EndNote	Reference Manager	ProCite	Endnote Web
Version	X1	11	5	1
Organise references	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Store and cite images and objects	Yes	No	No	No
Link to PDF files on the Web or desktop	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Format bibliographies	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Search online databases	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Import filters for online databases	600+ predefined; create your own	430+ predefined; create your own	580+ predefined; create your own	540+ predefined
Z39.50 searching	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Operating System	Mac OS X & Win	Win	Win	Win, Mac & Linux
Access to references	Desktop & Network	Desktop, Network & Web browser (via included Web Publisher)	Desktop & Network	Web browser
Software installation required	Yes	Yes	Yes	Optional toolbars - IE, Mozilla and Word
Multi-user access (network or Web)	No	Yes	No	Yes
# of output styles	2,800+ predefined; create your own	950+ predefined; create your own	650+ predefined; create your own	2000+ predefined
Database size	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max # of References	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	10,000
Max # of Fields	52	37	45	50
Max # of Reference Types	41	35	39; create your own	39
Create table and figure lists	Yes	No	No	No
Subject Bibliography	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Spell checking	Yes	Yes	No	No
Create a list of "favourite" styles	Yes	No	No	Yes
Reference grouping	Yes	Use keywords or multiple databases	Yes	Use folders
Advanced searching capabilities	No	No	Yes	No
Search across multiple databases	Cite While You Write	Databases & Cite While You Write	Cite While You Write	Cite While You Write
Integrated in MS Word	Cite While You Write	Cite While You Write	Cite While You Write	Cite While You Write (optional installation)
Construct document with MS Word templates	Yes	No	No	No
Access OpenURL links	Yes	Yes	No	No
Unicode compliant	Yes	No	No	Yes

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