Endnote Basic

Is research part of your future? Think bigger.

Go beyond the basics

Our free, limited online version of EndNote is perfect when you’re new to research and writing. But if your career will get a boost from the research you produce, you need a forward-looking reference manager – right from the start. It’s time to look beyond the basics.

 

With EndNote 20 you can:

  • Save even more time preparing manuscripts and managing bibliographies with an intuitive user interface.
  • Insert in-text citations while simultaneously creating a bibliography in Microsoft® Word. Plugin is also available for Apple Pages.
  • Build your bibliography in any of our 7,000+ included reference styles, or create your own custom style. Plus, support for new, modern types of references like blogs and online videos is included.
  • Read and annotate more easily with full-size PDFs, easily identify the most important reference information at a glance and quickly copy a formatted reference.
  • Find what you’re looking for more easily, whether the content is in an online database or already in your library.
  • Quickly switch between groups and references with content tabs.
  • Share selected groups of references, manage team access and track activity and changes.
  • Automatically export your references and full-text PDFs into EndNote.

Compare features and capacity

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  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Platforms
  • EndNote basic
    Web browser
  • EndNote 20
    Macintosh
    Windows
    iPad app
  • Reference storage
  • EndNote basic
    50,000
  • EndNote 20
    Unlimited
  • Attachment storage
  • EndNote basic
    2 GB
  • EndNote 20
    Unlimited
  • Full Library sharing
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
    with 100 users
  • Private group sharing
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Shared library activityfeed
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Recently added group
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Sync library with the iPad app
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Citation report (with your Web of Science subscription)
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Manuscript Matching and publication recommendations
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Automatic and bulk reference updating
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Advanced reference organization with smart and combined groups
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Online database searching
  • EndNote basic
    5
  • EndNote 20
    7000+
  • Send references directly from online databases
  • EndNote basic
    9
  • EndNote 20
    500+
  • Create a list of favorite styles
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Create custom groups of references
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Create smart groups of references for instant sorting
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • One click find full text
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Annotate and highlight pdfs in application
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Search PDF text, notes, annotations
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • PDF auto-import folder
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Smart reference creation from extracted DOIs and other metadata
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Integrated with Microsoft Word 2016
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Predefined bibliographic formatting styles
  • EndNote basic
    21
  • EndNote 20
    7000+
  • Create or customize your own bibiliographic formatting styes
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Multiple bibliographies in a single document for book chapters
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Subheading and category bibliographies
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Composite references
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Field substitutions
  • EndNote basic
     
  • EndNote 20
  • Journal abbreviation recognition and standardization
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  • EndNote 20
  • Custom options to add more database providers
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  • EndNote 20
  • Number of reference fields
  • EndNote basic
    53
  • EndNote 20
    56
  • Number of reference types
  • EndNote basic
    48
  • EndNote 20
    48
  • Unicode compliant
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20
  • Sync with the iPad app
  • EndNote basic
  • EndNote 20