EndNote Desktop Comparison Chart
Compare different versions of the EndNote software for desktop and online.
| Comparing EndNote Desktop Software | EndNote 2025 | EndNote 21 | EndNote 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Experience | Key Takeaway | check | ||
| Find a Journal | check | |||
| Research Assistant (Coming 2025) | check | |||
| Outline Generator (Coming 2025) | check | |||
| Essential Functionality | Data Restoration | check | check | |
| Custom reference tags | check | check | ||
| Mobile Friendly – EndNote Web access | check | check | ||
| Library sharing with up to 1,000 users | check | check | ||
| 3-year unlimited cloud storage | check | check | ||
| Duplicate detection | check | check | check | |
| Smart groups – dynamic organization for references | check | check | check | |
| Bulk editing of references | check | check | check | |
| Find full-text articles with one-click | check | check | check | |
| Find and Replace | check | check | check | |
| PDF Management – read, review, annotate, search | check | check | check | |
| Cite from PDF highlight | check | |||
| Word Processor Integrations Via Cite While Your Write Plugin |
Google Docs | check | check | |
| Microsoft Word Online | check | check | ||
| Microsoft Word Desktop | check | check | check | |
| Apple Pages | check | check | check | |
| Premium Integrations* | Web of Science | |||
| Directly export references Supported on Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge |
check | check | check | |
| Access to WoS databases in EndNote Desktop | check | check | check | |
| View Source Record | check | check | check | |
| View Related Records | check | check | check | |
| View Citing Articles | check | |||
| Proquest Platform – Directly export from popular databases | check | check | check | |
| Library Software Solutions | ||||
| Summon | check | check | check | |
| Alma | check | check | check | |
| Primo | check | check | check | |
| Leganto | check | check | check | |
| Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence | check | check | check | |
| Cassyni Research Seminars Available through EndNote Web |
check | check | ||
| Paperpal Preflight manuscript preparation | check | check | ||
| *Integrations with Web of Science, ProQuest Platform databases, and Library Software Solutions are available with a corresponding product subscription | ||||
| Comparing EndNote Online Options | EndNote 2025 | EndNote Web with EndNote 2025 |
EndNote Web with EndNote 21 |
EndNote Online (W) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Experience | AI Key Takeaway | check | check | ||
| *Find A Journal publishing support | check | check | |||
| AI Outline Generator coming 2025 | check | ||||
| AI Research Assistant (coming 2025) | check | ||||
| Essential Functionality | Data Restoration | check | |||
| Duplicate detection | check | ||||
| Smart groups – dynamic reference organization | check | ||||
| Bulk editing of references | check | ||||
| Find Full Text | check | ||||
| Find and Replace | check | ||||
| Library sharing with up to 1,000 users | check | ||||
| Custom reference tagging | check | check | check | ||
| Cite While You Write in Google Docs and Word Online | check | check | check | ||
| File attachment storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 2 GB | |
| Modern user interface | check | check | check | ||
| Mobile friendly | NA | check | check | ||
| Add references from hundreds of databases | check | check | check | check | |
| Predefined bibliographic styles | 7,500+ | 7,500+ | 7,500+ | 7,500+ | |
| Installation required | check | Only if using plugin | Only if using plugin | Only if using plugin | |
| Compatibility with modern web browsers | N/A | check | check | ||
| *Available with Cite While You Write plugin | |||||
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