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EndNote 20

EndNote is the choice for scientific writing and reference management

EndNote will take care of the tedious task of creating bibliographies for your scientific papers. Leave the tedious work of formatting citations and bibliographies, searching for and entering references, and finding full-text articles to EndNote.

  • Insert citations and generate bibliographies in your chosen style while you write.
  • Search online libraries and import references and full-text articles in seconds.
  • Share references and collaborate with your colleagues.
  • Import, index, annotate and manage all your PDF articles.

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What is EndNote?

The choice for scientific writing and reference management

There is probably no more tedious task than creating bibliographies for your scientific papers. Not to mention the fact that different journals require different reference styles. Leave behind the tedious work of formatting bibliographies, searching for references, and finding full-text articles. EndNote has been the researchers´ choice for managing references and formatting bibliographies for over 25 years.

EndNote for Windows and Mac integrates the following tasks into one program:

  • Insert citations from your library into your documents and automatically build a bibliography in over 7000 styles in Mircosoft Word.
  • Search online libraries and databases directly from EndNote and import references and full-text articles in seconds.
  • Organise, update and share your references with your colleagues, and add personal annotations and notes to your references and full-text PDF articles.
  • EndNote can be used on Windows and Mac computers, iPad, and online via your web browser.

More than just a Reference Manager

EndNote moves you through the research process as you search, organize, write, publish and share. Leave behind the tedious work of bibliographies and reference management and take your research to the next level with the new EndNote 20!

Find, use and share your research

The Library sharing feature makes it easy to work on the same library, at the same time, with up to 99 other collaborators.

Find It

Search your favourite databases right within EndNote. Tap into hundreds of online databases and instantly harvest what you find.

Collect full-text PDFs in one click

EndNote automatically downloads and attaches free, online full-text PDFs to your saved references.

Store it

Organize your references. Reference groups keep things manageable and reveal overlaps or intersections in your research.

Work with PDFs

Organize, rename, annotate, search and open your PDFs directly within EndNote.

Sync desktop and online libraries

Access all your research from anywhere, including your comments and annotations.

Create bibliographies

Build and format bibliographies. Create bibliographies and citations right within Microsoft® Word using Cite While You Write. Take your pick of 5,000+ formats – including popular styles such as APA, MLA, ALA, Harvard and Chicago style.

Write, polish and publish

Use EndNote tools to deliver a perfectly formatted paper, manuscript, CV, grant application or other research-rich documents.

Share it

Share your research! Invite colleagues and team members into your library – including notes and annotations. With unlimited storage, you can share as much as you want with up to 99 users.

Shared Libraries

Connect with ideas, thinkers and practical tips that can take your work to a new level. Collaborate privately with your team or openly with a broader research community.

Which EndNote is right for you?

Desktop application for Windows and Mac

The most powerful research tool for reference management on the market. All the capabilities you need on your desktop and online.

iPad

The perfect sidekick to EndNote desktop and online. Now your EndNote reference library weighs less than 2 pounds.

Online

Completely free, online-only access to our basic reference manager – perfect for writing that first research paper.

News

EndNote 20.2 released

EndNote 20.2 is now available for Windows and Mac. The EndNote 20.2 update includes these new features and improvements: Retraction…

New features in EndNote 20

EndNote 20 offers all the power and flexibility you love about EndNote, with a new modern look and feel inspired by your feedback.

Save time with EndNote

Save time with EndNote

Research more efficiently with tools that find PDFs for you throughout your search process and automatically write your bibliography, so that you can focus on what matters most: your ideas.

Stay organised

Stay organized

Conduct large-scale projects with a reliable system that stores unlimited references and provides powerful tools to help you organize and manage them easily and quickly.

Collaborate easily

Collaborate easily

Work more smoothly with your team members– whether they’re based around the world, or just across town– with flexible solutions for sharing and commenting that help everyone stay on the same page.

Get published with EndNote

Get published

Easily manage the process of getting your manuscript published using tools that match your paper with relevant, reputable journals, and can instantly reformat your paper in over 7,000 bibliographic styles.

ENDNOTE 20 INCLUDES:

  • New interface design
  • Improved PDF reading
  • New workflow enhancements
  • New options for detecting duplicates

System requirements

System requirements for EndNote 20

Windows compatibility and system requirements

  • Windows 10 and 11 (EndNote 20 is incompatible with Windows 7 and 8).
  • 1 GHz or faster x86 or x64 processor.
  • 600 MB hard disk space available.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • To use MSI installation, you need the latest Windows Updates installer.

Word processor software

  • Microsoft Word [Cite While You Write] for Windows: 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only).
  • Apache OpenOffice [Cite While You Write] for Windows: 3.x and 4.x
  • LibreOffice [CWYW] for Windows: 4.x, 5.x, 6.x (32-bit)
  • Partner integration for Cite While You Write: Wolfram Mathematica 8
  • Format Paper: Word processors that save .rtf files: WordPad for supported Windows versions.

Presentation support

  • Microsoft PowerPoint® for Windows 2010, 2013 and 2016, 2019 and Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only).

An Internet connection is required to register for online access, search online databases, find full text and automatically update references.

Macintosh compatibility and system requirements

  • macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11, 12
  • Intel-based or Apple Silicon-based Macintosh
  • Hard disk with 700 MB available
  • Minimum 2 GB of available RAM

Word processor software

  • Microsoft Word [Cite While You Write] for macOS: 2016, 2019, Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only)
  • Partner integration for Cite While You Write: Apple® Pages
  • Partner integration for Cite While You Write: Wolfram Mathematica 8
  • Format Paper: Word processors that save .rtf files: Apple iWork Pages – versions 1, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, TextEdit – for supported macOS versions, Apache OpenOffice – versions 1, 2.x, 3.x, Nissus Writer – for supported macOS version, Mellel – versions 1, 2.x
  • Format Paper: Word processors that save .odt files: Apache OpenOffice versions 1, 2.x, 3.x

An Internet connection is required to register for online access, search online databases, find full text and automatically update references.

EndNote Online compatibility and requirements

Browser support for Web Applications*

  • Firefox® 27 or later
  • Safari® 5.0 or later
  • Chrome® 31 or later

*Applies to both Macintosh and Windows browser versions.
**Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled for the Web Capture add-on.

Network compatibility and system requirements

Installation and deployment

EndNote libraries can be accessed on a network – including networks with Macintosh and Windows workstations. Multiple users on a network can access an EndNote library simultaneously in read-only mode. This allows users to search for references, cite them in their papers and create bibliographies. EndNote does not allow multiple users on a network to edit a single library at the same time.

On Windows networks, EndNote can be deployed with MSI installer technology using scripting or via Group Policy. If you have technical questions regarding the use of EndNote on a network, contact Support.

EndNote Cross-Platform Compatibility

EndNote libraries are cross-platform compatible. Following the EndNote end-user license agreement, this means:

  • Individuals who purchase a single-user license can install EndNote on up to three computers for personal use.
  • Sharing a license with other users is not allowed under the individual license agreement.
  • Those computers can be any combination of Mac and Windows machines.
  • By creating or logging into an EndNote online account (under preferences > Sync), that individual can sync their library across all three computers, as well as access it through EndNote online and the iPad app.

Licensing

EndNote License Options

  • Single-user licenses
  • Multi-user licenses
  • Student licenses
  • Site licenses

All license options can be installed both on the office and home computers for the license owner/end-user.

Please contact us for help choosing the best licensing option for your organization!

Support

EndNote Support

Alfasoft provides free technical support to all our customers.

When contacting our support team, please describe your problem in as much detail as possible. Remember to include your serial/licence number, product version and operating system.