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EndNote

Overview

What is EndNote?

Clarivate Analytics headquartered in Philadelphia offers EndNote, a reference library and management software. Endnote helps users save time, stay organized, collaborate with colleagues, and get published.

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EndNote has proven to be an invaluable tool for researchers and academics, enhancing the efficiency of their research and writing …
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Smart reference manager

9 out of 10
November 11, 2021
Incentivized
I used in in my previous academic organization (IISER TVM) extensively for my research thesis and work. It is used across my organization. …
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Great citation manager

7 out of 10
November 02, 2021
Incentivized
We use EndNote as our primary citation manager for the writing of research papers, grants, and proposals. EndNote compiles all references …
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Pricing

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Upgrade License

$99.95

Cloud

Student License

$115.95

Cloud

Full License

$249.95

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is EndNote?

EndNote Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

EndNote has proven to be an invaluable tool for researchers and academics, enhancing the efficiency of their research and writing processes by effortlessly managing and formatting references. Users appreciate the software's ability to keep all their references organized in one place, easily sorted into different folders based on topics. This makes it particularly useful for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and professionals in the academic field who need to keep track of a large number of references. EndNote is also highly regarded for its seamless integration with word processors, allowing users to insert bibliographies and references directly into their documents. The software is compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems, making it accessible across multiple devices. Users have praised EndNote's time-saving capabilities when referencing documents and creating citations for major projects and research works, as well as its usefulness in compiling bibliographies during database searches. Additionally, the flexibility of easily changing citation styles and downloading additional styles from the internet has been appreciated by the user community. Overall, EndNote is a trusted and efficient citation management tool that simplifies the process of producing publication-quality documents, saving users valuable time and effort.

Intuitive Interface and Easy Navigation: Many users have praised EndNote for its user-friendly interface, with several reviewers stating that the software's intuitive design and easy navigation make tasks such as managing references and searching for full-text content effortless.

Seamless Integration with Microsoft Word: The integration of EndNote with Microsoft Word is highly valued by users. They find the citation feature within Word to work well, even for lengthy documents, making it easy to organize citations effectively.

Ability to Import References and Sync Across Devices: Users highly value the ability of EndNote to import references from online databases and sync them across multiple devices. This feature allows them to access their references wherever they are working, providing convenience and flexibility in their research process.

Expensive Cost: Many users have expressed dissatisfaction with the high cost of EndNote compared to other reference management software. They feel that the price is not justified by the features and functionality provided.

Lack of Automatic Updating: Some users have mentioned that they would like to see automatic updating of references from online sources in EndNote. This feature would save them time and effort in keeping their references up-to-date.

Difficult Library Recovery: Users have reported difficulties in recovering lost or corrupted libraries in EndNote. These issues can be frustrating and may result in loss of important research data. Improved recovery options would greatly benefit users' overall experience with the software.

Based on user reviews, here are the three most common recommendations for EndNote: consider pricing and compare with other referencing tools; familiarize yourself with the features; explore alternatives and trial period. Other recommendations include diligent organization of article libraries, checking out Mendeley for more features, getting a corporate account if possible, seeking expert training if necessary, and making the most of the trial period to familiarize oneself with the software. These recommendations are based on user reviews and should be considered in conjunction with one's specific needs when evaluating EndNote.

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Reviews

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November 11, 2021

Smart reference manager

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used in in my previous academic organization (IISER TVM) extensively for my research thesis and work. It is used across my organization. It is very convienient tool to compile and manage enormous bibliographic data for my personal use as well as academic purposes. The add-on tools integrated in EndNote are very convienient and easy to use.
  • Citation insertion
  • Easy merge and updation of documents with cited references
  • Bibliography compilation and maintenance
  • Better integrated tools with other applications
  • While finding full text, downloading all PDFs in single folder rather than in each folder will be a betterment.
  • Auto template updation in the existing library
  • Simplified library editing panel
There are lot of bibliographic compilation softwares in the market but no other product have these extensive tools and options to facilitate the easy of use and effective work done on EndNote. Price wise bit high end but work wise highly effective. Transferring the libraries and accessing on multiple devices also a added advantage in EndNote. The newly enabled synchronisation option was very useful.
  • Not much mannual intervention in facilitating error free compilation of data
  • Advantage of better time management
  • Easy accessibility for the multiple user on multiple projects
  • Highly priced
  • Support could be better
  • Not everyone can afford at this price
I like the ease of using EndNote inbuilt tools and add-ins. The best part is, I can simply copy the reference from the EndNote library and paste it into the Word document. When my file is ready, I select the journal style or download it and it does the job quickly. Another good thing is that it gives freedom to choose to reference style either in the auto format or manual compiling mode. I feel this superior ease of features is a bit compromised on the other citation managers/bibliographic software.
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), OriginPro, Adobe Illustrator CC, Dropbox, PayPal Payments, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Zoom
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use endnotes for managing references used in writing medical papers. The software offers seamless integration with the Microsoft office word applications. It offers many references formatting styles. You also have an option to access your account and references on their website if using a public network. It is the best reference manager out there.
  • Reference managers
  • Many formatting styles for references
  • Seamless integration with Microsoft word
  • Loading times can be long
  • Loading PDF documents in the application can be laggy
  • Better pricing
EndNote is a must-have application if you manage references for any article or paper. You can save references to your own library which syncs online. You can access your library anytime and anywhere. It has seamless integration with Microsoft word in both Windows and Mac computers. I definitely recommend this application!
  • Seamless integration with Microsoft word
  • Many references formatting styles
  • Comprehensive reference manager
  • Publish papers faster
  • Finish projects and manuscripts on time
  • One-stop-shop for managing references
I have not used any other reference managers.
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), iMovie, Microsoft Powerpoint
November 02, 2021

Great citation manager

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use EndNote as our primary citation manager for the writing of research papers, grants, and proposals. EndNote compiles all references into a single library and works with the EndNote word plugin to cite papers, books, etc. while writing and compiles into a bibliography in your selected style.
  • organizes citations
  • combines citations across documents
  • serves as a reading platform
  • The reading pdf feature could be improved
  • removing duplicates can be tricky
  • journal abbreviations are difficult to manage and usually require manual input
EndNote is a great citation manager due to its ability to share and combine several references from different people or documents. It can be a bit tricky to navigate the settings such as style choice and journal abbreviation name list.
  • merging document libraries
  • copy and paste citations feature
  • organization of references
  • Many publications have been published with the help of EndNote
  • Great training for using citation managers
I enjoy reading on the Mendeley interface more than EndNote but EndNote is superior for exporting references and the EndNote word plugin works much better. EndNote is also easier to use as a citation manager with multiple people or documents.
March 25, 2020

EndNote Review

Takao Sakaguchi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The choice of this kind of software relies on the preference of the end-user. I started using EndNote because my supervisor was using it and said that quite a few people in our field are using it. I purchased through the department's computer administration team and have been using it for many years. I've found EndNote to be very convenient.
  • Literature book-keeping by drag and drop
  • Rich output format selection for bibliography
  • Automatically extracting bibliographic info from the PDF
  • It would be nice if it could automatically update bibliographic info for the paper downloaded.
  • Good reference manual to fully exploit the features
  • Updating number of citations would help a lot
Probably there are many good features in EndNote that I haven't fully explored. It would be nice to have a good manual to show case-by-case tutorials. It also means that the software is rich in features.
  • None
Again, I would like to see a good manual having case-by-case tutorials.
Lochan Kalicharan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
EndNote is part of our package of software that is used throughout the entire organization. This is used by all of our faculty to address multiple issues when it comes to creating and managing data libraries as well as references. This is also used by those performing large research projects within multiple departments.
  • Referencing.
  • Formatting.
  • There have been issues with databases after upgrades but this seems fixed in newer versions.
  • Corrupt libraries after Word upgrade. Again, seems fixed in new versions
EndNote seems to be adept at managing a large number of references in the easiest manner possible. This makes everything very streamlined when it comes to inserting references and creating the actual bibliography. You also have the ability to create rules to help organize and smooth out your workflow so things stay on track.
  • Positive impact on time.
  • Saves us money due to licensing.
Currently have not found any other solutions that address our needs the way that EndNote does. There are many features that are exclusive to EndNote that works for us the way we need it to.
Support seems to be good both on the technical side of the software the actual usage of the software. We have encountered minor as well as some major issues especially during upgrades but were able to work through them very quickly with the help of the support team and this allowed us to stay on track when there have been time crunches.
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