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Citations vs BibDesk: catalog facts
Citations	BibDesk
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	macOS
Works directly with plain BibTeX files Native GNOME interface	Links references to their PDFs and web pages One-click import from Google Scholar, arXiv and PubMed
Linux only Limited to the BibTeX format	macOS only Built around BibTeX, less suited to Word-based workflows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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