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KBibTeX vs Citations: catalog facts
KBibTeX	Citations
Free Free and open source under the GPL license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.
Linux	Linux
Imports and exports multiple bibliography formats Searches scholarly databases from the application	Works directly with plain BibTeX files Native GNOME interface
Primarily focused on BibTeX and LaTeX workflows	Linux only Limited to the BibTeX format
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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