JabRef 2.6b

JabRef 2.6b is well-known as a easy yet useful graphical application that is designed to allow users to manage bibliographical databases.

JabRef is designed specifically for BibTeX bases, but can import and export many other bibliographic formats. JabRef runs on all platforms and requires Java 1.5 or newer.

Major Features:

1. Advanced BibTeX editor
   • Detailed editing of BibTeX entries.
2. Search functions
   • Search a pattern in the whole bibliography.
3. Classification of entries
   • You can group entries explicitly, by keywords or any other fields.
4. Import of various formats
   • BibTeXML, CSA, Refer/Endnote, ISI Web of Science, SilverPlatter, Medline/Pubmed (xml), Scifinder, OVID, INSPEC, Biblioscape, Sixpack, JStor and RIS.
5. Built-in and custom export formats
   • HTML, Docbook, BibTeXML, MODS, RTF, Refer/Endnote and OpenOffice.org.
6. Customization of BibTeX fields
   • You can add your own fields to any BibTeX entry type.
7. Customization of the JabRef interface
   • Fonts, displayed fields, etc
8. Integrates to your environment
   • Launch external applications: PDF/PS viewers, web browser, insert citations into LyX, Kile, LatexEDitor, Emacs, Vim and WinEdt
9. Automatic Key generation
   • Search Medline, Citeseer, IEEEXplore and arXiv
10. Support for XMP Metadata in PDFs
    • Improve the workflow of sharing PDFs and bibliography information
11. Plugin functionality