Reference management

What can you do with reference management software?

  • efficiently organise bibliographic information
  • create a personal literature database
  • import information from catalogues, bibliographic databases and the internet
  • insert bibliographic information into your academic work
  • create bibliographies

KIM provides the following reference management software for free to university members:

Citavi Desktop

Please note: The campus licence for Citavi-Desktop will expire on 31st March 2024.
KIM recommends switching to other software at an early stage.
A licence can be used for all your personal computers and devices.
reference management and knowledge organization
Citavi Desktop works with Windows (sometimes with Mac, if certain requirements are met)
EndNote
The programme can be installed and used on a local computer.
reference management
works with Windows and Mac.
EndNote Online
The programme is web-based.
reference management
works with Windows, Linux and Mac.
Zotero
The programme can be installed and used on a local computer.
reference management
free of charge
works with Windows, Linux and Mac.

Which programme is the right one for me?

  • A detailed comparison of reference management software is available from the library at the Technical University of Munich (pdf).
  • Our decision-making tool (pdf, german) shows you the main criteria you can use to decide which programme best suits your needs.
    Please note: The campus license for Citavi-Desktop will expire on 31st March 2024.