Top 10: Reference Management software for iPhone and iPad

2021. Paperpile comes to iOS and Android



Paperpile has announced the availability of its Academic Paper Management software for iOS and Android, enabling users to sync their web library seamlessly across all their mobile devices. Any new references saved on the web app on the computer will be instantly available on the phone and tablet and vice versa. The software allows users to select which PDFs to download to their device instead of automatically downloading all 10 GB worth of PDFs. Users can also choose to download all PDFs in a specific folder or with a specific label. The "Add new" tab features a search bar with an up-to-date database of over 150 million articles, including biomedical papers from PubMed, preprints from arXiv and articles with DOIs from CrossRef. With the Chrome extension, users can save references and PDFs with a single click while browsing.


2021. Reference Management software Mendeley mobile app for Android and iOS is retired



Mendeley developers have decided to withdraw lesser used mobile app from service to focus on those products that are used by more of the Mendeley Community. The app has been withdrawn from the App Store and Google Play. While some researchers indeed used the native Mendeley mobile apps, unfortunately overall usage figures showed that this feature does not support the majority of Mendeley users. Having discontinued the mobile app the developers will now focus on the solutions that the majority of the suite users value most. This includes making improvements to Mendeley Reference Manager, Mendeley Cite and Mendeley Web Importer. In order to continue the use of their Mendeley library, app users are advised to sync their library to the cloud in advance. Users can then access their library on Mendeley Reference Manager web or desktop application.

2018. Zotero allows to scan books from iPhone or iPad



Reference management software Zotero has introduced a new convenient way to add printed books to your library. If you have iPhone with at least iOS 12, you can now scan a book’s barcode to automatically add it to Zotero. To use this feature, you’ll need to install Apple’s Shortcuts app (if you don’t already have it). Then, simply set up the “Scan Book to Zotero” shortcut by tapping the special link on your iPhone and choose “Open in Shortcuts.” If you have an iPhone with 3D Touch, you can also access the shortcut by long-pressing the Shortcuts app icon and choosing “Scan Book to Zotero” from the widget pop-up.