European research & reference tools

Academic tools, reference managers, and knowledge bases built in Europe.

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Zotero

These tools help you manage sources, references, and research notes. Your reading and your work-in-progress say a lot about you. European tools keep that under EU law. Citavi, from Switzerland and Germany, organises references and helps you write papers. It is widely used in universities across the German-speaking world. Your research stays on European servers, in your hands.

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Citavi

Switzerland EFTA 51 · Mixed Origins

A long-established reference-management and knowledge-organisation tool popular in German-speaking academia, developed in Switzerland. Now owned by US firm Lumivero.

Replaces: Zotero

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