LexiRef
LexiRef is a reference manager and citation engine for people who write papers, theses, reports and grant proposals, and who are tired of heavy, account-bound tools.
One-time purchase. Free trial available.
About LexiRef
Add references by DOI, arXiv ID or a title search, or import BibTeX, RIS and CSL-JSON files from Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, JabRef or Google Scholar. Organize them with collections, tags, favorites and notes, and find and merge duplicates in one click. Thirteen reference types are supported, from journal articles and books to datasets, patents, standards and software.
Cite in APA 7th, IEEE, MLA 9th, Chicago (author–date), Harvard (Cite Them Right) or Vancouver, with in-text citations and full reference-list entries. Copy as rich text and the italics survive when you paste into Word, Google Docs or an email, or export a bibliography as Word (.docx), RTF, HTML or plain text. The companion Word add-in inserts citations as fields, numbers them automatically for IEEE and Vancouver, switches styles for the whole document and refreshes the bibliography with one click.
The Integrity check verifies your references against Crossref retraction notices and OpenAlex (Retraction Watch data) and flags anything retracted or withdrawn before it reaches your manuscript. Everything lives on your PC: the only network requests are the DOI look-ups and integrity checks you start yourself, and you can export your data at any time as BibTeX, RIS, CSL-JSON or a LexiRef library file.
Key features
- Add references by DOI, arXiv ID or title search
- Import BibTeX, RIS and CSL-JSON from Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and JabRef
- APA 7, IEEE, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard and Vancouver styles
- In-text citations with page numbers, parenthetical or narrative
- Rich-text copy that keeps italics when you paste into Word
- Bibliography export to Word (.docx), RTF, HTML and text
- Integrity check that flags retracted papers (Crossref and Retraction Watch data)
- Collections, tags, favorites, notes and drag-and-drop organizing
- Duplicate finder with one-click merge
- Companion Word add-in with auto-numbered, updatable citations
- Works offline, with automatic local saving and backups
- Light and dark themes and full keyboard control
Who it's for
Researchers, PhD and master's students and academics writing papers, theses, reports and grant proposals, or managing a research group's reading list.
