EndNote is a commercial reference management software designed to help researchers store, organize, and manage citations and bibliographies. It allows users to:
- Import citations from databases, journal websites, and other sources, or add them manually.
- Attach and annotate PDFs to references for streamlined research management.
- Create personal libraries of references, which can be grouped, annotated, and searched.
- Collaborate by sharing libraries or reference groups with others, including through an online version called EndNote Online.
- Insert citations and generate bibliographies in numerous citation styles (such as APA, MLA, Chicago) directly into word-processing documents.
EndNote 2025 introduced AI-powered tools for automatic extraction of key insights from documents and a tool to help identify suitable journals for manuscript submission, as well as improved integration with research databases.
EndNote is available as a desktop application for both Windows and Mac, as an iPad or iPhone application or as a cloud-based online platform. The most popular and feature-rich version is the desktop version.
To use EndNote on any of these platforms, you will need to license the software as an individual or as a group. A discount code is available for Columbia faculty, students, and staff. Please use our contact form to obtain that code. For licenses for five (5) or more people (and a deeper discount), please contact EndNote sales representative Max Watkin.
If a previous version of EndNote already exists on your computer and you are moving to an individual license or are upgrading to the latest version, first UNINSTALL/REMOVE your previous version, and then install the new one. Your EndNote library will not be affected by this change and should work properly once you have installed the new version.
If you encounter any problems with installation, please contact EndNote Technical Support.
EndNote provides a Full-Text feature that allows you to attach PDF documents to your EndNote library entries.
To connect the Full-Text feature to Endnote:
Open the EndNote Library, go to the settings, and select find full text on the left menu bar.
To learn more about features and functions of EndNote, visit Training Options on Clarivate EndNote site.
For additional support, contact Clarivate Customer Care.