EndNote 2025 Comparisons
- Compare EndNote 2025, EndNote 21 and EndNote 20 for desktop
- Comparing EndNote Web and Online
- Compare EndNote 2025, EndNote Web with EndNote 2025, EndNote Web with EndNote 21 and EndNote Online (W)
- Compare EndNote 21, EndNote Web for desktop users (Premium), Basic (Free Version and with WoS)
Compare EndNote 2025, EndNote 21 and EndNote 20
| Comparing EndNote Desktop Software | EndNote 2025 | EndNote 21 | EndNote 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-powered tools | Chat with a document* | ✓ | ||
| Review Key Takeaways* | ✓ | |||
| Translate a PDF or selected text* | ✓ | |||
| Summarize selected text* | ✓ | |||
| Locate best-fit journals with Find a Journal | ✓ | |||
| Citing references | Cite from a PDF in one click | ✓ | ||
| Cite While You Write in Google Docs and Word Online† | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Collaborating | Share libraries with up to 1,000 users | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Restore data: library and reference recovery | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Organizing references | Set up customized tags | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Auto-organize references with Smart Groups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Find full-text articles with one-click | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Detect and remove duplicates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Third-party integrations | Find related seminars with Cassyni | ✓ | ✓ (EndNote Web only) | |
| Paperpal Preflight manuscript preparation | ✓ | ✓ | ||
* An EndNote Research Assistant feature built into EndNote 2025
† The Cite While You Write plugin is also available for Microsoft Word desktop and Apple Pages
Comparing EndNote Web and Online
| Comparing EndNote Web and Online | EndNote Web with EndNote 2025 | EndNote Web with EndNote 21 | EndNote Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review Key Takeaways* | ✓ | ||
| Chat with a document* | ✓ | ||
| Translate a PDF or selected text* | ✓ | ||
| Summarize selected text* | ✓ | ||
| Locate best-fit journals with Find a Journal† | ✓ | ||
| Share libraries with up to 1,000 users | ✓ | ||
| Set up customized tags | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cite While You Write in Google Docs and Word Online | ✓ | ✓ | |
| File attachment storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | 2 GB |
| Streamlined user interface | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mobile friendly | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Compatibility with modern web browsers | ✓ | ||
| Predefined bibliographic styles | 7.500+ | 7.500+ | 7.500+ |
| Add references from hundreds of databases | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
* With the AI-powered EndNote Research Assistant
† Available with Cite While You Write plugin
Compare EndNote 2025, EndNote 21 and EndNote 20
| Comparing EndNote Desktop Software | EndNote 2025 | EndNote 21 | EndNote 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Experience | |||
| Key Takeaway | ✓ | ||
| Find a Journal | ✓ | ||
| Research Assistant (Coming 2025) | ✓ | ||
| Outline Generator (Coming 2025) | ✓ | ||
| Essential Functionality | |||
| Data Restoration | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Custom reference tags | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mobile Friendly – EndNote Web access | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Library sharing with up to 1,000 users | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3-year unlimited cloud storage | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Duplicate detection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart groups – dynamic organization for references | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk editing of references | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Find full-text articles with one-click | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Find and Replace | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF Management – read, review, annotate, search | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cite from PDF highlight | ✓ | ||
| Word Processor Integrations Via Cite While Your Write Plugin |
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| Google Docs | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Microsoft Word Online | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Microsoft Word Desktop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple Pages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Premium Integrations* Web of Science |
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| Directly export references Supported on Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access to WoS databases in EndNote Desktop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View Source Record | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View Related Records | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View Citing Articles | ✓ | ||
| Proquest Platform – Directly export from popular databases | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Premium Integrations* Library Software Solutions |
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| Summon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Primo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Leganto | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cassyni Research Seminars Available through EndNote Web | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Paperpal Preflight manuscript preparation | ✓ | ✓ |
*Integrations with Web of Science, ProQuest Platform databases, and Library Software Solutions are available with a corresponding product subscription.
Compare EndNote 2025, EndNote Web with EndNote 2025, EndNote Web with EndNote 21 and EndNote Online (W)
| Comparing EndNote Online Options | EndNote 2025 | EndNote Web with EndNote 2025 | EndNote Web with EndNote 21 | EndNote Online (W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Experience | ||||
| Key Takeaway | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| *Find A Journal publishing support | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AI Outline Generator coming 2025 | ✓ | |||
| AI Research Assistant (coming 2025) | ✓ | |||
| Essential Functionality | ||||
| Data Restoration | ✓ | |||
| Duplicate detection | ✓ | |||
| Smart groups – dynamic reference organization | ✓ | |||
| Find Full Text | ✓ | |||
| Find and Replace | ✓ | |||
| Library sharing with up to 1,000 users | ✓ | |||
| Custom reference tagging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cite While You Write in Google Docs and Word Online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| File attachment storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 2 GB |
| Modern user interface | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mobile friendly | NA | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add references from hundreds of databases | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Predefined bibliographic styles | 7.500+ | 7.500+ | 7.500+ | 7.500+ |
| Installation required | ✓ | Only if using plugin | Only if using plugin | Only if using plugin |
| Compatibility with modern web browsers | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
*Available with Cite While You Write plugin
Compare EndNote 21, EndNote Web for desktop users (Premium), Basic (Free Version and with WoS)
| Feature | EndNote 21 | EndNote Web for desktop users (Premium) | EndNote Basic (free limited version) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version details | Available for Windows and Mac users | Most modern web browsers | Most web browsers |
| How to get it | Available for personal use; pricing discounts for multi copy purchases; Site wide licenses available for entire institutions/ organizations. Learn more | With EndNote desktop purchase, initial sign in/sign up done from within desktop, then log in at web.endnote.com | Free to anyone, sign up at myendnoteweb.com |
| Integrated with MS Word | Yes, via Cite While You Write plugin | Yes, via Cite While You Write plugin | Yes, via Cite While You Write plugin |
| Sharing References | Share a library as read and write or read-only with up to 1.000 other users / have unlimited number of as read and write or read-only libraries shared to you | Sharing features on the way! | Share a group with other EndNote online users |
| # of bibliographic citation styles | 7.000+ predefined; plus create your own | 7.000+ predefined | Top 21 most commonly used styles |
| Installation required | ✓ | Optional browser Add-ons | Optional browser Add-ons |
| Operating System | Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows | MacOS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux. Basic compatibility with modern mobile OSes with enhancements to come | MacOS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux |
| New modern interface | ✓ | ✓ | |
| One-click Find full text | ✓ | ||
| Format bibliographies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online database searching | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Online Search Options/ Connection Files | Over 4.000 | 5 | |
| Number of file formats accepted from other online database providers (for reference import)/ filters | Over 650 | RIS, but more to come | 3 |
| Custom options to add additional database providers | ✓ | ||
| File attachment storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | 2 GB |
| Reference storage | Up to 1 million | Up to 1 million | 50.000 |
| Max # of fields per reference | 56 | 53 | 53 |
| Max # of reference types | 55 | 55 | 48 |
| Create group sets (headings user can arrange groups under) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Create smart groups (based on a search of EndNote library that automatically updates) | ✓ | ||
| Create combined groups (based on a search of the contents of other groups) | ✓ | ||
| Change case (change capitalization of selected text) | ✓ | ||
| Find and Replace | ✓ | ||
| Change, move, or copy fields | ✓ | ||
| Search by field | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access from any modern internet browser | N/A | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email reference attached PDF | ✓ | ||
| Spell check | Yes (individual records only) | ||
| Sort library | Yes (by up to 5 fields, and select language options) | Yes (basic English sort on main library fields) | Yes (basic English sort on main library fields) |
| Customize duplicate recognition | ✓ | ||
| Composite styles (for example, ACS with 1a-f) | ✓ | ||
| Bibliographies at end of sections as well as at end of document in Microsoft Word | ✓ | ||
| Hyperlinks between citations and bibliography entries | ✓ | ||
| Organize using tags | ✓ | ||
| Auto-fill reference based on DOI | ✓ | ✓ |