Citavi

7.0easy start · #11 of 27
in Reference Management Software

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on Browser, Web, Windows.

Citavi is ranked #11 of 27 in reference management software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Browser extension, Web, Windows. A free trial is offered.

Citavi plans and pricing

All plans

Citavi Web Not published Annual; price varies by license type Web access shop.lumivero.com · 3 Oct 2026

Citavi Windows + Web Not published Annual; price varies by license type Windows desktop and web · includes 5 GB of Citavi Space shop.lumivero.com · 3 Oct 2026

Citavi institutional licensing Not published Custom licensing Campus and institutional licensing · centralized administration lumivero.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on reference management software

PDF annotation: Yes
Browser extension: Yes
Citation styles: 11,000 styles
Word processor support: both
Import formats: BibTeX, RIS, EndNote Tagged, CSV, Excel, Access, OpenOffice Calc, OvidSP, Zotero, Mendeley
Team collaboration: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Citavi combines reference management, knowledge organization, and AI-powered insights for research writing.
Reference gathering: It imports books, articles, PDFs, and webpages and can search library catalogs and academic databases.
Knowledge organization: Users can save quotations, summaries, comments, and images linked to references and organize ideas into outlines.
AI features: Its AI assistant can summarize text, generate article key insights, and search for papers using a topic described in plain language.
Browser tools: Browser Pickers capture references, quotations, and images from webpages or PDFs.
Writing integration: The Citavi Word Add-In inserts citations and builds bibliographies in Microsoft Word; Google Docs use is described as copying and pasting formatted citations and bibliography entries.
NVivo integration: Citavi can export references and insights to NVivo, but changes in Citavi do not automatically sync and require re-sharing the project.
Collaboration and storage: Teams can share cloud projects with assigned roles and tasks in real time, and projects can be stored in the cloud, on a local drive, or on an institutional server.
Trial: Citavi offers separate free 30-day trials for Citavi Windows and Citavi Web, each including 1 GB of storage.
Trial requirement: The maker says no credit card is required to start a free trial.
Security: Lumivero says it aligns its solutions to SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001; Citavi’s product page also offers an on-premise DBServer option for organizations.
Support: Citavi support includes a knowledge base, community forum, support tickets, and live chat.
Intended users: The product is presented for students, researchers, faculty, academic writing, literature reviews, and research projects; online individual licensing is aimed at teams of up to 10.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Reference Management Software in 2026#11 of 27
Best Citation Management Software in 2026#10 of 24

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