Zotero vs SourceKeeper

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use research tool that helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your work. COLLECT • Save journal articles, newspaper articles, books, webpages, and more via the Share button in Safari and other apps • Automatically download article PDFs to read • Quickly add physical books and articles to your Zotero library by scanning book barcodes or article DOIs with your iPhone or iPad camera ORGANIZE • Use collections and tags to organize your research • View and edit bibliographic information for your research items ANNOTATE • Read PDFs, EPUBs, and webpage snapshots and add highlights and notes, or use an Apple Pencil to make freehand annotations CITE • Instantly generate citations and bibliographies in over 10,000 formats and journal styles including APA, Chicago, IEEE, MLA, Turabian, and Vancouver SHARE • Collaboratively collect sources and mark up PDFs in group libraries with your colleagues • Synchronize your personal and group research libraries to access them via Zotero’s desktop app and the Zotero website • Use the Zotero desktop app to insert your annotations into Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs documents and automatically generate bibliographies from the sources you used Visit zotero.org to learn more about everything you can do with Zotero. Having trouble? Have an idea? Post bug reports and feature requests to the Zotero Forums at forums.zotero.org to talk directly to Zotero developers. ZOTERO AND PRIVACY Since 2006, the Zotero team has been committed to creating the best research software, and we believe that includes putting you in full control of your own work. We’re an independent, nonprofit organization, and we’ll never sell your data.

SourceKeeper is the research companion built for students, academics, and anyone who needs properly formatted citations without the headache. Scan a book's barcode and SourceKeeper looks up the title, authors, publisher, and publication details automatically. Photograph a journal article page and it reads the metadata for you. Or skip the scanning entirely and enter sources by hand — whatever fits your workflow. Cite every source type Books, journal articles, book chapters, websites, and newspaper or magazine articles — all formatted correctly in Chicago 17th edition, MLA 9th edition, or APA 7th edition. Stay organized by project Create a project for each paper, chapter, or course. Your sources stay grouped, your bibliography stays clean. Export in one tap Generate a formatted bibliography or footnote list for any project, or a master bibliography across all your projects. Export as RTF and open directly in Word, Pages, or Google Docs — italics and formatting intact. Built for real research Citations follow current style guide rules for author formatting, title case, volume and issue numbers, DOIs, edited volumes, and more. Footnote and bibliography formats are both generated for every source. Make it yours Four built-in themes — Academia, Midnight, Botanical, and Slate — plus full color pickers for accent, background, and card colors. Adjust button shape from square to fully rounded.