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OpenCitation

The free, open source citation manager

Welcome to the OpenCitation wiki! OpenCitation is a citation generator and organizer built for students, researchers, and anyone who needs properly formatted references.

Quick Links

• Getting Started - Start using OpenCitation in minutes
• Features - Explore all features
• Citation Styles - Supported citation formats
• API Reference - For developers
• Contributing - Help improve OpenCitation
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

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Why OpenCitation?

Feature	OpenCitation	Other Tools
Price	Free forever	$10-20/month
Ads	None	Everywhere
Account required	No	Usually yes
Open source	Yes (MIT)	No
Privacy	No tracking	Sells your data

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At a Glance

• 4 Citation Styles: APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago 17th, Harvard
• 11 Source Types: Books, journals, websites, videos, and more
• Smart Lookup: Paste a URL, DOI, or ISBN to auto-generate citations
• Organization: Save citations to Lists, group Lists into Projects
• Sharing: Generate public links to share with classmates
• Export: Copy to clipboard or download as .txt

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Getting Help

• Report a bug: Use the "Report Issue" button on the site
• Feature request: Open a GitHub Issue
• Questions: Check the FAQ or open a discussion

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Tech Stack

OpenCitation is built with modern, reliable technologies:

• Frontend: Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind CSS 4
• Authentication: Clerk
• Database: AWS DynamoDB
• Hosting: Vercel
• APIs: CrossRef (DOI), Open Library (ISBN), Google Books

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Made by a student, for students who hate citation generators with ads.