Refbase

refbase is a web-based institutional repository and reference management software written in PHP and using MySQL as a back-end database. It is available under the terms of the GPL license and its packages are featured in the official repositories of Gentoo Linux and Mandriva Linux.

refbase

refbase index page
Developer(s)	Richard Karnesky Michael Bartz Matthias Steffens
Initial release	October 13, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10-13)
Stable release	0.9.6 / November 14, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-14)
Repository	svn.code.sf.net/p/refbase/code/
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	French, English, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), German, Japanese, Russian
Type	Reference management software
License	GPL
Website	refbase

Features

• Import/export of multiple bibliographic formats, including BibTeX, EndNote, RIS, ISI, MODS XML, PubMed, Medline, RefWorks, and Copac.
• Generating formatted bibliographies and citations in LaTeX, RTF, HTML, and PDF.
• Advanced search features and generation of RSS feeds from searches.
• Adding links using DOIs and URLs as well as links to files.
• Support for Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU) and OpenSearch web services.
• Support for COinS and unAPI metadata.

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Comparison of reference management software
• List of free and open source software packages