EndNote 20 Comparisons
- What's new in EndNote 20
- Compare EndNote versions X8, X9 and 20
- Compare EndNote 20 Desktop, EndNote Online for desktop users (Premium version), EndNote Online Basic (free limited version) and EndNote Online with Web of Science (WoS) subscription.
- Compare EndNote versions X6, X7, X8 and X9
- Compare EndNote versions X4, X5, X6 and X7
- Compare Reference Manager, EndNote basic and EndNote X9
What's new in EndNote 20
Accelerate your research with EndNote 20
Working from a previous version? Compare features and see the difference.
Begin with EndNote 20
Power your organization's research with a robust system you can count on. The same power and flexibility researchers trust, modernized for ease of use. With the new version of EndNote, your organization benefits from:
New design
Prepare manuscripts and manage bibliographies with an intuitive user interface.
Improved reading & editing
Read and annotate more easily with full-size PDFs, and quickly copy formatted references.
Cite While You Write
Insert in-text citations while creating a bibliography in Microsoft® Word.
7.000+ reference styles
Build a bibliography in over 7.000 styles, or customize a new style.
Compare EndNote versions X8, X9, and 20
| Working from a previous EndNote version? | X8 | X9 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| User interface | |||
| Redesigned modern interface | ✓ | ||
| Reference summary which puts critical information first | ✓ | ||
| Redesigned easy search experience | ✓ | ||
| Redesigned PDF viewer with annotation tools | ✓ | ||
| Open references and groups in individual tabs | ✓ | ||
| Web of Science integrations | |||
| Get Manuscript Matcher suggestions directly from Cite While You WriteTM and desktop | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Create a Citation Report from EndNote desktop with your Web of Science subscription | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Share | |||
| Share your entire library with read-only or read-and-write access | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Share your entire library with others | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Activity feed with shared library member activity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automation and full text management | |||
| Deduplication by DOI and/or PMCID | ✓ | ||
| Automatically find and apply bulk reference updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Imports PDF files found by EndNote Click | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Find full text with one click | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extraction of DOIs and other embedded metadata from imported PDFs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-import of PDFs from a folder | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatically create groups when importing folders and subfolders of PDFs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EndNote online | |||
| Cross-platform library syncing across desktop, online, and iPad | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited storage space for full text and file attachment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited number of references in EndNote online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cite | |||
| Hyperlinked in-text citations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search across external databases | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customize citation styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compare EndNote 20, Online for desktop users (Premium), Basic (Free Version) and Online with Wos
| Feature | EndNote 20 | EndNote Online for desktop users (Premium) | EndNote Basic (free limited version) | EndNote Online with WoS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version details | Available for Windows and Mac users | Available for Windows and Mac users | Available for Windows and Mac users | Available for Windows and Mac users |
| 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 | Free to anyone | Navigate from within Web of Science |
| Integrated with MS Word | Yes, via Cite While You Write plugin | Yes, via optional Cite While You Write plugin | Yes, via optional Cite While You Write plugin | Yes, via optional Cite While You Write plugin |
| Sharing References | Share a library as read & write or read-only with up to 400 other X7, X8 or X9 users / have unlimited number of as read & write or read-only libraries shared to you by X7, X8 or X9 users | Share a group with up to 1.000 other EndNote Online users | Share a group with up to 1.000 other EndNote Online users | Share a group with up to 1.000 other EndNote Online users |
| # of bibliographic citation styles | 7.000+ predefined; plus create your own | 7.000+ predefined | Top 21 most commonly used styles | 7.000+ predefined; EndNote Online Site Administrators can share custom styles with entire site |
| Installation required | ✓ | Browser Add-on downloads | Browser Add-on downloads | Browser Add-on downloads |
| Operating System | Mac OS X & Win | Win, Mac OS X & Linux | Win, Mac OS X & Linux | Win, Mac OS X & Linux |
| One-click Find full text | ✓ | |||
| Format bibliographies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online database searching | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Number of file formats accepted from other online database providers (for reference import) / Filters | Over 650 | Over 500 | 3 | Over 500 |
| Online Search Options/ Connection Files | Over 4.000 (may require access through data provider) | Over 1.400 (may require access through data provider) | 5 | Over 1.400 (may require access through data provider) |
| Custom options to add additional database providers | ✓ | Yes, EndNote Online Site Administrators can share custom connections with entire site | ||
| File Attachment Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Reference Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50.000 | 50.000 |
| Max # of fields per reference | 56 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Max # of Reference Types | 58 | 48 | 48 | 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 Internet browser | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email reference and attached PDF | ✓ | |||
| Spell check | Yes (individual records only) | |||
| Format Paper | ✓ | ✓ | Author Date | |
| Sort library | Yes (by up to 5 fields, and select language options) | Yes (a limited set of field options and no language options) | Yes (a limited set of field options and no language options) | Yes (a limited set of field options and no language options) |
| Customize display options | ✓ | |||
| Customize duplicate recognition | ✓ | |||
| OpenURL support | Yes (user-defined in preferences) | Yes Desktop: User-defined in preferences Online: submit support ticket to set up for your site | Yes, submit support ticket to set up for your site | |
| Composite styles (e.g., ACS with 1a-f) | ✓ | Yes, using X9 Desktop. Online does not have this feature | ||
| Bibliographies at end of sections as well as at end of document in Microsoft Word | ✓ | Yes, using X9 Desktop. Online does not have this feature | ||
| Hyperlinks between citations and bibliography entries | ✓ | Yes, using X9 Desktop. Online does not have this feature |
Compare EndNote versions X6, X7, X8 and X9
| WORKING FROM A PREVIOUS ENDNOTE VERSION? | X6 | X7 | X8 | X9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EndNote Online | ||||
| Cross-platform library syncing across desktop, online, iPad® and iPhone® | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Clear and simple Configure Sync option | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| New sync configuration options for previous versions and multiple libriaries | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Full text and file attachment storage space | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
| Number of references in EndNote Online | 50K | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Manuscript matching and publication recommendations | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Share | ||||
| Share specific groups using EndNote desktop | ✓ | |||
| Share your entire library with read-only or read-and-write access | ✓ | |||
| Share your entire library with others | with 14 | with 100 | with 100 | |
| Activity feed with shared library member activity | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Learn when new members join the shared library | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Web of Science integrations | ||||
| Get Manuscript Matcher suggestions directly from Cite While You Write™ and desktop | ✓ | |||
| Create a citation report from EndNote desktop with your Web of Science subscription | ✓ | |||
| Automation and Full Text management | ||||
| Recently Added Group, customizable and built into each library | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Automatically find and apply bulk reference updates | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Unified iconography across both Mac and Windows | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Find full text with one click | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Extraction of DOIs and other embedded metadata from imported PDFs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Auto-import of PDFs from a folder | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quick Search with multi-phrase search of all fields, including full text and notes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Automatically create groups when importing folders and subfolders of PDFs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Annotate and highlight PDFs in application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Search PDF text, notes and annotations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Library systems integration/EZProxy Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built in PDF viewer with annotation tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cite | ||||
| Subheading and category bibliography options in Cite While You Write™ for Microsoft Word® | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Insert citations and references into PowerPoint* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hyperlinked In-text citations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Multiple bibliographies in a single document | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search across external databases | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Library systems integration and EZProxy Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customize citation styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customize | ||||
| Personalize display of reference ratings and read/ unread status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Choose how you’d like your PDF’s renamed in your library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Optimize screen layout options for widescreen or traditional monitors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field substitutions in styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced reference organization with Smart and Combined Groups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Create or customize your own bibliographic formatting styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Options when saving a compressed copy of library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compare EndNote versions X4, X5, X6 and X7
| EndNote Online | X4 | X5 | X6 | X7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronize EndNote references and groups across desktop, online and iPad® | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Background syncing | ✓ | |||
| Install and sync libraries across Windows® and Mac® platforms | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Free 2-year access to my.endnote.com with advanced features* | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| File attachment storage* | 2 GB | 5 GB | 5 GB | Unlimited |
| Find full text & PDF auto-import | ||||
| PDF auto-import folder | ✓ | |||
| Improved Quick Search with multi-phrase search of all fields, including PDF full text and notes | ✓ | |||
| Automatically create reference groups when importing folders and subfolders of PDFs | ✓ | |||
| Open separate PDF annotion/reference window with a button | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Built-in PDF viewer with annotation tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| One-click Find Full Text with OpenURL and ezProxy support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizable features | ||||
| Personalize display of ratings and read/unread status | ✓ | |||
| Choose how you'd like your PDFs renamed in your library | ✓ | |||
| Optimize screen layout options for widescreen or traditional monitors | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Make field substitutions in styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Options when saving a compressed copy of library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced features | ||||
| Free library sharing, unlimited library size, unlimited cloud storage | ✓ | |||
| Category bibliography options in Cite While You Write for Microsoft Word | ✓ | |||
| Insert citations and references into PowerPoint (Windows only) | ✓ | |||
| Cite While You Write support for Apache Open Office | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyperlinked in-text citations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple bibliographies in a single document | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-reference with redlines | ||||
| Reference types for podcast, interview and press release | ✓ | |||
| Automatically find reference updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quick Edit tab | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |