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Brief overview
Reference Tracker is a bibliography manager designed for researchers and students to collect and organize citations and references. Although the application is still in beta and can be a bit unstable at times, it generally performs well and presents a tidy, well-organized interface.
Notable capabilities
The program includes two prominent buttons in the center of the menu bar that speed up lookups—one for searching Amazon and another for fetching ISBN details. It can generate reference lists formatted in Harvard style, which you can print directly or modify inside the application window. Imported citations can be grouped and annotated with your own notes, making it easier to keep large collections orderly.
Compatibility notes
Reference Tracker can capture bibliographic data easily from Safari, Firefox and Apple Mail. However, broader support for additional browsers and email clients (for example, Thunderbird) would improve its utility for users who rely on other software.
Recommended alternative
Top recommended alternative: Minecraft — Java & Bedrock Edition (paid).
Recent fixes and updates
- Resolved an issue with BibTeX importing on macOS 10.4.
- Added compatibility with Firefox version 3.6.
Technical
- Mac
- Free Trial
