No. The entire conversion runs in your browser with JavaScript. There is no upload, no server call, and nothing is stored or logged.

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Reference Converter

Q: Which formats are supported?

BibTeX, RIS, and EndNote (the tagged .enw / refer style). You can convert from any of these to any other, and auto-detect the input format.

Q: How accurate is the conversion?

It is best-effort. Common entry types and core fields (title, authors, year, journal or book title, volume, issue, pages, publisher, DOI, URL, abstract and keywords) map cleanly. Less common fields or unusual formatting may need a quick manual review.

Paste one or more references, pick a target format, and copy the result. Convert between BibTeX, RIS, and EndNote. Everything runs in your browser.

References to convert

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Converted output

Your references never leave your browser. There's no upload and nothing is stored.

How to convert references online

Paste one or more references into the box (you can mix several entries of the same format).
Choose the From format, or leave it on Auto-detect.
Choose the To format you want.
Click Convert, then press Copy to grab the result.

About this tool

This converter parses each reference into a neutral model (entry type, title, authors, year, container (journal or book title), volume, issue, pages, publisher, DOI, URL, abstract, and keywords), then re-serializes it in your chosen format. It runs entirely in your browser with no network calls at all.

Which formats are supported?

BibTeX, RIS, and EndNote (the tagged .enw / refer style that uses %0, %A, %T…). You can convert from any of these to any other.

How accurate is the conversion?

It's best-effort. Common entry types (journal article, book, conference paper, chapter, report, thesis, web page) and core fields map cleanly. Unusual fields, non-standard tags, or heavily customized BibTeX may not round-trip perfectly. At minimum, title, authors, year, and container are preserved. Give the output a quick scan before using it.

How are authors handled?

Authors are normalized to Last, First. BibTeX joins them with and; RIS uses one AU - line each; EndNote uses one %A line each.

Is my data stored?

No. The whole conversion happens client-side in JavaScript. There is no upload, no server, and nothing is logged or stored.

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