| EndNote | EndNote Basic | Reference Manager |
| How to get it | Available for personal use; pricing discounts for multi copy purchases.
| Create an account at my.endnote.com | Available for personal use; pricing discounts for multi copy purchases. |
| Desktop | Online | Online | Desktop |
| Integrated in MS Word | Cite While You Write | Cite While You Write (optional installation) | Cite While You Write (optional installation) | Cite While You Write |
| One-click Find full text | Yes | No | No | No |
| Format bibliographies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online database searching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exporting from online database providers | 700+ | 700+ | 3 | 430+ |
| Custom options to add additional database providers | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Installation required | Software | Plug-ins optional | Plug-ins
optional | Software |
| Sharing References | Via your online access | Multi User Access via Group Sharing | Multi User Access via Group Sharing | Multi User access in network |
| Citation styles | 5,000+ predefined; create your own | 3,300+ predefined; create your own | 20 most popular | 1,300+ predefined; create your own |
| File Attachment Storage | Unlimited | 5 GB | 2GB | Unlimited |
| Reference Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50K | Unlimited |
| Max # of fields | 56 | 53 | 53 | 37 |
| Max # of Reference Types | 48 | 48 | 48 | 35 |
| Spell Check | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Create a list of "favorite" styles | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Create Custom Groups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Use keywords or multiple databases |
| Create Smart Groups for instant sorting | Yes | No | No | No |
| Operating System | Mac OS X
Windows | Browser | Browser | Windows |
| Unicode compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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