BibDesk

BibDesk is a macOS application that serves as a bibliography manager for researchers, with a focus on managing BibTeX and BibLaTeX databases used in LaTeX documents. It helps users organize references, generate citations, and integrate with LaTeX workflows.

Core features include a bibliographic database with editable fields for author, title, year, journal, DOI, and more; support for attachments (PDFs) and notes; organization via folders, tags, and Smart Groups whose contents update automatically; automatic generation and customization of citation keys; and full-text search across entries.

Data handling: BibDesk can import bibliographic data from BibTeX, EndNote, RIS, PubMed and other sources; it can fetch metadata from DOIs and online databases, and supports deduplication and clean import; for export, it provides BibTeX and BibLaTeX formats and other common export options used in TeX workflows.

Integration and workflow: the program is designed to fit into LaTeX workflows, enabling convenient insertion of citations and generation of bibliographies via BibTeX or BibLaTeX. Users can customize citation styles, manage groups, and prepare ready-to-use bibliographies for manuscripts.

Availability: BibDesk is an open-source project for macOS, maintained by a community of volunteers, with releases available from its official website and repository.