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BibLaTeX is a modern bibliography management tool for LaTeX. It consists of the biblatex package and the Biber backend, providing advanced handling and formatting of bibliographic data. It is designed as a flexible, extensible alternative to BibTeX and is widely used in academic writing.

BibLaTeX stores bibliographic data in plain text files with a .bib extension. It supports a large and

The formatting and layout of citations and bibliographies are controlled by a modular style system. Styles

Workflow and usage in a LaTeX document typically involve loading the biblatex package with a backend specification

BibLaTeX is regarded as a comprehensive, actively developed system that integrates well with modern LaTeX workflows.

flexible
set
of
fields
(such
as
author,
title,
year,
doi,
url,
isbn,
issn,
and
note)
and
a
wide
range
of
entry
types,
including
article,
book,
incollection,
inproceedings,
booklet,
thesis,
dissertation,
online,
and
more.
The
system
accommodates
Unicode,
localization,
cross-referencing,
and
custom
fields,
and
offers
sophisticated
handling
of
names
and
date
formats.
are
defined
by
.bbx
files
for
bibliography
output
and
.cbx
files
for
in-text
citations,
and
can
be
tuned
for
punctuation,
sorting,
labeling,
and
language-specific
typography.
BibLaTeX
supports
locale-aware
formatting,
advanced
sorting
options,
and
extensive
customization
through
driver
files
and
options.
(biber)
and
declaring
one
or
more
data
sources
with
addbibresource
or
similar
commands.
The
bibliography
is
processed
with
Biber,
then
incorporated
into
the
document
during
LaTeX
runs.
This
workflow
differs
from
the
BibTeX
approach
and
enables
more
powerful
data
modeling
and
output
control.
It
offers
rich
features,
a
wide
ecosystem
of
styles,
and
strong
support
for
localization,
making
it
a
common
choice
for
theses,
articles,
and
books.