References

A well made app with unique functionality. I’m really glad it continues to be developed and maintained!

I purchased this app as a way of being able to manage by .bib files on my iPad. I did not, however, realise that this is an app exclusively for viewing a bibtex library, not editing one! As a basic bibtex viewer, the app is fine and does this well enough. However, that is all the app can do. Display your references, and let you use the links or view some metadata about each entry. That is all it does. Not what I wanted unfortunately. Refund requested.

This is a very solid app which works well with JabRef. There are 2 gripes though: 1) there is no refresh button, which would be handy when updating the library on another device 2) someone else already mentioned that they are missing an annotation feature. I do so too, in fact that is what stops me using this app more often.

This is a great app, but I wondered if References app could also sync cloud files from Sync.com.

I use it together with JabRef on my Desktop and connect my PDFs via OneDrive. Works perfectly fine after a few minutes of setup. Currently it doesn’t fully support subgroups, but that’s not a big deal.

I am very grateful for this bibtex manager, first of all for having one again, and second for having one that is really functional. It loads all the data that I have gathered in BibDesk, the OSX manager, but not just that: - it gives access to the smart lists I created in BibDesk - it is possible to search for items (title or keywords) - it is possible to link the places where I keep my PDFs and other files that are referenced in BibDesk, and it possible to open these linked files, too Of course, this app is a viewer, not an editor. I don’t really mind. It is so useful to have this viewer on the fly, when travelling with my iPad, that I savour it’s functionality.

The title of this review says it all! Thanks Benjamin to keep updating this wonderful well written app! The whole scientific and engineering communities using Bibdesk are forever in debt with you. I just wish there was a similar app that was even barely functional running on Android… :-)

Apple Pencil Support while reading PDF using the inbuilt PDF viewer needs to be added to make this app a full fledged app.

As a bibdesk user this app is really what I need, allowing me to access my library seamlessly. Handy. I wonder if it’s possible, when opening attached PDFs, to have the option of opening it in other viewers e.g. acrobat? Currently one can only import it to acrobat, but then it creates a new file. If there’s an option to open the file in acrobat directly I thought it really completes the workflow. Thanks!

Great way to access BibTex on iPad. The developer is active and adds features all the time (like access to OneDrive, and other cloud storage). Very recommended.