|
EndNote |
Mendeley |
Zotero |
| Cost |
Free to Northwestern affiliates (site license) |
Free |
Free |
| Access |
Desktop application; syncing enabled through web application (very clunky) |
Desktop application syncs with web application |
Desktop application syncs with web application |
| Cross-Platform |
Mac, Windows |
Mac, Windows, Linux |
Mac, Windows, Linux |
| Organize PDFs and Other Documents |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Selective Syncing of Documents |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Annotate/Highlight PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tagging |
Yes (keywords) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full-Text Searching Across PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Public Groups |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Community Network |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mobile App |
iPad |
iOS and Android |
No official app - third-party solutions |
| Built-In Citation Formats |
>200 |
15 |
12 |
For more information on citation formats, click on the Writing Your Paper tab.