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Mendeley is a free all-in-one reference manager that helps you organize research, generate references, and sync your library across desktop, web, and Word, with 2GB of free storage. You can add PDFs, organize with collections and tags, read, highlight, and annotate in one place, and AI features help you discover connections, uncover patterns, and pull context-rich insights from your papers. Used by millions of researchers and students worldwide, Mendeley aims to streamline the entire research workflow from discovery to submission, letting you focus on the research rather than admin.
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Mendeley is owned by Elsevier , a massive commercial scientific publisher.

Mendeley itself emphasizes PDF annotation, organization, collaboration, and Word citation through Mendeley Cite.
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Mendeley : A reference manager backed by Elsevier that offers desktop and web syncing.

Mendeley — A popular tool featuring built-in PDF reading/annotation tools and an official plugin for Microsoft Word.