Citavi is a desktop-based reference manager combined with a knowledge organization and task-planning system. It goes beyond basic citation storage by letting you extract quotes, categorize ideas, and turn them directly into structured writing outlines.
It’s widely used in academic and research-heavy environments, especially in Europe, where universities often provide institutional licenses.
If your work involves long research cycles—theses, dissertations, literature reviews, or policy papers—managing PDFs alone isn’t enough. Citavi helps you keep track of ideas, not just files.
Students, PhD candidates, and academic researchers benefit most, especially those writing in Word and working with complex citation styles.
You create a project, import references (manual entry, DOI lookup, database search, or BibTeX import), and attach PDFs. Inside each source, you can highlight passages, turn them into categorized knowledge items, and link them to tasks or outline sections.
