CiteDrive BibTeX Studio
CiteDrive BibTeX Studio: A focused BibTeX workspace for collaborative Overleaf and technical writing projects. Ranked #19 of 23 in Citation Management Software by our editors (6.9/10); pricing: 7-day trial; best for bibTeX teams using Overleaf and research editors.
At a glance
- Editor score6.9 / 10
- Pricing7-day trial
- Best forBibTeX teams using Overleaf and research editors
- Paid from$50/yr
- PDF annotationNo
- Founded2020 · Columbus, Ohio, United States and Düsseldorf, Germany
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Live .bib connections for Overleaf, RStudio, Quarto, and Typst
- Unlimited entries, project libraries, and collaborators on paid plans
- Browser capture, duplicate cleanup, filters, and user roles
Where it doesn't
- No PDF annotation tools
- No Microsoft Word or Google Docs support
- No mobile apps
Our verdict on CiteDrive BibTeX Studio
CiteDrive BibTeX Studio is a web-based reference manager for researchers, students, and teams writing with BibTeX or BibLaTeX. Its project-based .bib libraries, templates, citation commands, browser capture, and collaborative access are designed for LaTeX and Markdown workflows rather than general-purpose word processing. The product supports web access and a Chrome extension, with integrations for Overleaf, RStudio, Quarto, Typst, Jupyter Notebooks, R Markdown, TeXstudio, and TeXmaker.
Pricing is straightforward. The Monthly Plan costs $5 per month and includes unlimited entries, unlimited project libraries, and unlimited collaborators. The Annual Plan costs $50 per year with the same feature limits. A 7-day free trial is available. Both paid plans support the core collaboration model, while the main value comes from organizing separate project libraries and connecting live .bib files to technical writing environments. User roles add control for shared library access, and duplicate detection and cleanup help maintain reference quality as projects grow.
CiteDrive’s strongest fit is a BibTeX-centered team that wants browser-based source capture, structured search and filtering, and direct connections to Overleaf or related research tools. It is less suitable for writers who depend on PDF annotation, mobile access, or citations inside Microsoft Word and Google Docs. Choose it when the bibliography is part of a LaTeX, Markdown, or computational research workflow; choose another reference manager when document-editor support or in-app PDF reading and annotation is central to the process.
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CiteDrive BibTeX Studio fact sheet
| Free plan | Not verified |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $50/yr |
| PDF annotation | No |
| Browser extension | Yes |
| Citation styles | Not verified |
| Word processor support | None |
| Mobile apps | None |
| Import formats | BibTeX |
| Team collaboration | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension |
| Support | Email, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: Overleaf, RStudio, Quarto, Typst, Jupyter Notebooks, R Markdown … |
| Pricing | 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | citedrive.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
CiteDrive BibTeX Studio integrations
CiteDrive BibTeX Studio lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- Overleaf
- RStudio
- Quarto
- Typst
- Jupyter Notebooks
- R Markdown
- TeXstudio
- TeXmaker
Alternatives to CiteDrive BibTeX Studio
- ZoteroA flexible, free citation manager with strong capture, annotation, and writing-tool support.9.4
- EndNoteA mature citation suite with broad writing support, PDF tools, collaboration, and AI assistance.9.2
- Mendeley Reference ManagerA flexible, cross-platform reference manager with PDF tools, Word integration, and tiered AI features.9.0
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