Bookends 4+
Reference management on the go
Sonny Software, LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Bookends is the reference management app you've been looking for.
The basic version offers:
• Search online sites directly (arXiv, Google Books, Google Scholar, JSTOR, the Library of Congress, PubMed, PubMed Central, and Semantic Scholar) or use the built-in browser (EZProxy-compliant) to download PDFs and reference metadata (requires access privileges). Searches can return a maximum of 20 references, and only 50 references can be stored in your personal database.
• Use unique identifiers such as DOI, PMID, ISBN, or arXiv id to autofill references.
• See PDF annotation in a note stream, and create your own with our powerful PDF markup engine.
• Barcode scanning, one per day.
• And many more features designed to help you discover, organize, and use reference information.
Standard, one-time purchase ($14.99):
• No limit on searches or importing.
Pro Features Yearly Subscription ($14.99). Requires a Standard purchase.
• Cloud sync with all your iOS devices and Bookends for Mac (separate purchase)
• Share onlnine libraries with colleagues
• Create multiple libraries
• Unlimited barcode scanning
• Extract PDF annotations with deep links to annotations and text
• View PDF notes in a note stream
• Automate your actions
Subscription is for one year and has an auto-renew option. The subscription can be managed in iOS -> Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. A subscription may renew if it isn't canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date.
If the subscription is not renewed, Pro Features will be disabled but Standard features will continue to work.
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
What’s New
Version 4.0.2
• Barcode Scan improvements. Fetched metadata and book covers, if available, will be retrieved from two sources: Google Books and Open Library. If the book is already in your library, the metadata will be highlighted in yellow and tapping on it will show to the existing reference in the library.
• Sort references by Citekey.
Ratings and Reviews
The best solution for Apple’s ecosystem
Bookends has its wrinkles, especially for conference papers if you work in or with engineering, and I still sorely miss the always-reliable formatting from the days when I could manage all of my references in BibTeX. But a smooth piece of software that syncs across all devices is priceless. I’m learning to work within its wrinkles, with an EZProxy connection, I can pull in articles from anywhere, and it’s instantly become my preferred PDF reader for anything serious. Go ahead and take the plunge: yes, it’s a small company, but the product is really nice.
no sync
I bought it for mac and iOS to read and cite my papers in both platforms. But most attachments are not synced in iPad from my Mac. Really disappointing...
Update: after reading carefully the instructions on the website, syncing was successfully set up. But the whole process is complex and it took me a while to understand it and set it up. It will be nice to be more simple and straight forward.
Developer Response ,
Update: Cloud Sync of attachments requires all attachments on Mac to be placed to the special folder in iCloud Drive which should be created by macOS. But this initial setup should be done just once and everything else should just work after the first sync.
Note: for those who are reading this message, we have a forum on our web site and a support email link in the Bookends About section. These are the preferred ways of reporting bugs or sending feature requests. The “Cloud Sync” section in our docs has detailed instructions on how to sync both libraries, if something isn’t clear please tell us and we will try to make the explanation clearer. https://www.sonnysoftware.com/bookendsontap/cloudsync/
Onlusten 50 references are allowed. Useless software.
Only 50 references are allowed. It is impossible to make the in app purchase. Another example of a company that makers useless software.
Developer Response ,
We don’t process transactions, everything is done by Apple, so you should contact them directly if you're having a problem. You might also google “Why can’t I get in-app purchases?”. There are some suggestions from users having the same problem with other apps. For examples, check to make sure that in-app purchases isn't turned off on your iOS device. Or try to sign out of your iTunes account and then try to purchase.
App Privacy
The developer, Sonny Software, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Sonny Software, LLC has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Size
- 79.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2011-2024 Sonny Software
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Pro Features Yearly € 17,99
- Standard Version € 17,99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.