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 reference metadata and PDFs (access privileges required). 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.
• View the text of PDF annotations 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.
Premium, yearly subscription ($14.99). Requires a Standard purchase.
• Cloud sync with all your iOS devices and Bookends for Mac (separate purchase).
• Share online libraries with colleagues.
• Scan documents with Mellel Mobile*.
• Create multiple libraries.
• Unlimited barcode scanning.
• Extract PDF annotations with deep links to annotations and text.
• Convenient UI to add PDF notes to the library.
• Automate your actions with Shortcuts.
* iPad-only. Requires a Mellel Mobile Premium subscription.
Subscription is for one year and has an auto-renew option. The subscription can be managed in iOS -> Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. A subscription will renew if it isn't canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date.
If the subscription is not renewed, Premium will be disabled but Standard will continue to work.
Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s New
Version 4.1.1
• Fixed a crash that occurred during cloud sync attachment downloads.
Ratings and Reviews
Best option for Apple devices
On macOS, Bookends supports dark mode and proper fonts (in contrast to Zotero), a native user interface with native keybindings (in contrast to Readcube Papers), does not attempt to stop you from exporting your data (in contrast to Mendeley), and syncs with iCloud instead of some custom app-specific sync solution (in contrast to all the above). It works well with LaTeX/BibTeX.
On iPad, I love that all of my references sync instantly via iCloud, and can be viewed in a pleasant PDF reader that supports recoloring (dark mode) and annotations (Apple Pencil). I can also easily download new papers from arXiv from within the user interface, and immediately start reading and annotating them, syncing it back to my Mac as we go.
If you use a Mac to write papers in LaTeX, and an iPad to keep up with new papers, there is no better app available.
Forget about Endnote
As someone who has used EndNote over many years and repeatedly been a beta tester of EndNote, I have a strong recommendation:
Forget about Endnote. Try Bookends instead, it’s like comparing a rotten apple with fresh, healthy fruit. Be sure to check out videos and the documentation for Bookend and you will have an app that gives you what you need.
I have tested nearly all reference programs out there. Bookends is the only I can recommend.
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.
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Sonny Software, LLC
- Size
- 81.7 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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- Premium 199,00 kr
- Standard 199,00 kr
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.