Literature Reference Software with special features

[Maxxam]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a Literature Reference Manager with some special features:

- it should easily connect to (Latex)&LyX, therefore it should store the bibliographical information in bibtex-Format
- (If possible it should download the pdf from the web) Store the pdfs in a single folder and rename it with a filename that is "bibtexkey. Author (Year) - Title of paper".

Is there a software that can do this and that you could recommend??
Best from Vienna, Max

 

[MathRulz]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a Literature Reference Manager with some special features:

- it should easily connect to (Latex)&LyX, therefore it should store the bibliographical information in bibtex-Format
- (If possible it should download the pdf from the web) Store the pdfs in a single folder and rename it with a filename that is "bibtexkey. Author (Year) - Title of paper".

Is there a software that can do this and that you could recommend??
Best from Vienna, Max

Take a look at Sente; I love it. I know it works with Bibtex, but I don't use that, so I can't comment specifically on how it works and how well it works with Bibtex. Sente easily captures references from various web sources and will download associated PDFs with the references.

You can download a free 30 day trial to see if it will do all that you need.

www.thirdstreetsoftware.com

 

[robgendreau]

You could try Bookends; I don't have much experience with bibtex per se but it is compatible. Works well with Word and Mellel. And it just so happens to be on sale as part of a pretty cool bundle at mupromo.com; the bundle is half the price of a copy of Bookends.

Rob

 

[munkery]

BibDesk = http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/17063/bibdesk

Skim = http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24590/skim

These two apps are made to work together. Most likely will perform all the functions that you are trying to accomplish.

 

[feflower]

Sente is by far the best for academic work.

http://www.thirdstreetsoftware.com/site/Products.html

It has a bit of a steep learning curve if you want to take advantage of all its features. But if you dedicate yourself to learning it, you will save a lot of time and headache.

It pairs well with Mellel. But I have used with Pages.

http://www.mellel.com/

 

[munkery]

Check out the thread linked below for more suggestions.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1178903/