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Citation and Style Guides: Citation Tools

Knowing what to cite gives you confidence as a writer

Other Citation Builders

  • NoodleTools (sign up): create your personal account and start building citations according to current guidelines for APA, Chicago, and MLA styles (AMA is not included).
  • Noodle Tools Express (web version): Generate your citations and paste them directly into your document; this version of NoodleTools does not allow you to save them.

  • Zbib (Zotero): A trusted web-based citation builder from the Zotero research platform that helps users manage sources and generate bibliographies in MLA, APA, and other major styles.

  • MyBib: An intuitive online tool that automatically creates bibliographies and references in major styles such as APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard.

  • EasyBib: A widely used academic citation tool supporting thousands of styles, including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard.

  • BibGuru: A fast, ad-free citation generator offering modern design, multiple style options, and easy source organization for students.

More Citation Tools

  • BibMe: Automatically creates citations, checks for plagiarism, and formats bibliographies in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.
  • Cite Fast: A straightforward and accurate online citation generator that quickly produces citations in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles without registration.
  • CitationMachine: Assists users in generating accurate citations and bibliographies in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.
  • CiteThisForMe -is a free citation generator, that has an automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles.
  • Grafiati - Grafiati is a Ukrainian based citation website that is designed to simplify the citation process. The basic version of this is available for free, you can subscribe for premium access. 
  • KnightCite-  is a free citation generator that supports APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.
  • Mendeley Cite - free tool that you can add to Microsoft Word as a plug-in. Mendley Cite is known for its ease of use, one-click citation, bibliography generation and that it supports over 8,000 citation styles.
  • TypeCite: free citation generator.  It can create citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard styles.
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