Citavi: The Best All-in-One, AI-Enhanced Research & Reference Management Tool
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What is Citavi?
A powerful reference management and knowledge organization software designed to streamline the academic research process. As part of the Lumivero portfolio, it empowers researchers to efficiently manage citations, organize knowledge, and accelerate writing workflows.
Citavi features
Stay Organised with the Knowledge Organiser
Research projects involve handling vast amounts of information. Citavi ensures that knowledge isn’t just stored but structured effectively, enabling seamless transitions from information gathering to insight development.
- Organize and categorize documents, notes, quotations, and insights.
- Tag and structure sources systematically.
- Quickly retrieve relevant information for writing and analysis.
Accelerate Research Writing
Simplify your research writing with tools that seamlessly integrate with Microsoft Word and LaTeX editors, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
- Automatically generate structured outlines with citations, summaries, and comments.
- Insert citations and quotations directly into your document.
- Access over 11,000 citation styles, including APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian.
- Customize citation styles or request a new one if needed.
Boost Productivity with AI Features
Introducing AI-powered tools to enhance research efficiency:
- Discover relevant literature 4x faster by streamlining literature searches and content imports.
- Generate AI-powered summaries, annotations, and evaluations of research papers.
- Annotate and extract key insights from texts, transforming them into knowledge items.
Streamlined Collaboration & Secure Data Management
Facilitate teamwork and secure project management, ensuring a smooth research process for individuals and groups alike.
- Collaborate in real-time with colleagues.
- Assign and track research tasks within the software.
- Work in the cloud or on a local server to meet security requirements.
- Export and share references and source documents effortlessly, complying with complex data-sharing requirements.
Advanced Export & Import Features
Citavi 7 enhances reference data management with improved export and import capabilities:
- Export references along with attachments, including PDFs, and bundle them into a zip file for easier sharing.
- Customize file names using Citation Key Templates.
- Export selected columns from the table view into Excel for customized data management.
- Update reference data in Excel and re-import it for seamless integration.
Enhanced User Interface
Citavi 7 offers a refreshed design with:
- a modern, cohesive colour scheme across tabs, icons, and tables.
- improved fonts and icons for better readability and usability.
- export selected columns from the table view into Excel for customized data management.
- a more intuitive layout for effortless navigation.
Citavi & NVivo Integration
Integration with NVivo 15, the leading qualitative research tool, enables deeper analysis and streamlined workflows:
- Import captured reference data from Citavi into NVivo.
- Reduce duplication of effort with direct project connections.
- Use NVivo’s query engine and visualizations to analyse imported data.
- Preserve the original category hierarchy, including citations and direct quotations.
You can view a video demonstrating Citavi and NVivo integration here.
Why Choose Citavi?
Researchers gain a comprehensive, AI-powered, and collaboration-friendly research management tool that simplifies knowledge organization, enhances writing efficiency, and integrates seamlessly with other research software. Whether working independently or within a team, this ensures research is structured, accessible, and productive.