cc.com.ai Citation Generator formats references from a URL, DOI, ISBN, pasted citation, or details entered by hand. It supports APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17 author-date, and Harvard, producing both inline citations and bibliography formats. A single source can return all four styles, while a list of sources can be turned into a reference block. It accepts websites, journal articles, books, news, videos, podcasts, and other source types. Smart parse can clean up rough references, though the maker recommends including an author, title, and year when available. Missing details are marked in brackets instead of being made up. The tool can format a DOI but does not retrieve its full CrossRef record, and the maker notes it may not work with some paywalled journal DOIs, obscure-language academic books, or unlisted preprints. Results can be copied as Markdown for Google Docs, Notion, or Overleaf. Each generation uses one credit; a free account includes 30 credits monthly, and logged-out visitors get three daily runs per tool. The free plan is 0.00 USD per free; paid plans start at $7/mo.
Who it is for
It may suit students, researchers, and writers preparing references or literature reviews. It is also useful for people who want several citation styles or a Markdown reference block.
What is good
- Supports four named citation styles.
- Accepts URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, pasted references, and manual details.
- Flags missing fields rather than inventing them.
- Exports results together as Markdown.
What to know first
- No free trial is listed.
- It does not fetch full DOI records from CrossRef.
- Some paywalled DOIs and obscure source types may not work.
Verdict
The generator combines multiple source inputs, four styles, and bibliography output in one web tool. Users working with DOIs or unusual sources should be ready to supply available metadata and check flagged gaps.
cc.com.ai Citation Generator plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI citation generators
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $7/mo
- Source inputs
- mixed
- Citation styles
- 4
- In-text citations
- Yes
- Bibliography export
- Yes
- Document integrations
- multiple
- Citation formats
- multiple
