CiteMaker helps students and educators prepare bibliographies and reference lists, either by creating citations automatically or entering them manually. Users can begin with a book ISBN, website URL, DOI, or imported BibTeX. For ISBN searches, the service lists Google, ISBNdb, Open Library, and WorldCat as lookup options. Its styles include APA 6 and 7, Chicago, Harvard, MLA 8 and 9, Oxford, and Turabian, and it provides forms for generative AI citations. The forms prompt for source details and flag required information; CiteMaker creates in-text citations and orders references alphabetically as users work. Completed lists can be copied or sent to email, MS Word, Google Docs, or PDF. Registered users can save reference lists for later retrieval. CiteMaker is described as online software for PC, iPad iOS, and Android tablets, with Android, iOS, and web listed as platforms. A free plan and 30-day trial are offered; a yearly subscription fee applies after the trial.
Who it is for
CiteMaker is aimed at students preparing assignments and term papers, as well as educators. It may suit people who want guided citation entry and exportable reference lists.
What is good
- Accepts ISBN, URL, DOI, and BibTeX inputs.
- Lists APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, Oxford, and Turabian.
- Creates in-text citations and alphabetizes references.
- Exports lists to Word, Google Docs, email, or PDF.
- Registered users can save reference lists.
What to know first
- A yearly subscription fee applies after the trial.
- The trial lasts 30 days.
Verdict
CiteMaker offers guided citation creation, multiple input methods, and reference-list exports. Its free plan and trial are listed, but the registration information says a yearly fee applies after the trial.
Compared on citation generator tools
- Free plan
- Yes
- Identifier lookup
- Yes
- URL import
- Yes
- Browser extension
- Yes
- BibTeX export
- Yes
