# Features

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## [Copy bibkey in pandoc style](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/copy-bibkey-in-pandoc-style/760)

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**Author:** [@mvalle](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/mvalle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/copy-bibkey-in-pandoc-style/760 "2024-10-19T16:07:27Z")

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As in this other help request I would like to request the following feature: Copy the bibkey in pandoc style, that is \[@bibkey\] or @bibkey . Thanks! mario Please vote if you support this proposal: I would like …

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## [Flatpak of JabRef](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/flatpak-of-jabref/939)

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**Author:** [@NikoKrause](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/NikoKrause)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/flatpak-of-jabref/939 "2024-10-19T16:03:39Z")

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It would be nice to have a flatpak of JabRef. The GNOME Software Center as well as Linux Mint Software Manager mintinstall do support flatpaks now. The flatpak can be uploaded to https://flathub.org/ Reason for this fe…

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## [Feature suggestion : push to org](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/feature-suggestion-push-to-org/3002)

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**Author:** [@Emmanuel\_Charpentier](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Emmanuel_Charpentier)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/feature-suggestion-push-to-org/3002 "2024-10-19T16:01:55Z")

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Org-mode (a. k. a. org) is a standard Emacs package allowing, among many other things, an interesting form of literate programming, which makes it a very interesting tool for writing scientific papers. Org just acquired…

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## [Number of paper citation information](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/number-of-paper-citation-information/2616)

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**Author:** [@horror-vacui](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/horror-vacui)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/number-of-paper-citation-information/2616 "2024-09-14T16:47:25Z")

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I propose a new field, which would contain the number of citations for an entry. It would help to get an insight how important and impactful the given paper is. The information is available at indexing sites. Google Scho…

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## [Export bibliography file with selected fields](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/export-bibliography-file-with-selected-fields/4479)

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**Author:** [@der.flo](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/der.flo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/export-bibliography-file-with-selected-fields/4479 "2024-09-04T07:13:22Z")

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I use JabRef to manage my references, and I’ve organized several hundred entries. Now, I need to export a .bib file containing approximately 50 entries for a journal publication. The journal requires specific fields for …

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## [Feature Request - Custom Citation Styles from BST](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/feature-request-custom-citation-styles-from-bst/3764)

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**Author:** [@casals](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/casals)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/feature-request-custom-citation-styles-from-bst/3764 "2024-07-21T21:52:26Z")

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It would be interesting to have a .bst parser to format citation keys from preset styles. ATM it’s partially possible to be done through the citation key generation config, but the functionality is still limited - and it…

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## [Order files by name during PDF-file import via "Search for unlinked local files"](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/order-files-by-name-during-pdf-file-import-via-search-for-unlinked-local-files/4384)

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**Author:** [@OlafKlein](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/OlafKlein)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/order-files-by-name-during-pdf-file-import-via-search-for-unlinked-local-files/4384 "2024-07-12T16:05:44Z")

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I suggest to add an Order by file name choice in the window for Search for unlinked local files that would allow to order the files list following the alphabetic order of the names and not in order of their age, I have …

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## [MEDLINE cleanup ops: ProQuest](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/medline-cleanup-ops-proquest/4401)

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**Author:** [@ryan-carpenter](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ryan-carpenter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/medline-cleanup-ops-proquest/4401 "2024-07-09T23:00:05Z")

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This is another example of MEDLINE data (continuing from the discussion about importing PubMed records) demonstrating why the data need to be moved and transformed to be standardized in a bibtex library. (I am collecting…

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## [Allow user to focus on note-taking on an entry](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/allow-user-to-focus-on-note-taking-on-an-entry/2965)

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**Author:** [@i\_ngli](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/i_ngli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/allow-user-to-focus-on-note-taking-on-an-entry/2965 "2021-09-24T08:29:43Z")

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I use JabRef in two ways: (a) to manage loads of different references, (b) to take and manage notes on a specific reference. While the first function works well for me, I hope for more support for users who use JabRef a…

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## [Disable auto key generation](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/disable-auto-key-generation/4325)

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**Author:** [@sormiston](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/sormiston)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/disable-auto-key-generation/4325 "2024-05-26T13:45:28Z")

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I would like the option to turn off auto key generation when entries are copied from one bib file to another. I tried to turn off this in the preferences, but it did not work.

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## [Browser extension: add new entry without opening "Import" window](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-add-new-entry-without-opening-import-window/4327)

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**Author:** [@AdamWysokinski](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/AdamWysokinski)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-add-new-entry-without-opening-import-window/4327 "2024-05-31T10:47:39Z")

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It would be great if the browser extension offered an option to disable opening the Import window. Alternatively, please make the default action after hitting “Enter” to import the entry. Regards, Adam

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## [Correct rendering of (first) author with a single letter surname](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/correct-rendering-of-first-author-with-a-single-letter-surname/4330)

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**Author:** [@snafu1975](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/snafu1975)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/correct-rendering-of-first-author-with-a-single-letter-surname/4330 "2024-05-27T20:35:24Z")

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One of the authors that I cite has a surname consisting of a single letter. The author’s first name consists of multiple letters. Despite it being entered correctly in the author field in the bibtex file itself (as can b…

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## [Please enable DNSSEC and DANE on www.JabRef.org](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-enable-dnssec-and-dane-on-www-jabref-org/3785)

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**Author:** [@jscott0](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/jscott0)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-enable-dnssec-and-dane-on-www-jabref-org/3785 "2024-05-17T10:02:52Z")

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Hi, DNSSEC and DANE are DNS-based security features that should be easy to enable, and it would be nice if the JabRef site would support these. I’m very happy to lend my assistance and provide directions if needed. Plea…

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## [Option to position editor as a vertical panel](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/option-to-position-editor-as-a-vertical-panel/4080)

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**Author:** [@ryan-carpenter](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ryan-carpenter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/option-to-position-editor-as-a-vertical-panel/4080 "2024-05-11T03:32:51Z")

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I would like an option to reposition the editor as a vertical panel next to the entry table (e.g., on the right), rather than below it, to see more data at once and make it easier to read by reducing the number of charac…

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## [Table of recognised sources from pdf entry](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/table-of-recognised-sources-from-pdf-entry/3374)

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**Author:** [@Christos\_Kazasis](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Christos_Kazasis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/table-of-recognised-sources-from-pdf-entry/3374 "2024-04-08T09:36:35Z")

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The concept is that each time you insert an entry from a pdf, the reference section gets recognised and a table of the mentioned sources is created. The user can then select the source/s of interest and add them to the l…

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## [Referencing other entries in comment](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851)

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**Author:** [@reox](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/reox)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/referencing-other-entries-in-comment/2851 "2024-04-08T09:09:32Z")

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I would like to reference another entry in the comment field and have it render as a link to open the other entry. For example, given there is an entry Foobaz2021, I would like to reference it with @Foobaz2021 (or simil…

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## [Double-check the bibliography for predatory publishers and journals](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/double-check-the-bibliography-for-predatory-publishers-and-journals/1738)

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**Author:** [@CfKu](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/CfKu)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/double-check-the-bibliography-for-predatory-publishers-and-journals/1738 "2024-03-22T19:15:12Z")

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In order to ensure that no articles from predatory journals or publishers are cited (or part of my literature), I want to compare the well-known predatory journals and publishers with my bibliography. For this, I implem…

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## [Possible improvement on citation key generation](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/possible-improvement-on-citation-key-generation/4226)

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**Author:** [@ror3d](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ror3d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/possible-improvement-on-citation-key-generation/4226 "2024-03-14T15:07:40Z")

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Posting this here instead of github since it seems a bigger change (although not necessarily breaking) I noticed that a lot of the citation key patterns (for reference Customize the citation key generator | v5 | JabRef …

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## [Creating Bibtex or DOI list from bibliography](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/creating-bibtex-or-doi-list-from-bibliography/4109)

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**Author:** [@Ernst\_Ungenuss](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Ernst_Ungenuss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/creating-bibtex-or-doi-list-from-bibliography/4109 "2024-03-12T06:23:21Z")

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Hi, I’ve got a very big PDF file full of bibliographies that I copied from many different papers. Is it somehow possible to automatically create a bibtex file or at least batch-find all JOI’s or other identifiers of all…

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## [iPad app with support for Apple Pencil and offline reading](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/ipad-app-with-support-for-apple-pencil-and-offline-reading/4186)

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**Author:** [@Ge0rges](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Ge0rges)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/ipad-app-with-support-for-apple-pencil-and-offline-reading/4186 "2024-03-05T20:30:50Z")

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This is a pretty big feature especially for an open-source project, but here it is. It would be great to have an iPad app where one could find a synced copy of their library to read offline, and annotate with the Apple …

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## [Impore microsoft file format](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/impore-microsoft-file-format/4197)

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**Author:** [@SJS](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/SJS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/impore-microsoft-file-format/4197 "2024-02-21T19:35:49Z")

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I have to use a Windows computer at work. When I download citations from many journal sites, they are in Microsoft file format with control characters at the end of each line. Attempts to import such files causes jabref…

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## [Push applications](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/push-applications/3808)

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**Author:** [@matteo339](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/matteo339)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/push-applications/3808 "2024-02-15T15:34:01Z")

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It’s possible to add TexWorks among the external programs? Matteo

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## [Manage field names and content](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/manage-field-names-and-content/4151)

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**Author:** [@ThibaultSauzedde](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ThibaultSauzedde)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/manage-field-names-and-content/4151 "2024-01-19T13:56:01Z")

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Hi, I would like to use Edit → Manage field names and content to append the content of a field to an other one which is not empty. For now, I can only overwite the content of a field by a new one. Is it possible to add…

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## [Cannot open/save .bib file on Google Drive from linux](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cannot-open-save-bib-file-on-google-drive-from-linux/3879)

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**Author:** [@Philip\_Warrick](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Philip_Warrick)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/cannot-open-save-bib-file-on-google-drive-from-linux/3879 "2024-01-03T12:22:44Z")

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Here comes the feature description…‘’ Hello, In the Linux (Ubuntu) app Files, I can see the .bib file and view it with Text Editor. But nothing happens when I try to “Open with JabRef” from “Files”. Then if I copy th…

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## [JabRef in Obsidian](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-in-obsidian/4095)

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**Author:** [@Denis\_Davydov](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Denis_Davydov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/jabref-in-obsidian/4095 "2023-12-18T20:42:58Z")

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Hello! I would like to use JebRef in Obsidian.

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## [Csv to JABREF converter](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/csv-to-jabref-converter/4106)

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**Author:** [@oldy22](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/oldy22)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/csv-to-jabref-converter/4106 "2023-12-08T20:46:08Z")

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database csv to YABREF converter Hi all, don’t want to stalk you! I am newby to YABREF and I like it! :slight\_smile: I had an old literature database (dataperfect) and wanted to transfer to a newer one. With postgres …

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## [Menu "Update references"](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/menu-update-references/1848)

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**Author:** [@mlep](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/mlep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/menu-update-references/1848 "2023-12-07T10:16:27Z")

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Currently, JabRef can look for references based on the title. It can also update a reference based on the DOI and the ISBN. It would be convenient to have a “Update references” menu. JabRef will look at all the (selecte…

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## [Allow references to be inserted as Plain Text, not just as LibreOffice field codes](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/allow-references-to-be-inserted-as-plain-text-not-just-as-libreoffice-field-codes/2324)

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**Author:** [@schnupp](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/schnupp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/allow-references-to-be-inserted-as-plain-text-not-just-as-libreoffice-field-codes/2324 "2023-12-03T09:36:28Z")

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In my experience, by far the biggest limitation of JabRef is that references are inserted into documents as LibreOffice field codes, which are incredibly fragile. If I move a paragraph with cut and paste, the field codes…

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## [Linux DEB files for JabRef terribly out of date](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-deb-files-for-jabref-terribly-out-of-date/4086)

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**Author:** [@schnupp](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/schnupp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linux-deb-files-for-jabref-terribly-out-of-date/4086 "2023-12-01T06:02:24Z")

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I have just downloaded jabref\_5.11\_amd64.deb from the official jabref download site only to find that the .deb file, despite its misleading title, actually installs version 3.8.2+ds. That antiquated version does not link…

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## [OnlyOffice Integration?](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/onlyoffice-integration/4036)

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**Author:** [@chem2](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/chem2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/onlyoffice-integration/4036 "2023-10-23T12:08:41Z")

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Hi all, this is both a feature request and a question: Has anyone figured out how to get Jabref bibliographies into OnlyOffice easily, via a plugin or some kind of bibfile import? I’m aware of the LibreOffice integratio…

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