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 library.

Have you tried Grobid already or are you using JabRef without Grobid?

Soo, if i download version 5.7 from the main branch for example am i good to go ??

Yes, you can use the development version, but you also can use the stable version 5.6. [image] Installation

@Christos_Kazasis @Christos_Kazasis_1 Please try out the latest build from https://builds.jabref.org/main/ . Ensure that GROBID is NOT activated. Then, there is a context menu for the entry: [320270925-3e57fd77-f95d-4aab-8727-c6721f10cb14] That should give you what you are looking for. Tested for…

A howto how to use the new feature is described at Parsing references from the PDF . I will close this thread to guide new interested persons to the new thread in the forum.

Table of recognised sources from pdf entry

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ThiloteE (ThiloteE) May 5, 2022, 4:50pm 3

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Table of recognised sources from pdf entry

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