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Bibcitation
What it is
Bibcitation is a free web and browser-extension tool for creating citations, bibliographies, references, and works cited. It can automatically generate citations for books, journal articles, and websites. Supported styles include MLA, APA, Chicago, IEEE, and more than 9,000 additional formats, using CSL tools for formatting. Users can copy a bibliography or export work to Google Docs, Word, and other popular formats. Add-ons are available for Chrome, Google Docs, and Microsoft Word. The homepage lists no usage limits for its free citation generator. Organizations can place a custom citation button on a webpage through a book ISBN link; that free integration currently supports books only. Bibcitation’s privacy policy says browser data may include browser type, language preference, referring site, requested pages, request date and time, and potentially IP addresses. Collected information is stored and processed in the United States. Bibcitation says it follows generally accepted security standards but cannot guarantee absolute security. The terms require users to be at least 13, or older where local rules require it. Support is available through a contact form.
For and against
For
- Supports more than 9,000 citation formats
- Automatic citations for books, articles, and websites
- Chrome, Google Docs, and Word add-ons
- Exports to Google Docs and Word
- Free plan lists no usage limits
Against
- Organization ISBN integration supports books only
- Information is stored and processed in the United States
- Privacy policy was last updated September 24, 2020
- Absolute security cannot be guaranteed
The verdict
Bibcitation offers broad citation-style coverage, automatic source handling, and exports across common writing tools at no listed cost. Readers should review its data practices and the book-only organization integration.
Who it suits
Bibcitation suits students, writers, researchers, and organizations creating formatted references. It is useful for users who want browser, Google Docs, or Word add-ons without a listed usage limit.
Plans and prices
Free
citation generation · bibliography creation · MLA, APA, Chicago and other styles
Read 15 Oct 2026 · bibcitation.com
On the record
- Account age rule
- The terms require users to be at least 13 years old.bibcitation.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Account options
- The same guide says accounts are optional, while signing in enables saved progress, cross-device access and collaboration.guies.bibliotecnica.upc.edu · read 15 Oct 2026
- Add-ons
- The about page lists add-ons for Chrome, Google Docs, and Microsoft Word.bibcitation.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Age requirement
- The terms require users to be at least 13 years old, or older if their country’s minimum age is higher.bibcitation.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Automatic citations
- The about page lists automatic citations for books, journal articles, and websites.bibcitation.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Chrome adoption
- The Chrome Web Store publisher page shows about 90,000 users for the Bibcitation extension.chromewebstore.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Citation formats
- The about page says Bibcitation supports MLA, APA, Chicago, IEEE, and over 9,000 formats.bibcitation.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Citation styles
- Bibcitation supports MLA, APA, Chicago, IEEE and more than 9,000 styles.bibcitation.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company identifier
- The Chrome publisher page lists D-U-N-S number 203688127 for Checker Software Inc.chromewebstore.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- Crunchbase lists Checker Software Inc. as a private company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 1–10 employees.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Core workflow
- The home interface lets users add or import citations and then copy or export the resulting bibliography.bibcitation.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- CSL foundation
- Bibcitation says its formatting accuracy is based on leading Citation Style Language tools.bibcitation.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy states that collected information is stored and processed in the United States.bibcitation.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation status
- The official pages opened for this research provide no public API, SDK, self-hosting package or developer documentation beyond the simple website URL integration.bibcitation.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Export
- The about page says users can copy a bibliography or export work to Google Docs, Word, and other popular formats.bibcitation.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Formatting technology
- Bibcitation says it uses CSL tools for citation formatting.bibcitation.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Google Docs add-on
- The Google Workspace listing describes automatic citation of books, websites and journal articles, plus manual entries for videos, images and artwork.workspace.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Google Docs output
- The add-on can place in-text citations and generated bibliographies directly into Google Docs.workspace.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
