Graphical Java application for managing bibtex (.bib) databases

JabRef for Mac

JabRef 5.5

  -  166 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of JabRef 5.5.


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What's new in this version:

Changed:
- We integrated the external file types dialog directly inside the preferences
- We disabled the add group button color change after adding 10 new groups
- We inverted the logic for resolving BibTeX strings. This helps to keep # chars. By default String resolving is only activated for a couple of standard fields. The list of fields can be modified in the preferences
- We moved the search box in preview preferences closer to the available citation styles list
- Changing the preference to show the preview panel as a separate tab now has effect without restarting JabRef
- We enabled switching themes in JabRef without the need to restart JabRef

Fixed:
- We fixed an issue where the preferences for "Search and store files relative to library file location" where ignored when the "Main file directory" field was not empty
- We fixed an issue where #chars in certain fields would be interpreted as BibTeX strings
- We fixed an issue where the fulltext search on an empty library with no documents would lead to an exception koppor
- We fixed an issue where clicking on "Accept changes" in the merge dialog would lead to an exception forum
- We fixed an issue where clicking on headings in the entry preview could lead to an exception
- We fixed an issue where IntegrityCheck used the system's character encoding instead of the one set by the library or in preferences
- We fixed an issue about empty metadata in library properties when called from the right click menu
- We fixed an issue where someone could add a duplicate field in the customize entry type dialog
- We fixed a typo in the library properties tab: "String constants". There, one can configure BibTeX string constants.
- We fixed an issue when writing a non-UTF-8 encoded file: The header is written again