Free or Low Cost Apps

Enjoy these apps that make research even easier.  These are available for anyone to use and provide various support for research.

BibMe:

• check your paper for plagiarism and grammar errors
• search for citation information or manually enter it into the site
• download your bibliography as: MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turbian
• Cost: Free or $9.95 per month for Plus account
• Compatibility: online

Citation Machine:

• create citations, work cited, and bibliographies using: APA, MLA, and Chicago styles
• check paper for grammar and plagiarism
• Cost: Free or $9.95 per month for Plus account
• Compatibility: online resource

Evernote Web Clipper:

• save articles, web pages, and screen captures directly to Evernote
• Read and access your research from any device
• Organize your content with keywords, titles, and notebooks
• Cost: Free
• Compatibility: Chrome extension

Note Anywhere:

• on any web page, you can make a post-it note on the site, in any position
• notes are saved so the next time you open the webpage, the post-its will be there
• options to change the style of notes
• summary feature
• create note by right-clicking on page
• Cost: Free
• Compatibility: Chrome extension

Pearltrees:

• organize, explore, and share resources
• add web pages, files, photos, or notes
• subscribe to specific interests
• access from any device
• Cost: free
• Compatibility: Chrome extension, Android

Pocket:

• save articles, videos, web pages, photos, or anything online to read later using this app
• syncs across all devices
• add tags to organize
• add extension to use across apps/sites
• share clippings with others
• Cost: Free
• Compatibility: online resources, iOS, Android

Scrible:

• bookmark websites and store files in the cloud
• build your own library of articles
• full-text search your library
• annotate articles in your browser
• make comments directly on webpages
• share annotated articles with others
• Cost: Free or $35 per year for Pro plan
• Compatibility: online resource