Reference management with Citavi
Organize your chaotic piles of books!
Citavi reference management software helps you keep track of your book collection and makes citing sources plus creating reference lists much easier.
What features does Citavi offer?
- With Citavi, you can search our library catalog and various subject-specific databases to quickly find the right texts.
- No citation is lost. Pickers let you send web pages and book titles directly from your browser to your Citavi project.
- Organize your collection of scientific sources with Citavi and create outlines right in the software. When writing with Citavi’s Word Add-in, you have everything at your fingertips: titles, quotes, and ideas.
- With version 6, projects can be stored in the cloud, supporting work across different devices and in teams.
Citavi Site License
The University Library has acquired a site license for Citavi for Windows. Students and employees can use the full version of the software free of charge. Advantage: Instead of a maximum of 100 titles, you can store up to 50,000 titles per project.
Citavi is available in version 6. It is Windows-based software that requires Windows 10, 8, or 7. If you want to use Citavi on a Mac, please follow these instructions.
Dear Citavi users,
Is your Citavi license about to expire? No need to worry!
The University Library of Wuppertal has extended the license agreement for the reference management program. You can continue to use Citavi free of charge—the license is now valid until April 30, 2028. Please follow these steps:
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Log in to Citavi Web as usual.
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Click your initials in the top right corner and select "Profile".
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Go to "Licenses" in the left-hand column and select "Citavi Desktop & Web Bundle".
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You will see a message stating that your membership needs to be confirmed.
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Request an email to your university address and click the confirmation link it contains. If the email does not appear in your inbox, check your spam folder.
How to use the web version:
- Create a Citavi account: Go to registration.
- Enter your University of Wuppertal email address to use the full version of Citavi and work with cloud projects.
- Confirm your membership: In your account, under Licenses, select "Citavi Desktop & Web Bundle" and request an email.
- Start Citavi and log in with your account details.
How to install the Windows version
- Download the installation file: Citavi Download
- Create a Citavi account: Use your University of Wuppertal email address to access the full version of Citavi and work with cloud projects. Go to Citavi
- Confirm your membership: In your account, go to Licenses, select Citavi Desktop & Web Bundle, and request a confirmation email.
- Start Citavi and log in with your account details.
Optional – Import a settings file:
Use the settings file to adjust default configurations and customize Citavi to the library’s services, including access data for licensed databases and the link to our link resolver.
You can find the file in the program (from Citavi 6) under Tools ⇒ Import/Export Settings ⇒ Import Settings...
Please note!
- The Citavi license is linked to an individual user.
- By using Citavi, you agree to Citavi’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
- To access licensed databases from home or while on the go, a VPN connection using the VPN client Cisco AnyConnect is required.
Switching from older versions to Citavi 7
- The manual for Citavi 7 is currently available only in English: Citavi 7 Manual
- The manual for Citavi 6 is available in German: Citavi 6 Manual
- There is currently no FAQ for switching to Citavi 7. Please refer to the existing instructions for switching to Citavi 6: FAQ for switching
There is no obligation to upgrade. You can continue using older versions. In particular, users of LibreOffice and OpenOffice should continue working with version 5 until further notice.
