Ebib
Author: Joost Kremers

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Ebib is a program for managing BibTeX and `biblatex` databases that runs inside Emacs. It allows you to manage bibliography files without having to edit the raw `.bib` files.

## Features

- Support for both BibTeX and `biblatex` files.
- Main vs. dependent databases.
- LaTeX / Org mode / Markdown integration.
- Org-capture integration for taking notes.
- Much more.

## Screenshots

Visually, Ebib is not very spectacular, but the following screenshots give an impression. Click on the images to enlarge them.

### Main view

The first screenshot shows Ebib’s standard layout. The field values displayed in a lighter gray colour come from the cross-referenced entry.

### Search view

In the second image, which uses an alternative partial-frame layout, the string `"Abney"` is highlighted as the result of a text search. It also shows a buffer with a note for the highlighted entry.

### Strings buffer

The third screenshot shows the strings buffer in the lower window, where you can edit the `@String` definitions in the database.

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The main view
The search view
The strings buffer
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## Manual

The complete user manual for Ebib is available in html format here. If Ebib is installed from Melpa, the manual is also available inside Emacs in Info format.

## Installation

The easiest way to install Ebib is to use Melpa.

If you want to download the source, you can clone the git repository for Ebib, or get a tar ball from the Github releases page. Note that Ebib depends on parsebib, which therefore also needs to be installed.

## Support

If you want to ask a question or report an issue, you can send me an email, or, if you happen to have a Github account, open an issue on the Github issue tracker.