JabRef for Linux

JabRef · Open source

JabRef is an open-source reference manager for collecting, organizing and citing academic sources. It works natively with BibTeX and BibLaTeX and is a common choice for people writing theses and papers in LaTeX.

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flathub.org · Official website

✓ Official source (Flathub)
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026

Version: 5.15
Release date: July 10, 2024
License: MIT
Installer type: flatpak

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Open a terminal, paste the command and press Enter. Flatpak and Flathub must be set up; Linux Mint has them by default, for other distributions see flathub.org/setup.

flatpak install flathub org.jabref.jabref

How to install

Open the Flathub page with the button on this page.
Or run the flatpak command shown on the page in a terminal.
Launch JabRef from your application menu.

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