Swapnil B.
SB
Swapnil B.
Data Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Mendeley - A Student's Review"
5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

I have used Mendeley for my thesis, and it has been amazing to use. The multi-devices support along with syncing capabilities is efficient to work with. Integrations with MS Word is easy as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

The refresh button needs to be pressed everytime you need to resync when using a live connection and the newly add doesnt directly show. Other than that its great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tareq M.
TM
Tareq M.
Organizing Secretary
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Mendeley is a great software for researcher!"
4/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

I can use Mendeley Desktop for citation management. Mendeley Reference Manager, Mendeley Web Importer, helps with citation and referencing. The best about Mendeley is it is easy to use. I can give a reference of the website with Mendeley Web Importer. It is the best feature of Mendeley because manual referencing is not hassle-free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

There is nothing that doesn't work well from my point of view. I think everything is okay. The user interface can be better. Besides, institutional access should be included in the software. If the search feature is added in Mendeley, it will be time efficient and more effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rafael S.
RS
Rafael S.
PhD Grant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent tool for academics"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

The program allows for the organization of text files and bibliographic references, enabling them to be used for various purposes, such as reading (annotations, markings, etc.) and also in information management for research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

Since March 2021, the mobile versions of the app (Android, iPhone, and iPadOS) have been removed, leaving only web access, which allows reading but does not work as well as the apps.

Since September 2022, the "Desktop" version of the app has been discontinued, not allowing downloads from the official site. Compared to the "Reference Manager" version, the versions are quite similar. The main advantages of the "Reference Manager" version are automatic cloud synchronization and a more modern and beautiful interface. However, this version still presents some issues such as: the keyword search tool does not work very well (sometimes I need to open Mendeley Desktop to locate a specific keyword); it no longer has the PDF organizer (an option from the Desktop version that allowed saving all PDFs added to the program in a specific folder, saving the files according to criteria such as author, year, journal, among others). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andres Esteban R.
AR
Andres Esteban R.
Student
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Academics right hand."
5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

I like it has several citation styles, is also a reader, that I can organize my text books and the amount of time saved doing bibliographies is just huge! ALso I like the sync options with the desktop version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

When metadata on pdf is not accurate, and the software fills up that with random info, generating very weird citations, would like to have a easier way to fill correct data in documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MG
Monet G.
Graduate research assistant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very helpful for those who do science writing"
1.5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

I like how you can automatically create works cited pages within a word document that you have cited using mendeley. In general, the best part of Mendeley is its integration with MS word. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

Sometimes, syncing between devices is imperfect. As of 2022, they have stopped supporting the desktop application and mobile app, as a result, this will likely result in me switching away from Mendeley and to another software such as Zotero Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Diksha M.
DM
Diksha M.
Research Scholar
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The simplicity and user friendly interface of Mendeley."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

As I am pursuing PhD, Mendely is the platform that helps me in managing citations and database for my reference papers. It is very easy to use with minimal complicacy while operating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

The latest version of Mendeley that has been rolled out has some glitches. It sometimes crashes and hangs and I had to open the app from the start. After facing this problem I switched to the older version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
UR
Verified User in Research
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Each year it gets worse"
1/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

It's a very good library, or at least it used to be. It allows you to organise your papers, PDFs, add notes, highlight text, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

It has too many flaws, which make the experience almost unbearable. It's a common topic among academics: why has Mendeley got so bad? It wasn't like this 7 years ago. The main problem is that they don't consider each user's needs. For example, it requires logging in all the time and never saves the passwords, despite selecting the box to save it. You need to log in every time, remember this password, and then log in again if you update it or close your laptop. It's a real nightmare. I give it 2 out of 10 stars. If they solved these issues, I'd give it 7. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ngoc Phuong Trinh N.
NN
Ngoc Phuong Trinh N.
Researcher Phd Candidate on Longitudinal Learning Progress in Higher Education Institutions
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Helped a stressed, new PhD candidate"
5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

Mendeley helps overcome my issues with Endnote's unfriendly user interface and constant crashing. It is so flexible and well-updated that I could cite APA 7th while Word Reference tab only allows for APA 6th and I could not do much on the shared university device. Despite not being able to install the add-in, the older version of Mendeley works for me instead (with plug-in). I can still use the nicer interface of Mendeley's newest version online while flexibly make use of the older version's plug-in. Made my stressful day much better! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

The switch from plug-in to add-in (which my university configured not to allow). But I can overcome this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Akshat M.
AM
Akshat M.
Associate
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A near to perfect software for references management."
4/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

It has a user-friendly interface and it makes citations easy.

Mendeley has options for in-text citations which makes referring to source documents really easy.

Mendeley can be easily integrated with office tools which is helpful.

there are sufficient citation formats available with Mendeley. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

Constant updates of this software have made it glitchy and need improvement.

Sometimes while inputting the details for reference Mendeley is not able to retrieve the correct information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SUCHI A.
SA
SUCHI A.
Research Scholar
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best solution for reference management"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Mendeley?

I can add articles, and books in various ways, but most importantly, I love the lookup metadata tool, it has made fetching all the details regarding a paper just by DOI so easy. And it works seamlessly across devices, the sync function provides an added advantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mendeley?

I have faced some issues with synchronization at the ceratin point and as it's sophisticated software, it needs some learning on how to use it to its best extent which makes it not the easiest software to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.