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# refbase Reviews
**Vendor:** refbase  
**Category:** [Reference Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/reference-management)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 3
## About refbase
refbase can import and export references in various formats (including BibTeX, Endnote, RIS, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, CSA Illumina, RefWorks, MODS XML, OpenOffice, and MS Word). It can make formatted lists of citations in HTML, RTF, PDF, or LaTeX, and offers powerful searching, and RSS support.




## refbase Reviews
  ### 1. Web based

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Roger C. | Office and Internet, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 24, 2021

**What do you like best about refbase?**

Import different formats for my main system, compatible with MS Office and OpenOffice.
Connect Internet system.

**What do you dislike about refbase?**

I like the current functions, I have no problems.

**Recommendations to others considering refbase:**

Get work done and keep your documents in order on the Internet.

**What problems is refbase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Share data and documents with my user community, I have everything on the Internet and I do not lose data sharing independent.

  ### 2. Great Free Bibliographic database

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 12, 2019

**What do you like best about refbase?**

This is fantastic for a free. Everything is online, so we can share it with our whole research group. The support is very good too and it has a good community.

**What do you dislike about refbase?**

I do not really have anything bad to say about this

**What problems is refbase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We use this to share bibliographic databases within our group. We can add new users and import directly from websites using the DOI

  ### 3. Imported and sorted client lists

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Jim C. | Director of QA, Internet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 25, 2018

**What do you like best about refbase?**

Very good support, open source, no big bugs

**What do you dislike about refbase?**

No complaints, works as advertised, good design

**What problems is refbase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Needed client list sorted and searchable


## refbase Discussions
  - [What is refbase used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-refbase-used-for)
  - [Please share the problems which community is solving using refbase](https://www.g2.com/discussions/please-share-the-problems-which-community-is-solving-using-refbase) - 1 upvote

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