# Page 2 | EndNote Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is EndNote the right Legal Research solution for you? Explore 37 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/234808/EndNote/reviews --- EndNote 4.4 (37) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/234808/EndNote/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of EndNote ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-37 of 37 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use ATA Adwoa Twumwaa A. Research Assistant Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Game changer for referencing in research" November 28, 2023 5.0 Pros Endnote helps me keep track of the 1000s of references I gather for my research. The best part of it is Cite While You Write, which automatically inputs citations in your EndNote library in-text and in an auto-created reference list at the end of your document. You can also change the referencing style and the way the in-text citations appear. For someone who would do anything to skip the extra tasks that add no real value to my research (like manual referencing/citation), this is an absolute time-saver! Cons I think the GUI could be updated to be a bit more modern and intuitive, but it's not so bad. Review Source LX Luíza X. laboratory scientist Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "It is good" March 2, 2022 4.0 It was a good experience overall. Pros It is a good software to create and manage a reference library. It is simple to use, and you can integrate it with Microsoft Word or LibreOffice. Cons You have to pay the subscription to use other features of the software. You spent a lot of time creating manually your reference library if the papers are older and the software could not retrieve the paper's information. There is no online integration (such as online library to store the pdf files) in the free trial. Review Source SF Shahna F. Graduate Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A very helpful application for researchers" August 30, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to use, and even can be used when working on cloud documents. Cons It is difficult to understand how to use, make folder etc. Review Source KS Kavya S. Graduate Student Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good for people who need extensive reference management customization" January 14, 2022 4.0 For my purposes as a graduate student (writing manuscripts/grants), I found that learning EndNote wasn't worth it in the long run when other reference management softwares did the job. However, I've heard good things from people who enjoy the extensive levels of customization you can do with EndNote. This is especially true for people in biomedical informatics/computational research. Pros The best thing about EndNote is that it's good for in-depth customization. For those who know what they're doing and don't mind a steep learning curve, it can become a very good tool to create your own reference management style, modify in-text citation formats, etc. Mendeley and Zotero have caught up in many ways, but since they exist to simplify reference management, there is a lot that cannot be customized. Cons There is a steep learning curve. It isn't as pretty or intuitive to use as Mendeley so you have to be invested in learning the ins and outs of the software. Review Source FO Felix O. PhD Researcher Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A review on EndNote referencing tool." November 9, 2022 5.0 Pros \- simple and easy user-interface- integration with several software interface Cons Developed primarily for desktop system. Review Source BW Bjorn W. Assistant Professor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "More difficult to onboard than competitors" January 27, 2022 3.0 If I worked primarily with a librarian or a research team already experienced in EndNote, it would probably be hard to move away from it. However there are several cheaper alternatives that offer as much functionality while being much more intuitive to learn that kept me from continuing to use it. Pros EndNote is the first citation manager I used and was able to organize a library of PDFs. Easy integration into Word was useful working with colleagues who didn't yet use Google suite for writing and collaboration. Cons Although the software could collect several hundred PDFs, it was very difficult to update accurate citation info, and the manual process was very cumbersome. My experience was using X8 and X9 (I moved away from EndNote before 20 came out), and it lacked features like a functional PDF annotator that competitors offered. Review Source HS Hannah S. Postdoctoral Fellow Medical Devices Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wouldn't write without out" May 17, 2022 5.0 I write quite a bit for work and have been using EndNote for years. Overall I have no major complaints. I wish the shared library and online citation search worked a bit better but it hasn't been a big deal for me. Pros A simple-to-use citation manager with good integration into Word. I like the different styles you can choose from and the ability to store PDFs with each citation. Cons I find the shared library feature very practical, but you can't maintain more than one at a time which has been a problem for me. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "One of the most common reference management software" December 10, 2022 4.0 Pros It´s one of the most used, and usually institutions have a license for that, so you can easily share your bibliographies with your colleagues within your institution and across other institution Cons Without an institutional license, is not the cheapest software Review Source MH Michael H. Professor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Essential tool for researchers" September 15, 2022 5.0 Pros I've been using Endnote for almost 20 years. It is an essential part of my citation management system. Cons There is a learning curve and data entry that is necessary, but overall this is worth it. Review Source MJS Muhammad Junaid S. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The reference management companion" May 1, 2022 4.0 Pros Reference management is hassel free with this tool. It resolves a lot of issues in managing the citation in a document especially in large word documents. The option of managing all your education documents in the library. Cons This software makes sometimes tricky numbering with the reference numbers. Edition the reference in already created documents is also challenging it cause issues with reference numbers. Review Source AK Ashish K. Postdoctoral Researcher Higher Education Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "User freindly reference manager" May 6, 2022 4.0 Pros Qucikly finds the required papers for free using browser extension, All the papers covering international journals and conferences Cons Lacks database, Not free of cost, problems in formatting of the references according to some standards. Review Source UT Umais T. Research Assistant Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use" May 5, 2022 3.0 Pros References are easily integrated into word documents. Cons It is not free of cost. Other software is free of cost like Zotero Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Legal Research](https://www.capterra.com/legal-research-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.