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cobib

Simple, command-line based bibliography management tool

Data & JSON linuxmacos Python MIT

Description

cobib is a simple, command-line based bibliography management tool. It stores bibliography entries in a YAML database and supports importing from DOIs, arXiv IDs, and BibTeX files.

AI Summary

Simple CLI bibliography manager with YAML storage and DOI/arXiv import

Capabilities

  • + Manage bibliography entries from CLI
  • + Import from DOIs and arXiv IDs
  • + Store entries in YAML format
  • + Export to BibTeX
  • + Search and filter entries

Use When

  • When managing academic references from the terminal
  • When you want YAML-based bibliography storage

Avoid When

  • x When you need a GUI reference manager

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