Bibliography & citation generator
Turn your sources into ready-to-paste footnotes and a formatted bibliography — APA 7, MLA, Chicago or a numbered footnote style. Built from real metadata, never guessed. Export to Word, PDF, LaTeX, BibTeX or RIS.
Free plan: 3 full sources per project, no card required.
Every style your faculty asks for
Footnotes and the bibliography, formatted to the standard — switch style with one click and everything reformats itself.
- Numbered footnote style
- APA 7
- MLA 9
- Chicago (notes & bibliography)
- Harvard
- BibTeX / RIS for reference managers
A complete citation, not just a link
Authors, title, journal, volume and issue, and the printed page — recognized per source type (journal, book, report, thesis) and formatted to the norm.
Export straight into your document
Tick the sources you want and the bibliography sorts and formats itself. Download to Word, PDF, LaTeX, BibTeX or RIS and paste it in.
How it works
- 1.
Add your sources
Find them with cytado or paste your own list.
Social media’s effect on youth - 2.
Pick a style
APA, MLA, Chicago or a footnote style — change it anytime.
…and adolescent self-esteem★ 8.2Digital media & youth…★ 7.5 - 3.
Copy & export
Ready footnotes with page numbers and a formatted bibliography to download.
M. Iwanowska, Związki…, 2023, p. 47.
Copy footnote
Frequently asked questions
Which citation styles are supported?+
APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago and a numbered footnote style, plus BibTeX and RIS for reference managers. Switching style reformats both the footnotes and the bibliography.
Can I export to Word and LaTeX?+
Yes — Word (.docx), PDF, LaTeX, BibTeX and RIS. The list comes sorted and formatted, ready to paste.
Are the citations built from real sources?+
Yes. Every entry is built from real metadata — authors, title, journal, printed page — with a link to the original. Nothing is invented.
Which style does your field use?
A quick guide — your department always has the final say, but this is the usual match.
- Humanities, historyChicago / footnote style
- Psychology, social sciencesAPA 7
- Literature, languagesMLA 9
- LawFootnote style
- Sciences, engineeringNumbered / IEEE-style
- Economics, managementHarvard or APA
cytado vs. doing it by hand
| cytado | Word | Zotero / Mendeley | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real printed page numbers | |||
| Ready-to-paste footnotes | partly | partly | |
| Switch style in one click | |||
| Finds the sources for you | |||
| Export Word / LaTeX / BibTeX | partly | ||
| No setup or plugins |