Mendeley
Academic reference manager (Elsevier)
Overview
Mendeley is the long-established academic reference manager from Elsevier — citation library, PDF reader, in-Word integration. Recent AI features include semantic paper search and summarization. Free with paid storage tiers.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 20 May 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
Use cases
ASEAN Perspective
Mendeley in Southeast Asia
ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).
Mendeley is a long-established, free reference manager from Elsevier for collecting, organising, annotating, and citing research papers, with a desktop reference manager, PDF annotation, and citation plugins for Word. For students and academics it remains a dependable, no-cost way to manage a library and generate bibliographies.
It is more a research utility than an AI tool, and its development pace has lagged competitors like Zotero (open-source) and newer AI-native research assistants. The discontinuation of the old desktop app frustrated some long-time users, and cloud-storage limits push heavy users toward paid plans. Still a safe, widely supported choice, especially within Elsevier/ScienceDirect workflows; ASEAN access is unrestricted.
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