{"repo":"mrossinek/cobib","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/mrossinek/cobib","clone":"git clone https://github.com/mrossinek/cobib.git","description":"Console Bibliography","language":"Python","stars":75,"topics":["reference-manager","terminal-based","console-based","citation-manager","bibtex","doi","arxiv","cli","command-line","bibliography"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"coBib coBib is a simple, console-based bibliography management tool. It is the result of the need for an easy-to-use alternative to full-blown reference managers like Mendeley or Zotero. As such it follows some basic design goals: plain-text database : which means you get full access and control over the database. git-integration : as a benefit of the above, you can keep track of your database through version control. centralized database, location-independent library : this means, that coBib only manages the database file in a centralized fashion but allows you to spread the actual contents of your library across the entire file system (this is the major different to papis). command-line and TUI support : all features are available through the command-line as well as a textual-based TUI Here is an example screenshot of the TUI when listing the entries in your database: And here is an example screenshot for listing search results: Installation For all common purposes you can install coBib via pip : If you would also like to install the man-page, you need to download the source code and do the following: Arch Linux coBib is packaged in the AUR. cobib cobib-git Windows coBib might work on Windows as is, but it is not being tested so no guarantees are given. If you are using Windows 10 or later and are running into issues, you should be able to install and use coBib's full functionality within the Linux subsystem. Getting Started To get started with coBib, you check out: - the c","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/mrossinek","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/mrossinek/cobib/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}