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{bibdesk} is for questions dealing with open-source reference management software BibDesk.

BibDesk is an open-source reference management software package for Mac OS X, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. It is primarily a BibTeX front-end for use with LaTeX, but also offers external database connectivity for importing, a variety of means for exporting, and capacity for linking to local documents.

First launched publicly in 2002, BibDesk is under continuing development by various contributors via Sourceforge.

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How to create a new BibDesk export template

Where do I find the current "Minimal BibTex" template for exporting a library? I want to (a) create a new version that includes URLs and DOIs, (b) name it "MinPlus BibTex", and (c) save it to wherever it needs to be saved so that it appears on the…
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Set feature "preview" in BibDesk to generate preview in APA format

BibDesk has a preview feature that allows you to visualize the typeset output of the reference you just entered. I would like to know how to make BibDesk to typeset the preview using APA style.
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Where does BibDesk store temporary files?

I was updating a bib file using BibDesk, when the app crashed. I had not saved the file in hours. Did I just waste my morning, or does BibDesk save a temporary file somewhere while working on a bibliography, sort of like Office apps do? I failed to…
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Extract short .bib file from paper

I have created an article with a bibliography (natbib + BibDesk, using commands \citet and \citep). Since I have to submit the .tex file, and my master file.bib is very big, I need a .bib file containing just the items cited in my paper. Is there an…
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Bibdesk blank tex preview?

Tex preview does not seem to be working for me? I have tried different libraries and different citations but all I get is the spinning circle for loading, and a blank log. I have the directories set to the defaults (i.e. …
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BibDesk plain text preview

BibDesk usually provides preview formats in TeX, HTML, doc, and RTF. Sometimes, we want to use the complete citation in presentation slides. It would be easier to have previews in plain text. How do I get citation previews in plain text, which has…
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Is there a way to link into BibDesk?

I use BibDesk to record all the academic papers I read. Sometimes I write notes in OneNote about the papers I read. It would be helpful if I could click a link in OneNote to go directly to a publication in BibDesk. Is there some way to accomplish…
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How to set up a field group on keywords in bibdesk? (not found in documentation of bibdesk)

I accidentally deleted the group that displays various keywords in bibdesk. It should look like this: https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS1d4.jpg I found this documentation entry that explains field groups:…
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Bibdesk unable to create URL

So I want to use bibdesk to create a bibtex record for a webpage, and here is what I have done: When I save this file and try to copy the bibtex record context, here is what I got: @electronic{test, Author = {test}, Date-Added = {2020-11-15…
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Shortening Reference

I want to reference [Was97] L. Washington, Introduction to cyclotomic fields, Springer, New York, 1997. in my text. However, using Bibdesk, it autogenerates Was97 for me. How may I change that to [W97] or in fact, to anything else?
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BibDesk: script to find ad add DOI

I've downloaded the "Find DOI.applescript" to automatically find and add DOI into a BibDesk item. The script requires an installation of JSON Helper for AppleScript and Satimage.osax. I've installated both on my iMac (OSX 12.7.2) but the script…
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export .bib and files with bib2html

I organize my references with bibdesk, most entries have files attached to them. I am using bib2bib (which is part of bib2html) to export smaller bibliographies based on keyword with a sh script, here is an example: bib2bib -ob subset.bib -c…
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BibDesk and Jstor

I have BibDesk (on iMac) and a Jstor subscription. Is there a way to add my Jstor account on BibDesk to automatically download the PDF of my Bibdesk items? That is, is there a way to turn Bibdesk into a PDF storage manager?
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BibDesk file .bib and iCloud

Since I work with LaTex on 4 different computers I thought I would put my bibdesk archive file (.bib) on my iCloud. Unfortunately, however, during compilation TexStudio does not find the file saying "I found no database files---while reading file…
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Is it possible to have static web groups in Bibdesk

I have a very simple question, any discussion about which I could not find anywhere: Can a Bibdesk Web group be made static? As in the picture, I have google scholar. But when I quit bibdesk it disappears. So, every time I have to go through:…
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