OokCite Your citations.
Properly shelved.
Paste a messy reference, get a clean citation. 2900+ styles: APA, Chicago, IEEE, MLA, Nature, and more. No ads, no tracking.
Messy in, clean out
Paste any citation. OokCite finds the paper and formats it.
Format, verify, organize
Built for students, researchers, and writers.
2900+ citation styles
Every CSL style from the official repository. APA, Chicago, MLA, IEEE, Vancouver, Nature, ACS, and thousands more.
Free-text search
Search by author, title, or keywords. Type "Einstein relativity 1905" and OokCite finds the paper.
In-text citations
"(Smith, 2020)" for APA, "[1]" for IEEE, footnotes for Chicago. Both the reference and the in-text marker.
Batch formatting
Paste an entire reference list. OokCite resolves and formats them all with correct sequential numbering.
DOI, ISBN, arXiv, GitHub
Looks up CrossRef, DataCite, and OpenLibrary. Handles arXiv preprints and GitHub repos with CITATION.cff.
Better BibTeX keys
Export with human-readable citation keys like goswamiTwodimensional2026 instead of DOI-based IDs. Works in LaTeX, Overleaf, and Zotero.
Grouped citations
Select multiple references and get a combined in-text citation like [1-4] or (Smith, 2020; Jones, 2019).
Import & Export
Import .bib or .ris files into collections. Export formatted bibliographies or BibTeX anytime.
MCP Server
Give LLMs the power to validate DOIs, format citations, and catch hallucinated references. One command: npx @turtletech/ookcite-mcp setup
More when you need it
More collections
Free: 4 collections. Academic: 10 collections. Business: 20 collections.
Batch workflows
Import .bib/.ris files. Validate DOIs in bulk. Clean up messy reference lists.
MCP for AI tools
Let Claude, Cursor, or Codex validate citations and catch hallucinated references.
Collections that fit your workflow
Organize, search, share read-only links, and export.
- Save citations as you format them
- Quick-add by DOI, ISBN, or free-text search
- Import .bib and .ris files
- Share read-only links; style updates keep the same URL
- Tag and filter to stay organized
- Export formatted bibliography or BibTeX
- Works offline -- sign in to sync across devices
Viewers get the same link. The collection owner controls the citation style, so changing APA to Nature updates the shared page.
Simple, honest pricing
Free for quick help and one project. Upgrade when you need more.
Free
- 60 lookups/day (web + API shared)
- All 2900+ styles
- In-text citations
- Single-DOI formatting
- 4 collections
- Better BibTeX keys in exports
- Collection lookups are free
Academic
- 20,000 lookups/day
- 10,000 API calls/mo
- 10 collections
- Batch format, verify & import
- Academic discount for eligible users
Academic is EUR 4/mo for eligible students, teachers, and researchers. Checkout is on the TurtleTech dashboard.
Business
- 20,000 lookups/day
- 40,000 API calls/mo
- 20 collections
- Priority support
- Invoice with VAT
Business is EUR 10/mo for everyone outside academic discount eligibility. Checkout is on the TurtleTech dashboard.
- Apr 2026 -- GitHub/GitLab/Codeberg repos: cite software via CITATION.cff
- Apr 2026 -- arXiv and Zenodo DOIs via DataCite fallback
- Apr 2026 -- Dedicated collections page with formatted view, quick-add, and manual entry
- Apr 2026 -- Free-text search: find citations by author, title, or keywords
- Apr 2026 -- BibTeX/RIS import into collections
- Apr 2026 -- Collection sharing with read-only public links
- Apr 2026 -- Better BibTeX citation keys (auth+title+year pattern)
- Apr 2026 -- Multi-language support (English, Icelandic, Polish)
- Mar 2026 -- Citation collections with .bib export
- Mar 2026 -- Parallel batch processing (50 refs at once)
- Mar 2026 -- MCP server with npx auto-install and setup
OokCite citations power Ridley, the Zotero mobile app for Android. Part of TurtleTech.
Where to go
Format citations, read the docs, or manage your account.
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