Can I use Overleaf with EndNote?
Yes, you can export your bibliography from EndNote for use in Overleaf. The exported file can be uploaded directly to your Overleaf project or imported from an external file-hosting service.
How to export a .bib
file from EndNote
Here’s a guide showing how to export a .bib
file from your EndNote library. If you do not see the export to BibTeX option in EndNote, you may need to download and install the necessary EndNote style plugin.
How to add a .bib
file to your Overleaf project
After your references have been exported from EndNote, select the file upload icon () to display the Add Files modal. The exported
.bib
file can be added to your project using Upload or From External URL:
Using Upload
You can drag and drop your .bib
file onto the Add Files window or choose a file using select from your computer.
Notes:
- If you upload the
.bib
file directly into your project, you can subsequently edit it using the Overleaf editor—unless the file exceeds the 2MB editable-file limit. - If you edit the
.bib
file on Overleaf, your project’s references may no longer be in sync with those stored in EndNote.
Using From External URL
Suppose you have saved the exported .bib
file in a cloud-based file hosting service that allows direct download—such as Google Drive. Using From External URL, you can import a copy of the externally hosted .bib
file into your Overleaf project. For further information, see the Overleaf help article How can I upload files from Google Drive?
Note:
- If you have imported the
.bib
via Google Drive, or a similar file-hosting service, you cannot edit it on Overleaf. You must update the.bib
file outside of Overleaf and refresh the imported copy by selecting the.bib
file and choosing the Refresh button located at the top of the page—see this video for a demonstration.
Using the exported .bib
file
Once your bibliography file has been uploaded, several bibliography packages can be used to display the relevant entries in your document (as you cite them). As an example, we often use the natbib
package, and the commands for natbib
look like this:
...
\usepackage{natbib}
...
\begin{document}
...
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibliography{name-of-your-bib-file-here}
\end{document}
For additional information on adding a bibliography to your document, see part 2 of our Introduction to LaTeX.