EndNote Review

Whether a student, a professor, a lecturer, or any other professional who needs to research and arrange notes, EndNote is a program that greatly simplifies the process while saving on time, and on paper.

What EndNote Is

EndNote is a patent pending piece of software that’s the namesake of the parent company. It falls more in with the Office crowd in function, and it is quickly becoming the preferred method of note-taking, studying, organizing, etc, by librarians, writers, and other professionals in similar fields. In short, it is a powerful yet compact organizational tool. Although the file size is mid-range, around 31.6 MB, you can run this program alongside dozens of open programs and it won’t drain your memory or cause that fan to suddenly kick into overdrive. It operates very lightly, and that’s due to the overly simplistic nature of the program.

The program is very simple, which means it's not going to win any style awards. But that also means that it can be easily used without having to fuss with figuring out where things go or which button does what. When you're busy compiling research or taking notes for that new fantasy novel, EndNote allows you to stay organized and to also operate searches from the program. So, in essence, it's like an intelligent browser blended with Notepad.

What You Can Do with EndNote

The proverbial million-dollar question with any program is, “What can it do for me?” EndNote has quite a few key features that appeal to those in various research fields. For instance, the ability to search bibliographic databases via the Internet is a huge time saver. Never mind that it would take weeks to search libraries for this information, the fact is that Google and Bing aren’t very quick ways to research either. Their pages are filled with junk, sponsored ads, misrepresented links, and information that you just cannot trust. EndNote takes you directly to a database where the information is solid and in abundance.

You can also easily organize your material using EndNote. Whether you’re taking down dozens of references, trying to save photos, or compiling a list of PDF files, you can give each type its own section and keep everything neat and tidy while you’re working.

For students or scholars, one of the best features of EndNote is that it has readymade templates for papers and manuscripts provided. Constructing a template for a paper isn’t that difficult, but it is time consuming. You can save a lot of time by going with a template.

As another strong feature, EndNote will bring up a figure list and a bibliography as you write, so there's yet another area where you’re saving time by skipping steps.