Cite as you write. Insert citations from your CitApp sources without leaving the document.
Listing updated:August 18, 2026
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Overview
CitApp is a free citation tool for students. This add-on brings it into Google Docs™, so
you can cite your sources without switching tabs.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Save sources to a CitApp project at citapp.org — paste a link or DOI and CitApp fetches
   the bibliographic details automatically.
2. Open the CitApp sidebar in Google Docs™ and connect your account with a one-time code.
3. Browse your sources, grouped the same way as your CitApp project, each showing the
   source link and any excerpt you saved.
4. Click Insert to drop a correctly formatted citation marker at your cursor.
5. Click "Update reference list" to generate or refresh a References section built only
   from the sources you actually cited in the document.

FEATURES
- 149 citation styles: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE, Oxford footnotes and
  the whole CSL journal library, plus any style you build yourself
- Sources stay organized by folder, matching your CitApp project
- Reference list updates in place — running it again replaces the old list instead of
  duplicating it
- Academic Shield: check a paragraph you wrote against the source it cites
- Only accesses the document you have open — never your other Google Drive™ files

CitApp is free to start. Learn more at citapp.org.

Google Docs™ and Google Drive™ are trademarks of Google LLC.
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Daniel Moradkhani
August 20, 2026
Amazing tool, helps me with my essays!
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