The following Free or Low Cost Assistive Technology programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Research Tools. The information about the following applications has been summarized from the applications’ websites and/or from experience testing the applications. We update this page approximately once a year. Please refer to the applications’ websites for the most up to date information.
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Research Tools
BibMe
Features:
- Online automatic bibliography maker
- Search for the citation information or manually enter it into the site
- Add citations to your works cited list
- When your research is over, download your bibliography in one of four formats: MLA, APA, Chicago, and more
- More Information: BibMe Website
Cost: Free or $9.95/month for Plus account
Compatibility: Online Resource
CitationGenerator
Features:
- This tool helps to create citations for APA, MLA, and Chicago
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- More information: CitationGenerator Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Online Resource
Citation Machine
Features:
- Use this tool to create citations, works cited, and bibliographies
- Formatting options for MLA, APA, Chicago, and more
- Fill in the web form with the information from your resource and click “Create citations”
- Citation will show up on your screen to copy into you document
- More Information: Citation Machine Website
Cost: Free or $9.95/month for Plus account
Compatibility: Online Resource
Diigo
Features:
- Collect annotations, highlights, and bookmarks for webpages
- Available as a chrome extension and a mobile app browser
- Add sticky notes to webpages to review later
- More Information: Diigo Website
Cost: Free or $40/year for upgraded version
Compatibility: Chrome Extension; iOS; Android
EasyBib
Features:
- Free, Online Bibliography and Citation Generator
- Provides MLA, APA, Chicago, and more citations for virtually any research source
- Manually input publication information for non-electronic sources or copy URL address into the website to create your citation
- More Information: EasyBib Website
Cost: Free or $9.95/month for Plus account
Compatibility: Online Resource
Evernote Web Clipper
Features:
- With a single click, clip part of any webpage including images, text, or links
- Clippings get saved to your Evernote account for access later
- Collect research or items of interest in one place for easy organized information collection
- Read and access your research from any computer or device
- More Information: Evernote Web Clipper Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome Extension
LiquidText
Features:
- Add articles and documents into one space
- Link all of your notes and highlights next to the article for review later
- Pinch search and highlight mode allows for condensing an article or document to view your selected content together
- Additional features available in the Pro version
- More Information: LiquidText Website
Cost: Free for Lite version or one-time $49.99 purchase for Pro version (student pricing also available)
Compatibility: iOS, Mac, Windows
Pearltrees
Features:
- Organize, explore and share resources using this app
- Add files, web pages, photos and organize them according to project, assignment or collection
- Sync across computer, tablet and mobile device
- More Information: Pealtrees Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS; Android
Features:
- Save articles, videos, webpages, photos or anything you find online to read later using this app
- Categorize, adjust the viewing mode, and listen to saved articles aloud
- Content syncs across all devices for easy access, anywhere, anytime
- More Information: Pocket Website
Cost: Free or $44.99/year for Premium
Compatibility: Online Resource; iOS; Android; Chrome Extension
Scrible
Features:
- Save, annotate, highlight, and bookmark webpages
- Capture thoughts and share your comments in the web page
- Share your annotations
- More Information: Scrible Website
Cost: Free or $35/year for Pro plan
Compatibility: Online Resource; Chrome Extension
To download a printable copy with live links of the entire list of Free and Low Cost Assistive Technology for Research, please click on the following link: Research AT