Home / Study & Classroom / BibTeX & RIS Converter

BibTeX & RIS Converter

Convert references between BibTeX, RIS and CSL JSON, or turn them into a formatted APA, MLA or IEEE list.

Free, no uploads, no sign-up. Runs 100% in your browser.

How BibTeX & RIS Converter works

Made in your browser. Cards, quizzes and notes stay on your device; printables are real PDFs you can print at home or school. Handles braces, LaTeX accents and page ranges.

Input: BIB, RIS, JSON. Output: BIB, RIS, JSON, TXT.

How to use BibTeX & RIS Converter

  1. Paste or drop references.
  2. Pick the output.
  3. Copy or download.

Tips

  • Printables are real PDFs sized for A4 or US Letter, so they print sharp at home or school.
  • Cards, quizzes and notes stay in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

BibTeX & RIS Converter FAQ

Are my files uploaded?
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser tab. Files are read from your disk into memory and the result is generated locally.
Is it free? Are there limits or watermarks?
Free and open source (MIT). There are no file-size caps, daily quotas, accounts or watermarks.
Does it work offline?
Yes, once the page (and any engine it needs) has loaded, it keeps working without a connection thanks to the service worker cache.

Related tools

  • Citation Generator: Make references in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE and Vancouver for articles, books, chapters and web pages.
  • Flashcard Maker: Make flashcards from a list, study them with spaced repetition, and export to Anki, CSV or printable cards.
  • AI Notes to Flashcards: Turn lecture notes or a chapter into fill-in-the-blank flashcards with on-device AI.
  • Quiz Maker: Write a quiz in plain text, try it, and export a self-marking HTML quiz or a printable PDF with answer key.

OpenFile runs in your browser. Turn on JavaScript to use the tools.