Sonny Software

Reference Management and Bibliography Software for Mac OS X

What our users are saying about Bookends

“I've tried different packages, including Endnote, Papers, and Sente. But Bookends does it all: it is much more flexible, and the support is second to none.” - G. Burgos, Professor

“There are very few things one can spend money on that actually change one's life for the better. Bookends is one of them.” - J. Fueston

“If my house were on fire, I would do anything to save my wife. Similarly, if my computer were on fire, I would do anything to save my Bookends files. Penny for penny, dollar for dollar, Bookends is the best value I've ever gotten from any piece of software.” - E. Morrow

"I've used a lot of reference management software over the years, starting with my own database on DOS through Reference Manager to Endnote on a PC. This is by far the best bibliography software that I have ever seen." - P. West, UK

"You already have a number of excellent testimonials, all I can do is echo the "Wow" factor and congratulate you on the latest “get pdf” feature. This seems to work seamlessly and saves a lot of time." - J. S. Burns, Assistant Professor

"WOW! I worked with the evaluation copy for about 5 minutes before realizing that Bookends is the work of a true genius. I am working on my dissertation and was formerly slogging along on a PC with Reference Manager. Now, on a PowerBook with Bookends, I am bibliographically unstoppable!" - C. Mah, student, University of Toronto

"I absolutely love the trial version! It is so simple to use. It does all of the things that I think to myself "Man, a computer should be able to figure out what I want to do next..." and that is a rare thing!" - A. Bentley, student, Cornell University

"Put me in the queue - it must be kilometres long, of those whose first experience of Bookends was so overwhelmingly positive their trial didn't even last out the first day." - G. Moyse, student, Deakin University, Australia

"I recently purchased EndNote before really giving Bookends a fair try. After fussing with Endnote for a while, I went back thinking anything would be easier! After a workout, I am really impressed with Bookends. My copy of Endnote is on EBay - and I know some of my Mac OS X friends in the chemistry department will be joining me soon." - J. Lamb

"I imported my 17,000+ references from EndNote into Bookends last night. All I can say is "Wow!"…I am delighted with the speed and convenience of Bookends in comparison to EndNote. It will take me a while to stop kicking myself for not converting to Bookends earlier." - A. Ruegg, Researcher

"I'm really, really, really liking your program. I've never been so impressed by any piece of software - from usability to usefulness it is incomparable (as a former software tester at Apple, I speak from the experience of likely several thousand apps)." - Brad, Ph.D. student, University of Washington

More testimonials…

Bookends version 11.0.7
The reference manager Mac users have been waiting for

ATTENTION BOOKENDS 10.x AND EARLIER OWNERS: Version 11 is a paid upgrade from earlier versions and will require a new serial number. See our order page for detailed upgrading information.

That’s right, Bookends goes to 11!

Reference management entails the collection, annotation, and citation of published information. Bookends greatly simplifies these tasks. Bookends can perform Internet searches to retrieve references and associated pdfs or web pages, or immediately find and import references for which you already have the pdf. Versatile groups (static, smart, and virtual), Term Lists (keywords, authors, etc.), reference cross-linking (links), multiple notecards per reference, tag clouds, and near-instantaneous live searches help organize and find information in your personal collection. Highly configurable displays let you view the reference information and attachments the way you want. Scan your word processor manuscripts to create publication-ready documents complete with bibliographies and footnotes. Import references and pdfs found on PubMed from your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad (requires separate purchase of PubMed On Tap from the iTunes App Store). And much more. Compatible with Word 2004/2008, Mellel, Apple Pages '08 and ‘09, Nisus Writer Pro, and OpenOffice 3. Here’s what’s new in this version.

Have it your way

All the world’s a search…

Attach and organize original sources automatically

Get it in writing

No book is an island

Get your head into the clouds

Want to import PubMed references and pdfs from your iPhone or iPad? There’s an app for that…PubMed On Tap

A subset of the Bookends Internet search functionality is available at no cost in Reference Miner:

Reference Miner version 3.1.4

Reference Miner is a standalone lightweight version of Bookends’ online search. It lets you explore PubMed, the Library of Congress, Google Scholar, and Amazon. Get a small taste of Bookends’ search features for free. Try it, you’ll like it.