Bookends instal the last version for ios12/27/2023 ![]() Outcome: You are able to select all the originally-named Papers PDFs under one search. pdf and then ‘add’ a search where you filter by PDF kinds. In this overarching structure, search for. Go to your Papers’ virtual library/database location in Finder to start this procedure. But this also poses an advantage: now we simply need to gather all the PDFs wherever Papers stores them (with intact names!) and paste them into the Bookends’ folder (inside the iCloud drive). This problem stems from Papers’ opaque Virtual Library and file handling system. If imported correctly, it will yield an error that the PDF (with a long, machine-readable string name) cannot be found. Since you’ve already imported references from Papers, Bookends will be populated, but they will not have PDFs attached to them. Potential Problems: If you receive a “no references exported from Papers” error, try restarting Bookends (while keeping Papers open). Outcome: All the references move into Bookends but not the PDFs (or attachments, in Bookends’ parlance). “Import References from Papers”īookends has a handy built-in option to import references from Papers (or Sente or EndNote): File → Import References ![]() I strongly recommend reading the official website’s FAQ, tutorials, support as well as the provided documentation. Try editing a reference manually and get familiar with the Bookends interface. You also have the option of autocompleting an entry ( Refs → Autocomplete Paper or Cmd+Shift+C). Trying out Bookendsīefore moving your entire database(s) to Bookends, I suggest you try out some simple functionality by dragging and dropping (or searching for) a PDF of a paper and check whether an accurate reference is retrieved. ![]() Here are the steps I followed for my transition from Papers to Bookends (including the associated setbacks and successes): 0. Spoiler: I managed to do this with relative ease. I now had the seemingly formidable task of moving all my PDFs and their attached references from Papers into Bookends. After making the radical decision to uproot my reference management system, I decided to take the plunge with Bookends ($73.99 for MacOS+iOS version with an additional $9.99 per year Pro features on iOS).
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