CiteMe: Citation Generator, Reference Checker

Free citation generator & reference checker: cite in APA, MLA, ABNT & 60 styles; catch fake references.

CiteMe — Citation Generator & Reference Checker Cite real sources in 60 curated citation styles, APA and MLA among them, and check a reference list for fake, broken or AI-hallucinated citations, without leaving the page you are reading. CHECK REFERENCES ON ANY PAGE Select a bibliography or reference list on any web page, right-click and choose "Check these references with CiteMe". CiteMe looks each reference up in scholarly databases (OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and more) and flags the ones it can't find or whose authors, year or title don't match: the usual signs of a fabricated citation, including ones invented by AI chatbots. CITE IN ONE CLICK - Search 250M+ papers, books and theses by title, author, keyword, DOI or ISBN - Copy the full reference or the in-text citation for your bibliography, works cited page or reference list - On an article page, CiteMe spots the DOI and offers a one-click citation - Right-click and pick "Cite this page with CiteMe" to cite the web page or link you are on - Export to BibTeX or RIS for Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote - Save citations to your free CiteMe library CITATION STYLES 60 curated styles cover the formats most courses and journals ask for, including the current APA and MLA editions and national standards used outside the English-speaking world. WHERE RESULTS COME FROM Every result is a record from an open scholarly index or a library catalog, so the citation you copy points to a work that exists. FREE - No account needed to search, cite and copy; no ads - A free account saves citations to your library (200 citations a month, an anti-abuse ceiling) - Reference checks are free to try; CiteMe Pro checks longer bibliographies on citeme.app HOW IT WORKS 1. Click the CiteMe icon in your toolbar 2. Type a title, author, DOI or topic 3. Pick your citation style 4. Copy the citation into your paper, essay or thesis PRIVACY - CiteMe doesn't read your browsing history - A page is read only when you ask: the DOI scanner and "Cite this page" act on the open tab - Usage statistics never include your search text, and you can turn them off in Settings - Your data is never sold; LGPD and GDPR compliant SUPPORT - Website: https://citeme.app - Email: hello@citeme.app - Privacy Policy: https://citeme.app/privacy