JabRef/jabref

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Desktop app for managing BibTeX and BibLaTeX (.bib) libraries

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Forks: 3.6k
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 444
Avg merge: 23h 39m
Merged PRs (30d): 381

Dominant language: Java
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 19, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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444 open issues indexed

Don't package shadowjar for every sub project Open

dev: distribution status: waiting-for-feedback

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

JabRef/jabref#17207 · 8 comments · Opened Sep 18, 2026
AI summary cannot be generated - Better error instead of exception Open

📍 Assigned component: ai

JabRef/jabref#17203 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
(Internal) Make bibtex highlighting colors more readable Open

component: ui

JabRef/jabref#17180 · 1 comment · 4 assignees · Opened Sep 15, 2026
Move or copy DOI from MEDLINE `article-doi` field Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned component: fetcher component: import-load

JabRef/jabref#17173 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 15, 2026
Move Version of JabRef in Welcome Screen into the line above to save screenspace Open

JabRef/jabref#17160 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Replace notice with error dialog Open

📍 Assigned status: devcall

JabRef/jabref#17118 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 13, 2026
Investigate thread-safe improvement for main table memory allocation Open

dev: performance

JabRef/jabref#17092 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 10, 2026
Jump to field dialog hint overlaps suggestion list, ignores hovered suggestion, and pushes buttons out of view Open

📌 Pinned

JabRef/jabref#17060 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 9, 2026
Reduce welcome tab padding Open

📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent component: ui component: welcome-tab

JabRef/jabref#17015 · 17 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 9, 2026
Add apply button to preference window Open

component: preferences component: ui

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

JabRef/jabref#16996 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Button width does not align with text box Open

component: preferences component: ui

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

JabRef/jabref#16994 · 10 comments · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Replace all ToolBar Icons with SvgNodes Open

📌 Pinned component: ui

JabRef/jabref#16979 · 2 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Labels are misaligned in the entry editor Open

📌 Pinned

JabRef/jabref#16976 · 6 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Add controls to show/hide the side pane Open

📌 Pinned

JabRef/jabref#16949 · 4 comments · 3 assignees · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Use labels as the column heading for special fields Open

📌 Pinned

JabRef/jabref#16947 · 4 comments · 3 assignees · Opened Sep 7, 2026
Replace all FontIcons with SvgNodes Open

component: ui

JabRef/jabref#16944 · 4 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 7, 2026
Remove special paddings Open

component: ui

JabRef/jabref#16889 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 6, 2026
Sidepane items should have a predictable order Open

📌 Pinned component: ui

JabRef/jabref#16886 · 4 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 6, 2026
Differentiate true/false relevance stars on hover in entry table Open

JabRef/jabref#16881 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 6, 2026
Add new OCR engines via OCRmyPDF plugins Open

📍 Assigned component: ocr good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16866 · 6 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 6, 2026
Use consistent padding, gaps, font-sizes Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent

JabRef/jabref#16787 · 12 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Aug 31, 2026
arXiv search returns nothing for terms with accented characters Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

JabRef/jabref#16772 · 10 comments · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Automatically generate Git commit message Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent component: git good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16763 · 11 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Fade the Perform OCR button when the linked file is broken Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16736 · 16 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 28, 2026
Fix button placement at commit dialog Open

📍 Assigned component: git good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16730 · 10 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 28, 2026
If OCR failed, there should be the command line shown Open

📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent component: ocr good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16679 · 16 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 25, 2026
grobid.jabref.org no longer resolves (NXDOMAIN) — default Grobid URL and all Grobid tests fail Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

JabRef/jabref#16668 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 24, 2026
Create a function that brings the selected entry into view Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent

JabRef/jabref#16658 · 12 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 24, 2026
Fetcher Infrastructure for URL-based fetching Open

component: fetcher good fourth issue

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

JabRef/jabref#16614 · 23 comments · Opened Aug 17, 2026
Add macOS text-editing shortcuts as defaults Open

component: keybinding platform: macos

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

JabRef/jabref#16529 · 11 comments · Opened Aug 10, 2026
Introduce "Import Cited" in the LibreOffice integration Open

component: libre-office

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

JabRef/jabref#16516 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 8, 2026
Java FX threading bug fires on new entry creation rather than on group switching Open

status: waiting-for-feedback

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

JabRef/jabref#16512 · 7 comments · Opened Aug 8, 2026
Fix TitleFetcherTest Open

component: fetcher

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

JabRef/jabref#16481 · 9 comments · Opened Aug 3, 2026
Fix CrossRef fetcher Open

component: fetcher

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

JabRef/jabref#16476 · 5 comments · Opened Aug 3, 2026
Add citation when cursor is inside the citation range Open

component: libre-office

JabRef/jabref#16427 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 29, 2026
Code quality: Unification of OpenOffice backend Open

component: libre-office dev: code-quality

JabRef/jabref#16380 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Jul 27, 2026
Known issues with BST styles Open

component: libre-office

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

JabRef/jabref#16357 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 25, 2026
No warnings on dragging bib file to current library Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned 🔔 reminder-sent component: maintable component: ui good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16338 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 24, 2026
Import from browser should remember user selection to download PDF Open

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JabRef/jabref#16332 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 24, 2026
Get DOI from PDFs when importing references via browser extension Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned

JabRef/jabref#16306 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 22, 2026
Duplicate resolution is O(n^2) Open

📌 Pinned component: duplicate-finder

JabRef/jabref#16579 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 16, 2026
Show which pre-selected fetchers have a saved API key Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16250 · 24 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 14, 2026
Improve macOS window corner radius to better match native apps Open

platform: macos

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

JabRef/jabref#16221 · 9 comments · Opened Jul 10, 2026
Worth seeding the barely-started locales with reviewed AI drafts? Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

JabRef/jabref#16176 · 13 comments · Opened Jul 6, 2026
Refine "Search for unlinked files" dialog Open

📌 Pinned component: external-files good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16158 · 23 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 5, 2026
Refine "Add JabRef suggested groups" Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned component: groups good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16147 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 3, 2026
Add Linked File Sync support with WebDAV Open

component: shared-database

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

JabRef/jabref#16142 · 16 comments · Opened Jul 2, 2026
Support multiple customized preview styles Open

📌 Pinned 📍 Assigned component: entry-preview good first issue

JabRef/jabref#16075 · 30 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 24, 2026
File linking and removing doesn't get updated in the entry editor sometimes Open

📌 Pinned component: entry-editor component: external-files component: ui

JabRef/jabref#16067 · 15 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Jun 23, 2026
JabRef Theme Roadmap Open

📌 Pinned component: ui

JabRef/jabref#16043 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 22, 2026

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