Mendeley Desktop will run normally. Some Web interactions might not work as expected (e.g. CSL Editor Save). Install the package gconf2 to fix it. 'sudo apt-get install gconf2' or 'sudo yum install gconf2'. Maybe gconf should be added to optdepends. Zzzzzz commented on 2021-04-05 10:54. Download Mendeley Desktop for Windows Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 (Version 1803) See release notes. Other systems: Mendeley Desktop for macOS Mendeley Desktop for Linux. Mendeley Desktop free download: Bibliography generator software for Windows. Safe PC download for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit, latest version. Jul 08, 2013 We’ve always had the vision of Mendeley Desktop and Mendeley Web working as parts of a whole, but there have been some gaps, perhaps most notably how research discovery works. For example, to search your existing collection of research, you’d use Mendeley Desktop, but to search for new research in Mendeley’s catalog, you would go to the.
Last Updated on March 21, 2021
For those of you who want to use Mendeley as a citation software, but don’t know how to install it, this article will help you to install it easily. Mendeley is well-liked by many writers. Because one of the advantages is that you can use it for free, aka free of charge.
Read AlsoIntroduction to Mendeley Citation Software
Mendeley has two types of platforms namely Web-based and Desktop-based. But, it requires users to sign up or register first before using this application. The benefit of having an account at Mendeley is that the data or paper that we put in Mendeley will be stored in the cloud. Therefore, it can be accessed through a computer or laptop or an application on a smartphone.
Here are the steps you need to do to install Mendeley:
Download and Install Mendeley
![Mendeley Mendeley](/uploads/1/0/0/9/100923582/212565801.jpg)
To download Mendeley, please visit Mendeley’s official website and select the Download menu. Mendeley provides three operating systems on PCs that are compatible with this software, such as Windows 7, 8 and 10 (Version 1803), macOS, and Linux. Usually, Mendeley’s website can immediately recognize the type of operating system you’re using. Then, recommend the software to be downloaded. More detail about the download link shown in Figure 2.
Next, install the software that you have been downloaded. Then, wait for about one to 5 minutes until Mendeley has finished installing. Because it’s free, you don’t need to enter any serial key.
Log in to Mendeley Desktop
The first step that must be done before you can use Mendeley Desktop is to log in. Enter your email and password to start using Mendeley Desktop. The display of the Mendeley Desktop Login page shown in Figure 4.
If you don’t have a Mendeley account, you must Register or Sign Up first. The way is to click the Register button in the lower-left corner. Then you will be directed to register via the Mendeley website. Next, enter the email you registered as an account and follow the next registration step. The display of the Mendeley register page shown in Figure 4.
After completing registration, you will have a Mendeley account on the web and that account will sync with the account that we have on Mendeley Desktop. After having an account you can log in by entering the email and password that you created when registering (See Figure 2). The detail is shown in Figure 5.
Import File to Mendeley
If you can enter Mendeley Desktop, the first step you need to do is insert a paper file, book, or other sources that you will refer to. You can see in the initial appearance of Mendeley Desktop. It has been explained how to import files. You just need to select the
Import Document or Library
button then select the file you want to add. Besides documents, you also can import libraries from Endnotes, XML, BibTex, RIS, and others. See Figure 6 for more detail.Note:
You can add more files after logging in. The way is easiest, that is select the
You can add more files after logging in. The way is easiest, that is select the
Add File Icon
or follow the instruction in Add and Create
comment box. After that select the reference you want to add to Mendeley. See Figure 7 for more detail.Install Mendeley Citation Plugin for Microsoft Word
The main benefit of Mendeley is it can cite the references quickly. So, you don’t need to type references at the end of the paper or thesis manually. Other than that, the software provides a plugin for integration into Microsoft Word. But, the plugin is not automatically installed. You need to install it manually. Just follow the instructions here when you first log in to Mendeley and select >>
Install Now
. For more detail see Figure 8.Note:
If you skip this step and haven’t had the time to install the Microsoft Word plugin, you can follow these steps: Select
If you skip this step and haven’t had the time to install the Microsoft Word plugin, you can follow these steps: Select
Tools
menu >> Install MS Word Plugin
. For more information see Figure 9.Note: Close all Microsoft Word applications when installing the Mendeley MS Word Plugin.
Then, you can start doing citations with Mendeley.
Mendeley Desktop Slow
Read Also: Tutorial on Insert Citation and Bibliography Using Mendeley Desktop
Troubleshooting
Unable to install the Microsoft Word Plugin
For those who unable to install the Microsoft Word Plugin, Mendeley was not able to find MS word, ActiveX runtime error 429, or other errors when installing the plugin, you might be able to use one of the following methods.
Method 1
This is the easiest method. I assume the Mendeley already installed on your computer. Then:[1]
- Open Ms. Word, click
File
>Options
>Add-Ins
- At the bottom, in the
Manage
option, selectWord Add-ins
, then clickGo...
- After that, on the
Templates
tab, in the Global templates and add-ins option, clickAdd...
- Go to C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin
- Select “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file (xx is the plugin version), then click
Open
- Then on the
Templates
tab, when the Mendeley file loaded, clickOK
. - After that, try to check
References
menu, whether theMendeley Cite-O-Matic
menu already exists.
Method 2
Before starting, we need to display hidden files and folders in settings. In the menu of Windows Explorer, click
View
-> Options
-> Change folder and search options
-> select the View
tab -> Hidden files and folders
-> select Show hidden files, folders, and drives
). Then:[2]- First, uninstall the Mendeley Desktop from your computer.
- Download the latest version of Mendeley from the Mendeley site (if you haven’t)
- Reinstall the latest version of Mendeley Desktop
- Then open Mendeley, click
tool
->install MS word plugin
- After that, please open C:Users[YourUserName]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWordStartup. Or you can search on C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin
- Copy the “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file (xx is the plugin version)
- Then paste it in C:Users[YourUserName]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWordAutostart
- After that, open Ms. Word, try to check
References
menu, whether theMendeley Cite-O-Matic
menu already exists.
Method 3
- First, uninstall the Mendeley Desktop from your computer.
- Download the latest version of Mendeley from the Mendeley site (if you haven’t)
- Reinstall the latest version of Mendeley Desktop
- Then open Mendeley, click
tool
->install MS word plugin
- Then, click again
tool
->uninstall MS word plugin
(we need this process) - After that, please open C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin
- Copy the “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file (xx is the plugin version)
- Then paste it in C:Users[YourUserName]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftAddIns (the user name on your computer)
- Then, again, open Mendeley, click
tool
->install MS word plugin
- After that, open Ms. Word, try to check
References
menu, whether theMendeley Cite-O-Matic
menu already exists.
Alternate way to get mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm file
Some people may be looking for a way to download Mendeley’s dotm file. Commonly, by downloading from the Mendeley site and installing it, we can find mendeley’s dotm in the installation folder (usually in C:Program Files (x86)Mendeley DesktopwordPlugin). Then, if you can’t find it after installing Mendeley Desktop, the installer may be corrupted. By the way, you could get mendeley’s dotm file using this steps:
- Download 7-zip and install it.
- Download the latest version of Mendeley from the Mendeley site
- Right click on the Mendeley’s installer file, then select
7-zip
->Open archive
- Go to
wordPlugin
folder, then you will find the “Mendeley-x.xx.x.dotm” file inside.
Insert citation button missing
When installing the Mendeley word plugin, the Mendeley menu successfully appears in Microsoft Word. But when Microsoft Word was restarted, the
Insert Citation
button is missing. If you experience this, then you could try the following method:[3]- Click the
File
menu >Options
- Select
Trust Center
>Trust Center Settings ...
- Select
Enable all macros
then clickOK
- Restart the Microsoft Word
But there is a risk using this method. If the Word file has a harmful macro script, it can have an impact on your computer. So you may need to check the file using antivirus before opening in Microsoft Word.
The api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1.0.dll is missing
When installing the Mendeley Desktop, it completes successfully. But you may see an error when opening the Mendeley Desktop, such as “
the program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1.0.dll is missing from your computer
“.If it is the case, then you need to download the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio as follows:[4]
Mendeley Desktop Vs Reference Manager
- x86: vc_redist.x86.exe
- x64: vc_redist.x64.exe
Then install both of them. However, if your computer is 32bit, you may need to install only the x86 version.
Ms. Word crash/hang often when using Mendeley
This generally happens when you install the EndNote and Mendeley plugins on Ms. Word. If you have crash/hang issues when using Mendeley, try disabling EndNote:[5]
- Open the
File
menu in Ms. Word, - Select
Options
thenAdd-Ins
, - In the
Add-ins
list, at the bottom, selectCOM Add-ins
and then clickGo
, - Uncheck
EndNote Cite While you Write
, - Click
OK
.
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References
- K. Teponnou, “How to fix ‘ Unable to install the Mendeley MS word plugin’ in few clicks.,” Youtube, Nov. 10, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtzaHWd4d6U (accessed Mar. 19, 2018).
- S. Bohman, “Installation of Microsoft Word plugin in Mendeley,” Samuel Bohmans’ Blog, Dec. 17, 2012. https://samboh.blogs.dsv.su.se/2012/12/17/mendeley-install-ms-word-plugin/ (accessed Feb. 04, 2020).
- L. Henckel, “The Answer of ‘Why did the Mendeley insert citation button disappear?,’” ResearchGate, Dec. 05, 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/post/SOLVED_Why_did_the_Mendeley_insert_citation_button_disappear (accessed Jul. 11, 2020).
- Microsoft, “The latest supported Visual C++ downloads,” Microsoft Support, Jul. 08, 2019. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads (accessed Jul. 11, 2020).
- UCL, “Using Mendeley with Word: FAQs,” University College London, Dec. 16, 2020. https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/Mendeley/mendeley-with-word-FAQs (accessed Jan. 05, 2021).
Mendeley Desktop For Windows
- Latest Version:Mendeley Desktop 1.19.5 LATEST
- Requirements:Mac OS X 10.6 or later
- Author / Product:Mendeley Ltd. / Mendeley Desktop for Mac
- Old Versions:
- Filename:Mendeley-Desktop-1.19.5-OSX-Universal.dmg
- Details:Mendeley Desktop for Mac 2021 full offline installer setup for Mac
Mendeley Desktop for Mac is a free reference manager and an academic social network. Manage your research, showcase your work, connect and collaborate with over five million researchers worldwide. Save time managing PDFs, instantly share thoughts on papers with colleagues and automatically back up and sync your files between different computers. Revolutionizing the way you do research! For individual researchers, teams and groups. Download Mendeley Desktop for macOS.
Features and Highlights
Quick and simple installation
Once you download the Mendeley reference manager, you can install the Word Plugin in 3 clicks. Hey presto – you are ready to create your bibliography.
Citation styles for thousands of journals
Quickly search and select your citation style from a rapidly growing community managed database, or create new styles with the new CSL Editor.
Create bibliographies instantly
Cite seamlessly without leaving Word. Format your citations and bibliography according to your chosen style.
Save time navigating PDFs
Open multiple PDFs in separate tabs. Read, take notes and switch back to your research library instantly.
Annotate and highlight
No more need for hand-written notes, sticky notes and highlighter pens. You can now annotate, highlight, and add sticky notes directly to your PDFs.
Organized PDFs
Organizing your PDFs don’t have to be a chore. Let the app do it for you. Identify recently added papers, add favorites in a click and store them in multiple folders.
Easily sorted
When you add PDFs, instantly scan them to identify the author, title, journal and other information by matching the PDF's contents with global research library. It's like magic.
Comprehensive search
The tool searches across the full-text of your research library and results appear instantly as you type.
Team plans
Team plans allow you to share and collaborate with up to 50 people, create an unlimited number of private groups and get unlimited group library space. Create your custom plan now.
Share papers and collaborate
Whether you’re a research team, lab, or university class - sharing papers can be a challenge. Simply create public or private groups and start sharing documents instantly.
Secure, synchronized and accessible
No more risk of losing your PDFs and annotations. It provides you with 2GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronizes your library across desktop, web and mobile
Search millions of papers
Search one of the world’s largest crowd-sourced research catalogs on the app. Get related research, refine your search to full-text PDFs and add papers to your library in one click.
Public groups
Read up on new topics, find ongoing research, follow curated bibliographies and get involved in discussions in public groups.
Build an online presence
Create an academic profile, upload your papers and publicize your research. Show the world your professional research profile.
Note: Requires 64-bit processor and Mendeley account.
Also Available: Download Mendeley Desktop for Windows
Features and Highlights
Quick and simple installation
Once you download the Mendeley reference manager, you can install the Word Plugin in 3 clicks. Hey presto – you are ready to create your bibliography.
Citation styles for thousands of journals
Quickly search and select your citation style from a rapidly growing community managed database, or create new styles with the new CSL Editor.
Create bibliographies instantly
Cite seamlessly without leaving Word. Format your citations and bibliography according to your chosen style.
Save time navigating PDFs
Open multiple PDFs in separate tabs. Read, take notes and switch back to your research library instantly.
Annotate and highlight
No more need for hand-written notes, sticky notes and highlighter pens. You can now annotate, highlight, and add sticky notes directly to your PDFs.
Organized PDFs
Organizing your PDFs don’t have to be a chore. Let the app do it for you. Identify recently added papers, add favorites in a click and store them in multiple folders.
Easily sorted
When you add PDFs, instantly scan them to identify the author, title, journal and other information by matching the PDF's contents with global research library. It's like magic.
Comprehensive search
The tool searches across the full-text of your research library and results appear instantly as you type.
Team plans
Team plans allow you to share and collaborate with up to 50 people, create an unlimited number of private groups and get unlimited group library space. Create your custom plan now.
Share papers and collaborate
Whether you’re a research team, lab, or university class - sharing papers can be a challenge. Simply create public or private groups and start sharing documents instantly.
Secure, synchronized and accessible
No more risk of losing your PDFs and annotations. It provides you with 2GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronizes your library across desktop, web and mobile
Search millions of papers
Search one of the world’s largest crowd-sourced research catalogs on the app. Get related research, refine your search to full-text PDFs and add papers to your library in one click.
Public groups
Read up on new topics, find ongoing research, follow curated bibliographies and get involved in discussions in public groups.
Build an online presence
Create an academic profile, upload your papers and publicize your research. Show the world your professional research profile.
Note: Requires 64-bit processor and Mendeley account.
Also Available: Download Mendeley Desktop for Windows