A reference manager for OS X that helps organize bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format. Add references by dragging and dropping files or cutting and pasting text. Automatically open files from PubMed. Track electronic copies of literature on your computer and allows for easy searching.
BibDesk 1.9.11 for Mac could be downloaded from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this app available.
Commonly, this application's installer has the following filenames: bibdesk-1.6.0.dmg, bibdesk-1.6.2.dmg, bibdesk-1.6.3.dmg, bibdesk-1.5.7.dmg and bibdesk-1.5.8.dmg etc. This free software can be installed on Mac OS X 10.6.0 or later.
BibDesk for Mac lies within Internet & Network Tools, more precisely RSS Tools. The actual developer of this free software for Mac is Michael O. McCracken. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus. The most popular versions among BibDesk for Mac users are 1.6 and 1.5.
From the developer:
BibDesk is a bibliographic reference manager for OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format. In addition to manual typing, BibDesk lets you drag-and-drop or cut-and-paste .bib files into the bibliographic database and automatically opens files downloaded from PubMed.
You may want to check out more Mac applications, such as Bib Desk or Skim by the Skim Team, which might be related to BibDesk.