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Citation generator

Paste a URL, DOI, or ISBN and we’ll pull the metadata and format a citation in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago author-date, Harvard, or IEEE style. Edit any field, switch styles instantly, and save to a private bibliography that lives in your browser.

We’ll detect the type and pull metadata via CrossRef (DOIs), Open Library (ISBNs), or Open Graph tags (URLs). Edit anything before copying.

Citation fields

Add the Citation generator to your blog or library guide

Free, no signup. Drop the iframe into any Squarespace, WordPress, Notion, or Springshare LibGuide page in seconds. Your readers count text without leaving your site.

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  src="https://phrasit.com/embed/citation-generator"
  width="100%"
  height="520"
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  title="Citation generator by Phrasit"
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</iframe>

Need a different size? Adjust height to 360 (compact) or 720 (full).

Need a single-style version? Use /embed/citation-generator/apa-7 for APA only.

Where the metadata comes from

For DOIs we use the public CrossRef API, which is the canonical metadata source for most academic publishers. For ISBNs we use the Open Library API, maintained by the Internet Archive. For URLs we fetch Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags, which cover most news sites, blogs, and content platforms. If a field is missing or wrong, edit it in place — the formatted citation regenerates as you type.

Citations are saved to localStorage in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to our servers, so a saved bibliography is private to the device you saved it on. To move citations to another device, use the Export button to copy them out.

APA 7 vs MLA 9 vs Chicago vs Harvard vs IEEE

APA 7 is standard in psychology, education, and the social sciences. Author-date in-text citations, with the year in parentheses. MLA 9is the go-to in literature and the humanities — author-page in-text, no year. Chicago author-date is common in the natural sciences and history. Harvard is widely used in the UK and Australia. IEEE is the standard in engineering and computer science, using numbered references and bracketed in-text markers like [1]. Read the linked guides for the rules behind each style.

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