Sente 5 academic reference app gets updated UI
updated 02:20 am EDT, Wed September 19, 2007
Sente: academic reference
Third Street Software has released Sente 5, a major update to the academic reference management software. The new release includes an updated interface, a new relational database engine, and significantly enhanced bibliography formatting features. The main window in Sente 5 has been completely revised, includes a new reference editor/viewer, and the underlying storage engine has been replaced to better support large libraries. On an Intel-based Mac with 1GB RAM, Third Street claims that Sente can now handle libraries with tens of thousands of references with good performance.
Sente can also now scan RTF files so users are no longer limited to working with Microsoft Word and Mellel. The Word plug-in also now supports citations in footnotes. Sente 5 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. 1GB RAM (or more) is recommended. The tool is is a Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel Macs. The upgrade costs $40 for people who originally purchased licenses for Sente 1, 2 or 3. A standard, single-user license for Sente can be purchased is priced at $130.
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I use the free BibDesk, personally. Papers is less mature than Sente but has great devs and much more friendly in terms of not treating you like a pirate when you are trying out the app. This is among the most expensive options available.