Colwiz

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Colwiz is a free, cross‑platform research management tool that combines reference management, collaboration, and productivity for researchers. It works on web, desktop, and mobile, and started at the University of Oxford.

Key features
- Colwiz Library: find, read, annotate, save, and share articles. Organize items in folders and import from EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, and other sources.
- Import Wizard: automatically add publications from various formats.
- Global search: access references from 30+ databases and repositories (e.g., Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus).
- Annotations: use the built‑in Interactive PDF Reader to highlight, take notes, and save searchable annotations.
- Storage and sharing: free plan includes 5000 references and 2GB of PDF storage; invite colleagues to earn more space (up to 30GB).
- Colwiz Drive: cloud storage to upload, share, and back up files and Library data.
- Web Groups: collaborate on projects with group libraries, drives, and discussion boards.
- Bookmarklet: import references directly from your web browser (Safari, Chrome, IE, Firefox).
- Citations and bibliographies: desktop plugin for Word processors with 6000+ citation styles; supports Word, NeoOffice, Open/LibreOffice, StarOffice, and LaTeX.
- Mobile apps: access and add references on iOS and Android; real‑time sync with the web.
- Social features: activity feeds, publication pinboard, and personalized researcher profiles.

History in brief
- Founded by Tahir Mansoori at Oxford during his PhD research.
- Joined Isis Innovation Software Incubator in 2011; private beta followed by public launch in March 2013.
- Partnered with the American Chemical Society (ACS) and helped launch ACS ChemWorx.
- Released the HTML5 Interactive PDF Reader in collaboration with Royal Society Publishing and Taylor & Francis in December 2013.
- In 2017, Colwiz was acquired by Taylor & Francis.