Citation generator
Paste a URL to auto-generate a citation. Add page number and quote manually if needed.
Paste a URL
Fetch

Enter a URL above to generate a proper <ref> citation. The tool fetches the title, author, date and other details automatically, detects whether the source is a web page, book, journal article or news article, and lets you add the page number and a quote manually.


How to enable this tool

This tool is provided as an optional gadget. To use it:

  1. Go to Preferences → Gadgets
  2. Find this tool in the gadget list and check its checkbox
  3. Click "Save" at the bottom of the Preferences page
  4. The tool will now be active on your account