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
New here? Follow these 3 easy steps to turn on this tool:
Step 1: Click this link to open your settings: Open Gadget Settings
Step 2: Find "Generate a citation from any URL, it auto-detects web, book, journal or news source." in the list and tick the checkbox next to it.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and click the blue Save button. Then come back here and refresh this page. The tool will appear!
What you will see in Preferences:
- At the top of the Preferences page there are tabs like "User profile", "Appearance", "Editing" — click the "Gadgets" tab
- You will see a list of tools with checkboxes. Each has a short description.
- Tick the checkbox for this tool, then scroll down and click the blue "Save" button at the bottom.