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Free Citation Generator

Create APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago and Harvard citations and in-text references for websites, books, journals and YouTube β€” and build a reference list to copy or export. Free and private.

Author(s)

πŸ”’ Your references stay on your device β€” citations are formatted locally in your browser.

Common uses

  • APA Citation GeneratorCreate APA 7th-edition references and in-text citations for any source.
  • MLA Citation GeneratorBuild an MLA 9th-edition Works Cited entry and in-text citation.
  • Chicago Citation GeneratorGenerate Chicago author-date references.
  • Harvard Referencing GeneratorCreate Harvard-style references and in-text citations.
  • Cite a WebsiteReference a web page in any of the four major styles.
  • Cite a BookReference a book by author, title, year and publisher.

How It Works

Builds correctly formatted citations in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago (author-date), and Harvard for websites, books, journal articles and YouTube videos β€” plus the matching in-text citation. Add entries to a reference list and export it. Citation rules aren't copyrightable, so the templates are hand-rolled and run entirely in your browser; an optional DOI lookup is the only feature that uses the network.

  1. 1
    Choose a style and source type
    APA, MLA, Chicago or Harvard; website, book, journal or YouTube.
  2. 2
    Fill in the details
    Add the author(s), title, year and the fields for that source. For a journal you can paste a DOI and auto-fill from Crossref.
  3. 3
    Check the live preview
    See the full reference and the in-text citation update as you type.
  4. 4
    Build and export your list
    Add each source to your reference list, then copy it or download it as a text file. Your references stay on your device.

Your references stay on your device β€” citations are formatted locally in your browser.

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