Installation

Linux

- Download latest release on https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html . Pick “Download JabRef Platform independent runnable JAR”

- (if you want an older release: https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/releases)

- copy it where you want to install it, for instance /opt/jabref/JabRef-X.Y.jar

- in the same folder, create a file named “jabref” with the following content:

- make it executable:

Now, for Ubuntu (and possibly others), create the following file:

$USER/.local/share/applications/jabref.desktop

- Find yourself a nice icon and put it in “/usr/share/pixmaps/jabref.png”

- Done

Windows

Mac

Commodore 64