Mendeley: About Mendeley

Mendeley is freely available as:

• Mendeley Online, Mendeley Web which allows synchronisation across devices and is automatically created when registering for Mendeley.
• Mendeley Desktop, a desktop software application, that can be downloaded and installed on your Windows, Mac or Linux computer. (The desktop version is also on all Swansea University computers).   
• Reference Manager

There are two Referencing Tools available for output of  intext citations and referencing lists:

• Mendeley Word-plug 
• Mendeley Cite.

There is also an optional Web Importer designed to capture website references and citations.

Mendeley (desktop version) is in the Common Apps section on open access computers.

To download your own copy of Mendeley for Windows go to https://www.mendeley.com/download-desktop-new/. 

A version of Mendeley is available for the Macintosh.   To download your own copy go to https://www.mendeley.com/download-desktop-new/macOS

Go to http://www.mendeley.com

Click "Create Account" and complete the online form.

You have now registered for Mendeley Online and created your online Mendeley library. 

Mendeley Online is an online version of Mendeley - accessible via the Browser.  The online version is enough for most student work.  

It is possible to use both versions and sync them together. 

• Set up an online account
• In the desktop version Go to Edit then Preferences.
• Select the sync option and enter your online username and password.
• Click the Enable sync button to activate your account

​If you already have references in one of your libraries it would be helpful to watch the tutorial video below first to make sure you don't get conflicts.