Getting Supercharged Citation Picker up and running takes only a few minutes. The workflow ships as a singleDocumentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/chrisgrieser/alfred-bibtex-citation-picker/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
.alfredworkflow file and requires no package manager or build step — download, double-click, and configure your .bib path to be ready to cite.
Setup steps
Download the latest release
Go to the latest release page on GitHub and download the
.alfredworkflow file attached to the release.Install into Alfred
Double-click the downloaded
.alfredworkflow file. Alfred will open an import dialog. Click Import to add the workflow to your Alfred library.Set your BibTeX library path
Open Alfred Preferences → Workflows → select Supercharged Citation Picker → click Configure Workflow (the
[x] button in the top-right toolbar). Set the bibtex_library_path variable to the full path of your primary .bib file (e.g. ~/Documents/references.bib).(Optional) Add a secondary library
If you maintain two separate
.bib files, set the secondary_library_path variable in the same configuration panel. Both libraries are searched simultaneously, and entries from the secondary library are marked with a 2️⃣ icon.Select your citation format
Type
scp in Alfred and select Change citation format from the list. Choose the format that matches your writing environment. The default is Pandoc ([@citekey]). Available formats include LaTeX, org mode, Multi-Markdown, iA Writer, eta templates, [[wikilinks]], #tags, bare citekeys, and bracketed citekeys.Configuration reference
The table below lists every available workflow variable. All variables are set via Alfred Preferences → Workflows → Supercharged Citation Picker → Configure Workflow.| Setting | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
bibtex_library_path | ✅ Yes | Full path to your primary .bib file. The workflow cannot function without this. |
secondary_library_path | No | Full path to an optional second .bib file. Both libraries are searched together. |
literature_note_folder | No | Folder where Markdown literature notes are stored or created. Files must be named exactly after their citekey. |
pdf_folder | No | Folder where PDFs are stored for auto-filing and quick-open. PDFs must be named {citekey}.pdf or {citekey}_{any text}.pdf. |
csl_for_pandoc | No | Path to a .csl citation style file used for the Formatted single entry and Paste full bibliography actions. Defaults to APA 7th if not set. |
Pandoc (optional)
Pandoc is only needed for two features:- Formatted single entry — pastes a fully rendered bibliography entry for the selected item (e.g. a complete APA reference string).
- Paste full bibliography — pastes a formatted bibliography string via
⌘⌥↵.