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Latest Version
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 11.9.0 |
| Released | 2023-09-26 |
| Download | GitHub Releases (latest) |
Major Feature Areas
The following feature categories have been developed and refined across the project’s release history. Each represents a distinct area of functionality that has grown over successive versions.Core Citation Picking and Format Switching
The foundational capability of the workflow: triggering the picker via hotkey or keyword, searching a
.bib library at high speed, and inserting formatted citations into any text field system-wide.Support for multiple citation formats has expanded over time — from Pandoc citations as the initial default to a full menu of options including LaTeX, Multi-Markdown, org mode, eta templates, iA Writer, wikilinks, tags, bare citekeys, and bracketed citekeys. The active format is toggled without editing the workflow directly, via scp → Change citation format.Smart search (citekey prefix @, keyword prefix #, short queries, et al. matching, tab-completion) and in-picker actions (inline citations, page numbers, multi-citation building) are part of this core layer.Dual Library Support
The workflow supports loading entries from two BibTeX files simultaneously, with the secondary library configured via
secondary_library_path. Entries from the second library are visually distinguished by the 2️⃣ prefix in both the title and subtitle.This enables workflows that maintain a personal library alongside a shared or project-specific one, without needing to merge files.PDF Auto-Filing and Management
A dedicated PDF management layer allows the workflow to locate, open, and file PDFs by citekey. PDFs stored in
pdf_folder with the naming convention {citekey}.pdf or {citekey}_{suffix}.pdf are automatically associated with their entries and indicated by 📕.The auto-file feature renames and moves PDFs into the managed folder, and the pdf search prefix filters the picker to show only entries that have an associated PDF.Literature Note Creation with Obsidian Integration
Literature notes — Markdown files named exactly after a citekey — can be opened or created directly from the picker via ⌃⌥↵. The
📓 indicator marks entries that already have a note.When the configured literature_note_folder is located inside a registered Obsidian vault, notes are opened directly in Obsidian rather than the system default editor. The vault registry at ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json is used for detection. The * search prefix filters the picker to show only entries with existing literature notes.DOI and ISBN Entry Addition
New references can be added to the BibTeX library without leaving the keyboard. Select a DOI, ISBN-13, or a URL containing a DOI anywhere on screen, then trigger the workflow via its Universal Action or dedicated hotkey. The workflow fetches metadata from CrossCite (for DOIs), Open Library (for ISBNs), and Google Books, then writes a formatted BibTeX entry directly into
bibtex_library_path.Note: this feature is not compatible with BetterBibTeX-managed files, which use a one-way Zotero-to-BibTeX sync.CSL Style Search and Download
Via
scp → Citation Style Search, the workflow searches the CSL style repository online and downloads .csl files to the configured location (default: ~/.pandoc/csl/). This enables quick setup of custom citation styles for Pandoc-rendered bibliographies without leaving Alfred.AlfredExtraPane Link Preview Support
When the AlfredExtraPane companion app is installed, hovering over an entry in the picker triggers a live preview of the entry’s URL in a sidebar panel. This provides instant visual confirmation of the linked resource (article landing page, DOI resolver page, etc.) without opening a browser tab.