JabRef_LibreOffice_Converter

A LibreOffice extension that converts JabRef references to plain text code and vice versa so that you can use your references with MS Office and other software.

Version 2.0 - adds CSL support

HowTo

• Download & install the extension in LibreOffice (JabRefConverter.oxt)
• Restart Libreoffice
• Open your manuscript
• Click on the JabRef icon in LibreOffice
• Select your mode of conversion (CSL or JStyle)
• Convert

What it does

• Convert references created by JabRef into plain text code with a certain pattern: \cite{Bibtexkey} (for CSL) or \cite{_1_Bibtexkey} (for JStyles)
  • now you can use every text processor
• Convert the text pattern (\cite{Bibtexkey} or \cite{_1_Bibtexkey}) to a JabRef reference
  • you can create a proper reference list regardless which word processor was used before
• Special feature:
  • You can add references by using the \cite{key} function of JabRef (Press: CTRL+K in JabRef).
  • This way you can work with your manuscript even without a connection to LibreOffice.

Pictures

A manuscript:

Convert to text code:

Now you can work on the manuscript with other text processors like MS Word.

After finishing convert the "cite tags" back to a proper JabRef Reference in LibreOffice

... you just need to refresh the database from within JabRef now.