papis
command-line bibliography manager
TLDR
Add document from file
$ papis add [document.pdf]
Add with metadata$ papis add --set author "[Name]" --set title "[Title]" [document.pdf]
Add a document from a DOI$ papis add --from doi [10.1007/s00214-007-0422-6]
Search and open a document$ papis open "[query]"
Export to BibTeX$ papis export --format bibtex "[query]"
Edit document metadata$ papis edit "[query]"
List all documents matching a query$ papis list "[query]"
SYNOPSIS
papis command [options] [args]
DESCRIPTION
papis is a command-line bibliography manager. It stores documents and metadata in a folder structure, supports multiple libraries, and integrates with editors and reference managers.
PARAMETERS
add
Add document.open
Open document.edit
Edit metadata.export
Export references.list
List documents.browse
Open in browser.rm
Remove document.rename
Rename document folder.doctor
Check and fix document metadata.cite
Retrieve citation information.--set field value
Set metadata field.-l --lib library
Use specified library.--from importer
Import from source: doi, arxiv, bibtex, crossref, pmid, yaml, folder, pdf2doi.
CONFIGURATION
$ # ~/.config/papis/config
[papers]
dir = ~/Documents/papers
[books]
dir = ~/Documents/books
[papers]
dir = ~/Documents/papers
[books]
dir = ~/Documents/books
LIBRARY STRUCTURE
$ ~/Documents/papers/
├── author2023title/
│ ├── info.yaml
│ └── document.pdf
├── author2023title/
│ ├── info.yaml
│ └── document.pdf
INSTALL
brew install papis
nix profile install nixpkgs#papis
CAVEATS
Python required. Multiple library support. Integrates with Vim, Emacs, and offers TUI interfaces. DOI and arXiv lookup supported.
HISTORY
papis was created by Alejandro Gallo as a command-line alternative to GUI reference managers like Zotero.