EndNote

University Managed PCs

EndNote is a desktop reference management tool. It is should be available on all university-owned PCs.

If not available:

• Staff: install from the Software Center
• Students: contact IShelp@hw.ac.uk with details of the PC you are using

Your own laptop/PC

You can now install, for free, one copy of EndNote 21 on your own computer for personal use, please follow instructions at:

What else do I need to download?

Harvard HWU Cite Them Right Style

The installation does not include the 'Harvard HWU Cite Them Right' style. For help with downloading additional styles, see:

EndNote Click or LibKey Nomad

You may also want to download this browser extension:

Next step, see:

EndNote 21 (full desktop version) is provided free to all Heriot-Watt staff and students either via a Heriot-Watt managed PC/Laptop or installed on your own personal PC/Laptop.   EndNote also provide three other versions:

• EndNote Web (exclusive to EndNote 21 users)
  If you have an EndNote 21 library, you can sync it with EndNote Web.  This can be useful as a back up library or if you need to access your library on more than one device.
• EndNote Online (with Web of Science)
  Accessible only to users with a subscription to Web of Science (which the University has)
• EndNote Basic (Free Version)
  This the the basic version that is available to all members of the public.  It has limited functionality compared to EndNote 21.

EndNote 21 has many additional features not available in the online/basic versions.  See:

For this reason, we recommend you use EndNote Desktop 21 as your 'main' EndNote Library and then 'sync' this with EndNote Web.  You should first sync your EndNote 21 library with Endnote Web within EndNote 21, see:

Once you have set up your sync within EndNote 21, you can access EndNote Web here:

If you wish to access any of the other versions, please use the links below:

There are many other tools available, however, EndNote is the software we can provide help and guidance with.  For other tools see:

For installation help, contact the IT HelpDesk:

For help setting up and using EndNote, see our Training Materials section, or you may prefer to sign up to one of our EndNote classes, which we deliver regularly throughout the year as part of the Skills Hub programme:

If you have a specific question, or if wish to arrange a class for a group of staff/students, please contact your Academic Librarian: