AI Citation Generator for APA, MLA and Chicago
Paste a URL or enter source details to generate citation drafts, then verify them before submitting your paper.
Paste a URL and we'll extract the title, author, and date automatically
AI-generated citations may contain minor formatting errors. Always verify against your style guide before submission.
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Build Reliable Citations Without Reformatting Sources
Extract source details, switch citation styles, and assemble a bibliography draft in one focused workspace.
Extract Website Metadata for Faster Citations
URL Metadata
Paste a webpage URL and the generator identifies available title, author, publication date, and website metadata. Review every field before creating a citation draft, especially when a page omits dates or author information.
Extract Source Details
Format References Across Six Academic Styles
Six Citation Styles
Enter source details once, then create drafts for APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago 17th, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver. The output handles punctuation, italics, ordering, DOI fields, and hanging-indent presentation for review.
Choose a Citation Style
How to Use the AI Citation Generator
Create and review a formatted citation draft in three direct steps.
Paste or Enter Source Details
Step 1
Paste a webpage URL, or manually enter the title, author, publication date, and source fields.
Choose Your Citation Style
Step 2
Select APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver before generating the draft.
Review and Copy the Citation
Step 3
Check names, dates, punctuation, italics, and source details, then copy the citation or bibliography.
Why Use the TeachAny Citation Generator?
Prepare references faster while keeping source details visible for review
Reduce Manual Formatting Errors
Generate a structured draft with the punctuation, ordering, italics, and hanging-indent presentation expected by the selected citation style.
- Style-specific field order
- Punctuation and italics
- Hanging-indent presentation
Cover Common Academic Sources
Use tailored fields for websites, books, journal articles, videos, newspapers, and other sources without forcing unrelated inputs.
- Website metadata extraction
- Journal volume, issue, and DOI
- Book edition and publisher fields
Assemble a Reviewable Bibliography
Keep citation drafts together, sort them alphabetically, and copy the complete list for a final check against your assignment requirements.
- One-click bibliography copy
- Alphabetized citation drafts
- Visible source details for review
How Students and Researchers Use It
Practical citation workflows for assignments, literature reviews, and research drafts.
Hannah Cole
Graduate Student
I used it to organize the website and journal sources for my thesis draft. Reviewing every extracted field in one place made the final bibliography check much faster.
Marcus Obi
Undergraduate Student
For a literature assignment, I created MLA drafts from several URLs, corrected two missing publication dates, and copied the finished Works Cited list for review.
Aiko Tanaka
Research Assistant
Switching between APA and IEEE drafts helped me prepare references for different research projects without re-entering the same source details.
AI Citation Generator FAQs
Answers about citation accuracy, supported styles, URLs, bibliographies, and privacy
It turns source details into a formatted citation draft. Paste a URL or enter metadata, choose a style, and review the result.
No, every generated citation should be reviewed before submission. Check author names, dates, capitalization, punctuation, and your required style guide.
Six citation styles are supported. Choose APA 7th, MLA 9th, Chicago 17th, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver.
Yes, webpage URLs can be used for metadata extraction. DOI values can be entered with journal details for formatting in the selected style.
Yes, Copy All combines and alphabetizes your citation drafts. Review the order and hanging indents after pasting them into your document.