AI Citation Generator
Create citation drafts in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE & Vancouver formats
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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Free AI Citation Generator
Create citation drafts in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE & Vancouver. Paste a URL or enter details manually, then review before submission.
Auto-Extract Source Info from Any URL
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Paste a URL and our AI extracts the title, author, publication date, and website name automatically. No more hunting for metadata.
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APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE & Vancouver
6 Formats
Support for all major citation formats used in academia. Switch formats instantly without re-entering any information.
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How to Generate Citations
Create formatted citation drafts in three simple steps.
Enter Source Info
Step 1
Paste a URL for auto-extraction, or enter the title, author, and date manually.
Choose Format
Step 2
Select your required citation style: APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, or Vancouver.
Copy & Use
Step 3
Copy individual citations or export your bibliography draft, then review it before submission.
Why Use Our Citation Generator?
A fast way to prepare citation drafts for review
Save Hours of Formatting
Stop wrestling with italics, commas, and indentation. Our AI prepares citation drafts you can review against your required style guide.
- Formatting suggestions
- Major style guide support
- Punctuation & italics guidance
Support Any Source Type
Cite websites, books, journal articles, videos, newspapers, and more. Each source type shows only the relevant fields.
- 6 source types supported
- Dynamic form fields
- URL auto-extraction
Build Your Bibliography
Collect all your citation drafts in one place. Copy your bibliography or Works Cited list with one click for final review.
- One-click draft export
- Alphabetized output
- Multiple format support
Trusted by Students Worldwide
See how students use our citation generator for their papers.
Hannah Cole
Graduate Student
This saved me time while preparing my thesis bibliography drafts. I pasted URLs, reviewed the details, and exported my bibliography for a final check.
Marcus Obi
Undergraduate Student
This helps me format MLA citation drafts faster. I still check them against the style guide before submitting my assignments.
Aiko Tanaka
Research Assistant
The URL extraction feature is brilliant. It pulls the author and date automatically from journal articles. I use it for every paper now.
Citation Generator FAQs
Common questions about generating citations
Treat them as formatted drafts. Always verify source details, dates, author names, and formatting against your required style guide before submission.
We support 6 major formats: APA 7th Edition, MLA 9th Edition, Chicago 17th Edition (Author-Date), Harvard, IEEE, and Vancouver. These cover the vast majority of academic requirements.
Yes! Paste any URL and our AI will extract the page title, author, publication date, and website name automatically. You can review and edit the extracted information before generating the citation.
We support websites, books, journal articles, videos (YouTube), newspaper articles, and a general 'Other' category. Each source type shows relevant fields — for example, books include edition and publisher, while journals include volume, issue, and DOI.
Yes! Click 'Copy All' to copy your entire citation list to the clipboard, formatted and ready to paste into your paper. Citations are sorted alphabetically as required by most style guides.
Your citations are stored only in your current browser session. We do not save your source data or citations on our servers. For permanent storage, copy your bibliography before closing the page.