AI Citation Generator for APA, MLA and Chicago

Paste a URL, upload a source file, use Magic Fill, or enter details manually—then review and copy your citation.

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 from URLs and files, look up trusted metadata, and assemble a bibliography in one workspace.

Extract Citation Details from URLs and Files

Smart Metadata

Paste a webpage URL or upload a PDF, DOCX, TXT, or image. The generator identifies available title, author, date, publisher, journal, DOI, and other source metadata for review.

Extract Source Details
AI citation generator extracting article metadata from a URL

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
Bibliography drafts formatted in six academic citation styles

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 URL, upload a source file, use a DOI, ISBN, or arXiv ID, or open Manual Entry to fill the visible 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

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

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

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.

FAQ

AI Citation Generator FAQs

Answers about citation accuracy, supported styles, URLs, bibliographies, and privacy

  • Choose a style, then paste a URL, upload a file, use Magic Fill with a DOI, ISBN, or arXiv ID, or enter the visible fields manually. Review and copy 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. Paste a webpage URL in From URL, or open Manual Entry and use Magic Fill with a DOI, ISBN, or arXiv ID.

  • Yes, Copy All combines and alphabetizes your citation drafts. Review the order and hanging indents after pasting them into your document.