- Download & Installation
First download the free version of Citavi [1] and install it on your computer. - Citavi Account
To be able to use the full version and work with cloud projects, please register for a Citavi Account [2] with your TUM e-mail address. Authentication with a freemailer address (e.g. web.de, GMX, Gmail) is not possible. - License Key
Open Citavi and click on the login icon in the start window. Enter your access data for your Citavi account. The license information is now automatically recognized.
The University Library provides the students and employees of TUM with the Citavi reference management programme within the frame of a campus licence. Citavi supports your entire research process - from searching for sources to citing and finishing your paper.
Download & Installation
Terms of Use & Licence Information
The TUM university library offers students, faculty and staff the usage of the full version of Citavi for Windows (desktop version) and Citavi web as part of a campus licence.
Terms of Use
- The Citavi licence is limited to a single user. You may install the software on a computer or a network drive.
- At the end of your studies or your employment at the TUM, you may not use the full version via the TUM campus licence any longer.
By using Citavi, you agree to the Privacy Police [3] and Terms of Use [4].
Licence extension for TUM members until 30.09.2026
TUM extended the Citavi licence for for all TUM students and employees. You can transfer the new license data by logging in to your Citavi account. In section Citavi Desktop & Web Bundle click on "Citavi 6 – valid until 2024". To confirm that you are enrolled or working at TUM, request an e-mail to your TUM e-mail address and confirm the link contained. After that you can use Citavi until further notice (or until you leave TUM).
TUM has an up-to-date licence for the web version of Citavi, which allows you to work from anywhere on any operating system.
If you are an IT admin for staff computers, please follow the steps below to transfer the current licence period to the PCs you administer: https://www1.citavi.com/sub/manual6/en/index.html?deploying_with_a_softw... [5]
We will send you the necessary file common.dat6 on request. Please contact us at literaturverwaltung@ub.tum.de [6].
Funktionen
Citavi is a reference management programme for Microsoft Windows, which supports your entire research process - from searching for sources to citing and finishing your paper.
Additional to classical references management tools Citavi offers functions for knowledge organisation and task planning. An online search feature allows you to search databases and catalogues from within the programme.
With the new web version of Citavi, you are able to create and manage projects regardless of the operating system – Mac OS, Windows or Linux. All you need is an internet connection and a Citavi account.
What does Citavi have to offer?
Reference Management and Knowledge Organization: [7]
- Search databases and library catalogs
- Analyse your PDFs, excerpt texts
- Create categories, add quotations
- Write reseach papers, use Citavi's Add-In for Word
- Select citations styles
- Collaborate and work in teams
- Organize your work, project tasks
Find full text search for licensed material
Via the function "Find full text" you can search for sources TUM library has subscribed to. Choose Tools menue and follow the link Options. Choose the tab "RSS / OpenURL" and following URLs:
OpenURL: http://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum [8]
EZproxyURL: https://eaccess.tum.edu/login [9]
When using "Find full text" search, after having added the above mentioned link, you will be asked if you wish to "Log in to https://eacces.tum.edu/login [10]". To search for licensed full texts, log in with your TUM ID (TUM e-mail adress + password) and click LogIn. You can then close the login window.
Please remember that there is no guarantee you will be able to find all the scientific articles licensed by TUM. In addition, the search would take considerably longer.
Support & Help
Question on Citavi features? Problems with download and installation of the software?
Citavi and the TUM University Library provides you a wide range of information materials and support service.
Support by Citavi
- Directly in the software: quick help via preview function and Citavi manual (press F1 to open it)
- FAQ, user forum, manual and more [11]
Support by the University Library
- E-mail support via workshop@ub.tum.de [12]
- Drop-in Session Reference Management: dates under www.ub.tum.de/en/drop-in-session-reference-management-citation [13]
- E-learning materials of the e-course: Reference Management with Citavi – Introductory Course [14]
In this course, we will walk you through the basic functions of Citavi and show you ways to manage your literature in a structured way: entering literature data, citing in Word, and creating literature lists. Perfectly organized literature for your academic work – with all sources and citations always at your fingertips!
Are you currently writing your Bachelor's, Master's or doctoral thesis? Do tricky detailed questions keep coming up that you can't answer with the knowledge you gained from our courses or lecture notes? Then schedule an appointment with our consultation service for reference management and citation.
