EndNote has a Desktop version which must be installed on every computer where you want to use EndNote Desktop and an Online version which can be used from any computer connected to the Internet.

The two versions can be synchronised and shared between multiple users. Synchronising allows you to have the same EndNote library on every computer where you use EndNote Desktop.

Sharing allows you to collaborate with up to a 100 other users to create a combined EndNote library for your projects.

Mac users please note:

EndNote and Mac OS Catalina - to continue using EndNote with Catalina, UWA users will need to download and install EndNote X9.3.1 from the download link below.

Click to download EndNote Desktop

UWA staff and students can download EndNote from the UWA Software Download site onto their personal computers for free. EndNote is available on all UWA Library computers. 

For instructions on how to install the UWA-licensed EndNote software, visit:

Instructions for downloading and installing UWA-licensed EndNote for Windows

Instructions for downloading and installing UWA-licensed EndNote for Mac

Mac users please note:

• A new Mac operating system, Catalina, is being released in late September 2019 and it will only work with EndNote X9.  Make sure you regularly install the EndNote updates when available.
• When installing EndNote on Mojave OS you may need to perform this additional step
• EndNote X8.2 will only work on computers running MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite) and above. 
• If you upgrade your computer to MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) EndNote X7 will no longer work.  You will have to uninstall EndNote X7 and install EndNote X8.  You will also need Word 15.30 or higher to use Cite While You Write.
• EndNote X7 and X8 work with Mojave however there are some compatibility issues

Windows users please note:

• The download option on the UWA Software Download site may not work using Internet Explorer, but will work using Firefox or Chrome.

View our EndNote FAQ page for more instructions and tips for using EndNote. 

EndNote is compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms. For full compatibility details and system requirements, visit http://endnote.com/product-details/compatibility

EndNote is compatible with Office 2013 and 2016.  

For more information regarding compatibility with the various versions of Word see the EndNote Knowledge Base entry Office 2013/2016 Compatibility.

It is recommended that you uninstall earlier versions of EndNote before upgrading. Make sure to first back up your libraries, styles, import filters or connection files. If you are currently working on a Word document using your EndNote library, it is suggested that you unformat the document before upgrading EndNote.

If you need more information on uninstalling and installing, check out the EndNote FAQs.

If you have previously used EndNote, view the newest features on the EndNote website.

Anyone can sign up for an EndNote Online Basic account.

It is strongly recommended that you install EndNote Desktop first and then create an EndNote Online account from EndNote Desktop.  This will create a fully licensed EndNote Online account which has more features and higher storage limits than the basic account.

For a comparison between EndNote Online Basic and EndNote Online Licensed see http://endnote.com/product-details/basic

1. Go to the Edit menu on the EndNote toolbar and select PREFERENCES.

2. Click on SYNC, and then enter the email address and password for your EndNote Online account. If you wish, you can choose the option to Sync Automatically.

3. Before you sync your EndNote Online account with a desktop library for the first time, you might be prompted to ‘register’ the account. You will be prompted to complete a form with additional information about you (optional).

4. You can now sync references between your EndNote desktop and EndNote Online libraries.