# Reas - a simple, lightweight, free reference list manager

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**Created:** [2 February 2026 11:48 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/reas-a-simple-lightweight-free-reference-list-manager/7144 "2026-02-02T11:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![mriya11](https://forum.fossunited.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@mriya11](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/mriya11)\
**Post date:** [2 February 2026 11:48 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/reas-a-simple-lightweight-free-reference-list-manager/7144/1 "2026-02-02T11:48:02Z")

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### reas

A lightweight, open-source reference list manager for creating and exporting beautifully formatted citations.

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This project was born from a conversation with a non-tech friend who found her current academic citation tools confusing to use - what should be straightforward became frustrating.

I looked for alternatives, particularly free and open-source options. While tools like [Zotero](https://www.zotero.org/) are powerful, it lacked a straightforward way to export formatted reference lists.

**reas** is my attempt to fill this gap — a simple, accessible tool that does one thing well: helps you create, organize, and export formatted academic reference lists.

Checkout: [https://reas.in](https://reas.in)  
GitHub Repo: [GitHub - RiyaMathew-11/reas: A lightweight, free reference list manager · GitHub](https://github.com/RiyaMathew-11/reas)

**PS:** This is a first version prototype - will continue to work on to bring in nice extensions.

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