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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026; it is registered on PyPI and has been in the index since 13 Aug 2026. How this is checked

bibshelf is an MIT-licensed command-line tool for shelving papers and books by fetching BibTeX metadata and organizing associated PDF files. It supports references identified by DOI, arXiv, and ISBN.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Open SourceMITCLISelf-hosted
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Overview

6 features

Purpose: Organizing academic papers and books, retrieving citation metadata, and filing their PDF files manually.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: researchers and academics

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: Unknown

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)

Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, self_hosted

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: pypi.org. These links do not verify the individual claims.

bibshelf sits in PulseGate's CLI tools & terminal category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on organizing academic papers and books, retrieving citation metadata, and filing their PDF files manually. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for researchers and academics. Basis unknown · not verified: bibshelf is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

bibshelf first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include bibTeX fetching, PDF filing, and DOI lookup.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • BibTeX fetching
  • PDF filing
  • DOI lookup
  • arXiv lookup
  • ISBN lookup
  • Bibliography management

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
bibtexbibliography-managerdoi-lookuparxivpdf-organization

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Runs on
CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License
MIT
Public signals
HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed13 Aug · 23:36 UTC
    bibshelf seen via PyPI Bulk Enumerator
    Source: PyPI Bulk Enumerator · Open

Frequently asked questions about bibshelf

What does bibshelf do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Bibshelf focuses on organizing academic papers and books, retrieving citation metadata, and filing their PDF files manually. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who should use bibshelf?
Inferred · not functionally tested: bibshelf is an open-source project built for researchers and academics.
Is bibshelf free?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — bibshelf is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does bibshelf run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: bibshelf runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is bibshelf still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 3 Oct 2026.
What projects are similar to bibshelf?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include bibsync, antilibrary, and bibaudit.bibsyncantilibrarybibaudit
When did bibshelf launch?
bibshelf first shipped in 2026.
Is bibshelf open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — bibshelf is open source under the MIT license.

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