JabRef full changelog

Added:
We added a button in Privacy notice and Mr. DLib Privacy settings notice for hiding related tabs. #11707
We added buttons "Add example entry" and "Import existing PDFs" when a library is empty, making it easier for new users to get started. #12662
In the Open/LibreOffice integration, we added the provision to modify the bibliography title and its format for CSL styles, in the "Select style" dialog. #12663
We added a new Welcome tab which shows a welcome screen if no database is open. #12272
We added F5 as a shortcut key for fetching data and Alt+F as a shortcut for looking up data using DOI. #11802
We added a feature to rename the subgroup, with the keybinding (F2) for quick access. #11896
We added a new functionality that displays a drop-down list of matching suggestions when typing a citation key pattern. #12502
We added a new CLI that supports txt, csv, and console-based output for consistency in BibTeX entries. #11984
We added a new dialog for bibliography consistency check. #11950
We added a feature for copying entries to libraries, available via the context menu, with an option to include cross-references. #12374
We added a new "Copy citation (text)" button in the context menu of the preview. #12551
We added a new "Export to clipboard" button in the context menu of the preview. #12551
We added an integrity check if a URL appears in a title. #12354
We added a feature for enabling drag-and-drop of files into groups #12540
We added support for reordering keywords via drag and drop, automatic alphabetical ordering, and improved pasting and editing functionalities in the keyword editor. #10984
We added a new functionality where author names having multiple spaces in-between will be considered as separate user block as it does for " and ". #12701
We added a set of example questions to guide users in starting meaningful AI chat interactions. #12702
We added support for loading and displaying BibTeX .b

Added
We converted the "Custom API key" list to a table to be more accessible. #10926
We added a "refresh" button for the LaTeX citations tab in the entry editor. #10584
We added the possibility to show the BibTeX source in the web search import screen. #560
We added a fetcher for ISIDORE, simply paste in the link into the text field or the last 6 digits in the link that identify that paper. #10423
When importing entries form the "Citation relations" tab, the field cites is now filled according to the relationship between the entries. #10572
We added a new integrity check and clean up option for strings having Unicode characters not encoded in Unicode "Normalization Form Canonical Composition" (NFC). #10506
We added a new group icon column to the main table showing the icons of the entry's groups. #10801
When deleting an entry, the files linked to the entry are now optionally deleted as well. #10509
We added support to move the file to the system trash (instead of deleting it). #10591

We added the ability to sort subgroups in Z-A order, as well as by ascending and descending number of subgroups. #10249
We added the possibility to find (and add) papers that cite or are cited by a given paper. #6187
We added an error-specific message for when a download from a URL fails. #9826
We added support for customizing the citation command (e.g., [@key1,@key2]) when pushing to external applications. #10133
We added an integrity check for more special characters. #8712
We added protected terms described as "Computer science". #10222
We added a link "Get more themes..." in the preferences to that points to themes.jabref.org allowing the user to download new themes. #10243
We added a fetcher for LOBID resources. koppor#386
When in biblatex mode, the integrity check for journal titles now also checks the field journal.
We added support for exporting to Hayagriva YAML format. #10382
We added support for pushing citations to TeXShop on macOS forum#2699.

We added a field showing the BibTeX/biblatex source for added and deleted entries in the "External Changes Resolver" dialog. #9509
We added user-specific comment field so that multiple users can make separate comments. #543
We added a search history list in the search field's right click menu. #7906
We added a full text fetcher for IACR eprints. #9651
We added "Attach file from URL" to right-click context menu to download and store a file with the reference library. #9646
We enabled updating an existing entry with data from InspireHEP. #9351
We added a fetcher for the Bibliotheksverbund Bayern (experimental). #9641
We added support for more biblatex date formats for parsing dates. #2753
We added support for multiple languages for exporting to and importing references from MS Office. #9699
We enabled scrolling in the groups list when dragging a group on another group. #2869
We added the option to automatically download online files when a new entry is created from an existing ID

Changed:
We add a textArea to see versionInfo in the About JabRef Dialog.#2942
We turned the validation feature in the entry editor off by default, because of a bug in the library we have been using #3145
Added 'Filter All' and 'Filter None' buttons with corresponding functionality to Quality Check tool.

This release includes a JabRef update notificator and various bug fixes improving the stability and performance of JabRef.
Changed:
Implemented #1356: Added a formatter for converting HTML to Unicode

Updated to support OpenOffice 4 and LibreOffice 5
Add toolbar icon for deleting an entry, and move menu item for this action to BibTeX
Better support for IEEEtranBSTCTL entries

Some UI updates (mainly removing unnecessary boundaries)
Feature: Gridlines are now optional (and disabled by default)
Fix for bug 1248: Key bindings not modified
Fix for bug 876: Windows 7/8/10 - Pinning Jabref to the taskbar

Fix GoogleScholarFetcher (patch 207)
Line breaks in BibTeX fields (e.g., abstract and review) are now kept.
Fixed completeness indicator in main table for entries with crossrefs and either/or required fields.
Fixed [shorttitle] and [veryshorttitle] key generator markers, so they remove punctuation as described in the documentation.