📚 Free Citation Generator — APA, MLA, Chicago & Harvard
Most free citation generators format one entry at a time and leave you to assemble the actual works-cited page yourself. This one builds the whole bibliography: add each source as you research, and it stays sorted and consistently formatted — switch styles at any point and every saved entry re-formats together, not just the one you're currently editing. Covers website and book sources, the two most common in student writing, in APA (7th edition), MLA (9th edition), Chicago, and Harvard style.
Frequently Asked Questions
What citation styles does this support?
APA (7th edition), MLA (9th edition), Chicago (bibliography style), and Harvard — for website and book sources, the two most common source types in student writing.
Can I build a full bibliography, not just one citation?
Yes — fill in a source, tap "Add to Bibliography," and repeat for each source. The list stays sorted and in one consistent style, and switching styles re-formats every saved entry at once, not just the one you're currently editing.
Is anything I enter saved or sent anywhere?
No — everything happens in your browser, and your bibliography only exists for as long as this tab stays open. Copy it before you close the tab.
What if a source has more than 3 authors, or no listed author?
Leave the author fields blank to generate a source-first citation (correct for sources with no listed author). For sources with many authors, each style's own "et al." convention is used once past the small-author-count cases this tool covers directly.
Can it fill in the citation details for me?
Paste a URL into the Website form and tap "Auto-fill" — it reads that page's own title, site name, author, and publish date and fills in whatever it finds, without overwriting anything you've already typed. It's best-effort (not every page publishes clean metadata), so double-check the result and fill in any gaps yourself.