There are currently two versions of Mendeley available for download to your computer:
- Mendeley Desktop (MD)
- Mendeley Reference Manager (MDM)
Some users have already migrated to MRM or never used MD to begin with, primarily because MD does not run on the most recent OS for Mac.
It is our impression, however, that the majority of Mendeley users among CBS faculty use legacy MD (but we cannot know for sure).
Mendeley Desktop will be phased out
Mendeley recently announced that the phase-out of MD will commence on September 1st, 2022, after which date new users will no longer be able to download and install the MD software. Existing MD users, on the other hand, will still be able to sign in to, use, and sync their MD accounts. A deadline for a final termination of MD remains to be announced, but it is coming:
Longer-term, once we are confident that the new Mendeley Reference Manager sufficiently meets the needs of our users, we will begin the process of stopping all sign-ins to Mendeley Desktop.
The Mendeley Reference Manager is ready
You can find out more about the new MRM on the Mendeley blog.
Please note, If you are currently using MD, you can install and try out the new MRM service without having to leave MD, but DO NOT mix the two Cite features in one and the same paper, as they CANNOT work together.
Want to provide feedback?
Whether MRM is your primary reference tool or you are just stopping by for a test drive, you can use the build-in feedback option to let Mendeley know what you think about MRM. You will find the feedback option in the top right corner of MRM or in your online Mendeley library.
We recommend
Since there are still quite a few features missing from MRM, we recommend that you stick to MD as your primary reference tool, unless of course you are working on a new Mac that only supports MRM.
Please direct any questions or comments to reftool.lib@cbs.dk