Citavi is a program for literature management and knowledge organization.
Citavi supports students and researchers in all steps of working with scientific literature. It starts with research. Citavi opens the door to over 4000 library catalogs and subject bibliographies, whose data can be saved for further processing with a single click. And even if you have books piled up on your desk, you don't have to type out the titles. If the books have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) - all books since 1980 have one - this number is sufficient and Citavi retrieves all the necessary information from the Internet: Author, title, publisher, year and often also the cover graphic and a short summary.
Citalivi runs under Windows. You can find some tips on installing it on Mac here.

RPTU has concluded a campus license agreement with Citavi for the use of rental licenses.

The current contract of TU Kaiserslautern ended on 31.12.2025. We are currently preparing a new 3-year contract for RPTU (Kaiserslautern and Landau) from 01.01.2026.

Who is entitled to use this software?

• We provide Citavi free of charge to students and employees at RPTU and IVW. These are single-user installations. Please download the software directly from Citavi via Shibboleth as described below.
• For licensing reasons, other persons and institutions may not use this software provided by us. In this case, please contact your software supplier directly.

Notes on CitaviWeb:

Since 01.01.2023 we also offer CitaviWeb until further notice.

Since the storage location of Citavi data will no longer be in Germany in the future, we would like to expressly point out the following points in connection with the cloud functions:

1. Although we do not advise against using Citavi6 (and subsequent versions), we do advise against using the cloud functions in these software versions.
2. We do not recommend that you edit your projects in the Citavi Cloud.
3. We do not recommend saving your projects in the Citavi Cloud; instead, you should save your projects locally.
4. When using the cloud functions, please note that your Citavi account data and Citavi project data have been stored entirely in the Microsoft Azure Computing Centers in Dublin and Amsterdam since October 3, 2018.
5. We would like to expressly point out that anyone who uses the Citavi cloud functions in any way is responsible for doing so.

You can obtain all versions provided by Citavi via the following Shibboleth link.

If you are unable to access the Citavi portal via this Shibboleth link, there may be a problem with the Citavi portal. In this case, please try one of the workarounds described below.

Current CITAVI problem since the beginning of January 2022: important notes on using CITAVI

Since the beginning of 2022, problems have been occurring from time to time when logging into the CITAVI portal. If you experience this, please try the following workarounds.

Workaround(s):

A. Create a new account:

1. go to https://www.citavi.com/login and click on "Set up now" - DO NOT click on the "Continue with university" button.

2. enter your e-mail address (if you are a university member: use your university e-mail address!)

3. confirm account and set password.

4. shibboleth login:

a. Log in to the account by going to https://www.citavi.com/login again - DO NOT click on the "Continue with university" button.

b. If the Citavi web start window opens, click on the button with the three horizontal dots at the top right and select "Citavi Account".

c. In the next window, click on "More accounts" in the right-hand column and select the "My university" button

d. Enter the name of your university and then log in with your university ID via Shibboleth. Shibboleth access will be added to your account and the Citavi license will be activated.

B. Log in to a newly created or existing account via the web:

1. go to https://www.citavi.com/login and enter the e-mail address used to create the account - DO NOT click on the "Continue with University" button.

2. enter your password

C. Log in to an existing account via the web, but the password is not known:

1. go to https://www.citavi.com/login and enter the e-mail address used for creation - DO NOT click on the "Continue with University" button.

2. click on "Forgot password" in the next window, then a verification code will be sent to the e-mail address.

3. as soon as this code has been entered, you can assign a new password.

D. Log in to Citavi 6 in the start window:

https://help.citavi.com/knowledge-base/article/anmeldung-in-citavi-6-scheitert (the tips at the very end)

- As soon as the Shibboleth access from CITAVI is correctly linked to the CITAVI user account again, we will inform all "open tickets" about the CITAVI problem again.

- If you are still able to work with CITAVI using the above workaround, please contact us via our ticket system.

There is also a quick guide on how to use Citavi.

Citavi may be installed by the respective licensee with a single license as often as desired on all devices used by him personally. An additional license is only required if different Citavi versions (e.g. Citavi 5 and Citavi 6) are installed. In this case, a license for older Citavi versions can be requested in the Citavi Account under "License" by clicking on the plus sign "New license".

Citavi can also be installed in pool rooms as a network license. In this case, please contact our ticket system.

If you have problems installing Citavi under Windows, please check that you have installed the latest Microsoft .NET Framework for your operating system.

RHRK does not offer support for the content of this software.

Everyone who uses the software provided by us is personally responsible for ensuring that the software is only used in accordance with the scope specified in the license conditions. Please read these carefully.

Further useful information

Animations for many program functions

Frequently asked questions and answers

Discussion forum