EndNote 20 is now available at McGill! If you want to switch from X9 to 20, you can download it below. If you'd like to know what has changed with EndNote 20, have a look at this comparison chart and a short video created by Clarivate. They also have a lot of training videos if you need help.
PLEASE NOTE: EndNote 20 is not compatible with Ventura (the most current macOS as of end of October). EndNote is currently doing compatibility testing and will update their compatibility page when the testing is complete.
If you run into an operating system, compatibility, or updating issue with any version of EndNote please contact EndNote Support at 1-800-336-4474, email, or via their Chat.
McGill students and staff may download EndNote free of charge onto their personal computers at home or at the university.
EndNote 20 for Mac is compatible with Big Sur, Catalina, and Monterey. Make sure to update to 20.2.
EndNote 20 is not compatible with Ventura (the most current macOS as of end of October). EndNote is currently doing compatibility testing and will update their compatibility page when the testing is complete.
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If you have a Mac, please see this notification FIRST. If you prefer the older version and have Big Sur, please use the EndNote OS Catalina download.
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If you are not sure which OS you have, please click here. Mac users with older operating systems (High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, etc.) download EndNote X9 Mojave.
EndNote is installed on all library computers as well as other locations on campus.
Here are instructions on how to import the style format for APA 7 for EndNote X9. It is installed on EndNote 20.
Apple has released two new operating systems, Catalina and Big Sur. These new operating systems are incompatible with older versions of EndNote. EndNote has released an update to solve this problem. Ideally, you should manually install the update BEFORE you update to Catalina or Big Sur. To do so:
Please note that when you open an existing library in X9.3 and later for Mac, it will create a converted version for use with this new database engine.
If you have already upgraded to Catalina or Big Sur before updating your EndNote program to EndNote X9.3.1, the EndNote app will be disabled in the Applications folder. To fix this, you will need to reinstall the EndNote X9 version with the latest update (EndNote X9.3.1) (click on the Download for Mac button).
If you are using EndNote X9 but not EndNote X9.2, please update. To update:
If you are using an older version of EndNote (such as EndNote X8 or earlier) you will need to install EndNote X9. To install EndNote X9, click on the Download for Mac button. Once installed, you will want to check that you are using EndNote X9.2 using the steps above.
Once you have EndNote X9.2 installed, you will need to uninstall your older version of EndNote. To uninstall:
For further information about this update:
Please watch this space for any updates, and if you have any questions or need help updating your EndNote, you can email us.
This FAQ is set up to accept natural language questions and to get you to the answer to your question as quickly as possible. For now, the FAQ is limited to questions related to EndNote, but this will be expanded in the future.
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