bibtidy

Welcome to bibtidy, a simple tool for simplifying the creation of your BibTeX files!

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Features

1. Searching: Search a keyword from DBLP and show all relevant BibTex entries in order.
2. Checking: Automatically fix incorrect and fill incomplete entries with reference to DBLP.
3. Overleaf BibTeX Checker [NEW]:
   • Real-time BibTeX error detection and highlights in Overleaf
   • DBLP integration for authoritative corrections
   • Error icons and popups with diff-style suggestions
   • Works only when a .bib file is selected in Overleaf

Requirements

Python 3.10.0 (Other versions are not tested. Welcome to test and report.)

Installation

pip3 install git+https://github.com/bajinsheng/bibtidy@release

If you want to install it in an isolated virtualenv, you can use pipx instead:

pipx install git+https://github.com/bajinsheng/bibtidy@release

Usage 1: Searching for a paper

bibtidy --keyword "How Good Are Query Optimizers"

The output will be:

@article{viktor2015how,
 author = {Viktor Leis and
Andrey Gubichev and
Atanas Mirchev and
Peter A. Boncz and
Alfons Kemper and
Thomas Neumann},
 bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org},
 biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/pvldb/LeisGMBK015.bib},
 doi = {10.14778/2850583.2850594},
 journal = {Proc. {VLDB} Endow.},
 number = {3},
 pages = {204--215},
 timestamp = {Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:00:00 +0200},
 title = {How Good Are Query Optimizers, Really?},
 url = {http://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol9/p204-leis.pdf},
 volume = {9},
 year = {2015}
}

Usage 2: Checking a BibTeX file

Suppose we have a file named "test.bib" with some BibTex entries from unknown sources:

@misc{ba2022efficient,
      title={Efficient Greybox Fuzzing to Detect Memory Errors}, 
      author={Jinsheng Ba and Gregory J. Duck and Abhik Roychoudhury},
      year={2022},
      eprint={2204.02773},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.CR}
}

We can check and autofix it by running the following command:

bibtidy --file "test.bib"

The output will be:

@inproceedings{ba2022efficient,
 author = {Jinsheng Ba and
Gregory J. Duck and
Abhik Roychoudhury},
 bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org},
 biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/kbse/BaDR22.bib},
 booktitle = {37th {IEEE/ACM} International Conference on Automated Software Engineering,
{ASE} 2022, Rochester, MI, USA, October 10-14, 2022},
 doi = {10.1145/3551349.3561161},
 pages = {37:1--37:12},
 publisher = {{ACM}},
 timestamp = {Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0100},
 title = {Efficient Greybox Fuzzing to Detect Memory Errors},
 url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3551349.3561161},
 year = {2022}
}

Note: due to the rate limitation of DBLP, the checking process may be failed for large BibTeX files. In this case, you can split the file into smaller parts and check them separately.

Usage 3: Overleaf BibTeX Checker

This is a Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey userscript for Overleaf. It provides real-time BibTeX validation and DBLP-powered corrections directly in the Overleaf editor.

How to use:

1. Install Tampermonkey or Greasemonkey in your browser.
2. Add the script from overleaf-bibtidy.user.js or Greasy Fork.
3. Open your Overleaf project and select a .bib file in the file tree.
4. Use the "Check BibTeX" button and enjoy instant feedback and corrections!

Source & Issues:

• GitHub Repo
• Greasy Fork Script