Access PubMed with a user-friendly interface and command line tools. Efficiently search through a vast database of biomedical literature.
RefSense is a powerful software that enables easy and efficient access to PubMed's data. It is available in two forms - a web interface and a set of command line tools. Previously distributed as Biblio, RefSense now provides an intuitive user experience with some useful tools that are not available on the actual PubMed website.
The web interface is designed to give you a hassle-free access to PubMed's data, and provides you with some nifty features like word completions on titles, author names, and much more. On the other hand, the command-line tools let you search PubMed from a terminal, retrieve web pages or PDFs, find related articles, convert to BibTeX, and much more with easy keyboard shortcuts.
Usage is simple and user-friendly. RefSense provides a range of commands to choose from, which include:
- pmsearch: Search Medline and have article identifiers (PMID) returned.
- pmid2text: Retrieve entries as text in different formats such as partial HTML that can be used to build web pages with.
- pmid2bibtex: Write BibTeX records to STDOUT.
- pubmed: A simple script that essentially executes pmsearch search terms | pmid2text -a.
- pmid2seq: Download sequences from PubMed that are referenced or linked to an article.
- pmid2related: Retrieve a list of articles related to your input PMIDs.
- pmcomplete: Interface RefSense commands with the completion system in Bash.
All in all, RefSense is an excellent software that promises to enhance your productivity and ease of use while searching PubMed. It's an essential tool for researchers, students, and anyone who needs to access PubMed's data frequently.
The web interface is designed to give you a hassle-free access to PubMed's data, and provides you with some nifty features like word completions on titles, author names, and much more. On the other hand, the command-line tools let you search PubMed from a terminal, retrieve web pages or PDFs, find related articles, convert to BibTeX, and much more with easy keyboard shortcuts.
Usage is simple and user-friendly. RefSense provides a range of commands to choose from, which include:
- pmsearch: Search Medline and have article identifiers (PMID) returned.
- pmid2text: Retrieve entries as text in different formats such as partial HTML that can be used to build web pages with.
- pmid2bibtex: Write BibTeX records to STDOUT.
- pubmed: A simple script that essentially executes pmsearch search terms | pmid2text -a.
- pmid2seq: Download sequences from PubMed that are referenced or linked to an article.
- pmid2related: Retrieve a list of articles related to your input PMIDs.
- pmcomplete: Interface RefSense commands with the completion system in Bash.
All in all, RefSense is an excellent software that promises to enhance your productivity and ease of use while searching PubMed. It's an essential tool for researchers, students, and anyone who needs to access PubMed's data frequently.
What's New
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