System Requirements




Windows XP (Service Pack 3 or later), Vista (32/64-bit) , Win 7 (32/64-bit)

  • Pentium 450-megahertz (MHz) or faster processor
  • 180MB hard disk space available
  • 256 MB RAM
  • CD-ROM drive required for installation — not required for download installation.
  • Internet connection required to search online databases.
  • EndNote X3 is Unicode compliant.
  • To use MSI installation, it is necessary to have the latest Windows Updates installed.
  • EndNote Web is available at universities worldwide.


Word processor compatibility:

  • "Cite While You Write feature" : Microsoft Word 2003, 2007 & 2010 (32/64-bit)
    OpenOffice.org Writer 3 for Windows (EndNote only)
    Mathematica 8
  • ""Format Paper" feature" : compatible with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect and other word processors that can save or export files in Rich Text Format (RTF)

Word Processor / EndNote Ver. X5 X4 X3 X2 EN Web
Microsoft Word 2010 (32-bit/64-bit) C C X X C*
Microsoft Word 2007 C C C C C
Microsoft Word 2003 C C C C C
Microsoft Word XP (2002) X X X X X
Microsoft Word 2000 X X X X X
OpenOffice.org Writer 3 C C C X X
Mathematica 8 C C X X X
WordPerfect (All Versions) M M M M X


C = Cite While You Write
C* = 32-bit support. See news for more information.
X = Not Supported except using Format Paper Feature on unformatted documents saved in .RTF format.
M = More Information...
You can use the "Format Paper" feature in EndNote X and later or the "RTF Document Scan" feature in EndNote 7/8/9 to scan and format RTF (rich text format) files created by these and many other word processors including Ami-Pro, FrameMaker (RTF only, not MIF format), OpenOffice, StarOffice, and others.

**WordPerfect 10-X5 and EndNote 8 and later

You can use the "Format Paper" feature in EndNote X and later or the "RTF Document Scan" feature in EndNote 7/8/9 to format your WordPerfect papers saved as RTF files. For more details and exact instructions, please see the section entitled "Scanning and Formatting RTF Files" (Scanning and Formatting Files in EndNote X1 and later) in EndNote's Help system or in the EndNote manual. Please note one correction to the procedures outlined for this feature in the Help system and manual. When you paste citations into your document, you need to use the "Paste without Font/Attributes" command instead of the "Paste" command. You can select "Paste without Font/Attributes" by right-clicking on the document, or you can also invoke it by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+V. This will insert the citation into your document in the format necessary for the RTF Document Scan to work.

Word 2010

Click here for Word 2010 compatibility information.

Word 2007

Click here for Word 2007 compatibility information.

Word 2003

Microsoft Word 2003 is certified for use with EndNote versions 5 and later. EndNote 8 and later are fully compatible with Word 2003. EndNote  versions 5/6/7 were not initially designed to work with Word 2003, but we have found no incompatibilities and you should be able to use these versions of EndNote with Word 2003 without trouble.* However, it may be necessary to manually install the EndNote Cite While You Write (CWYW) tools into Word in order to get the programs to work together. Click here for instructions on manually installing the tools into Microsoft Word.

* There is a potential issue with Word's Track Changes feature present in EndNote 5/6/7/8, documented in this FAQ.

Browser Requirements for EndNote Web :
Cookies et Javascript must be enabled in the browser settings

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x - 8.x
  • Firefox 3.5x - 3.6.x
  • Safari 4.x

EndNote Web Plugin Requirements :

  • Microsoft Windows Vista/XP (SP2 or later)
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 2007/2003
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x - 8.x with latest service pack and set as default browser
  • Firefox Browser 3.5.x - 3.6.x set as default browser

Handheld Requirements:

  • Palm OS 4.x - 5.4.x. Palm desktop 6.2 is not supported.
  • Windows Mobile OS 5 or 6 (Smartphones not supported)
  • Serial/USB communication for synchronization
  • For devices with 16MB of RAM or more.


Mac OS X (10.5.x, 10.6.x, 10.7.x* - Intel/PPC)

  • PowerPC or Intel Macintosh 450 MHz or higher
  • Hard disk with 400 MB available
  • Minimum 256 MB of available RAM
  • Internet connection required to search Internet databases

* To update your Mac OS, go to "System Preferences / Software Update" or go to http://www.apple.com/support/downloads


Word processor compatibility:

  • "Cite While You Write" : Microsoft Word 2008 (SP1), 2011.
    Updates for these word processors can be found at the Microsoft Office update website.
  • Pages' 09 : EndNote integrates seamlessly Pages' 09 of Apple's suite iWork'09.
  • "RTF Document Scan" : works with RTF (Rich Text Format) files created by many word processors including OpenOffice, FrameMaker, AppleWorks and more.
Word Processor / EndNote Version X5 X4 X3 X2 ENDNOTE Web
Pages '09 C C C C X
Word 2011 C C X X C
Word 2008 C C C C C
Word 2004 X C C C X

C = Cite While You Write
X = non compatible


Browser Requirements for EndNote Web:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 - 9.0
  • FireFox 3.5.x - 5.x
  • Safari 4.x, 5.0

EndNote Web Plugin Requirements:

  • Macintosh OS X 10.5 et 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Word 2008/2011
  • Firefox Browser 3.5.x - 5.x for Macintosh set as the default Web Browser

Handheld Requirements:

  • Handheld device running Palm OS 4.x and higher
  • Serial or USB cable for HotSync operations
  • At least 16 MB of RAM