Which citation styles are supported?

APA (7th edition basics), MLA (9th edition basics), Chicago (notes-bibliography style), and a plain numbered footnote format. Each reorders author, title, year, and URL into that style's standard pattern.

What fields do I need to provide?

Author, title, year, and an optional URL per source. Missing fields are simply omitted from the formatted output rather than left as blank placeholders.

Is this a full reference manager?

No — it is a fast formatter for the common author/title/year/URL case that LLM answers produce. For complex sources like multi-author journal articles with DOIs and page ranges, a dedicated manager like Zotero is more precise.

Why do LLM citations need reformatting?

Models cite inconsistently — sometimes bracketed numbers, sometimes inline links, rarely in a real academic style. Pasting the underlying sources here gives you a single consistent reference list you can hand in or publish.

Does it number the references?

Yes. Every formatted entry is numbered in the order you enter the sources, so the list matches inline markers like [1], [2] in your text.

AI Citation Formatter

Format your citations consistently

LLMs cite sources in whatever shape they feel like — a bracketed [1], an inline link, a half-formed footnote. When you’re writing something that needs real citations, you want one consistent style: APA, MLA, Chicago, or clean numbered footnotes. This tool takes your source list and reformats every entry into the style you choose.

How it works

You enter each source’s author, title, year, and optional URL. The formatter then reorders those fields into the chosen style’s standard pattern — APA leads with author and year, MLA leads with author and title, Chicago uses its notes pattern — and numbers the entries in order.

Smith, J. · The Web · 2024 · example.com

APA:  Smith, J. (2024). The Web. example.com
MLA:  Smith, J. "The Web." 2024. example.com

Tips and notes

Leave a field blank and it’s dropped from the output rather than printed as an empty slot. The numbering matches inline markers like [1] in your prose, so the references line up. To pull the citation markers and footnotes out of an existing LLM answer first, run it through the Footnote Extractor, then paste the sources here to format.