FeatureRequests Sorted

Preliminary remarks

• This list sorts https://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/ and does not take into account features reported via GitHub (see https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/labels/feature). The goal is to ease treatment of "old" feature requests, which should not get lost along the way.
• Not a bullet-proof analysis. Just intended to be helpful in defining where to go.
• Not to point at a specific request to be implemented, but to organize the wishes.
• Classification based on my own perception of the main issues mentionned in the requests.
• Based on the 480 feature requests which are currently open and not categorized as a possible bug or as possibly irrelevant request ("ToBeClosed").
• Some of the retained requests may not be relevant anymore (i.e. should be closed).
• In a given section, some requests are similar, but others are really identical.
• A request may appear several times (e.g. several requests in a ticket).
• For some requests, I could not find a dedicated category. So they go to the Section Uncategorized.
• An idea: students could be given a group of feature requests to be integrated, so that they can concentrate on some parts of the software.

Main issues found in the feature requests

Note: no particular order.

Social what?!?

• CiteULike interface: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/296/

Remark:

Nothing about facebook, twitter, researchgate, academia, diaspora, google+, linkedin, or even myspace.

Allow me to work with others, please.

• Make JabRef serialization compatible with v2.9.2 again: https://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/864/
• Automatic export and groups: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/186/
• CVS support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/250/
• versioning system: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/258/
• subversion: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/269/
• Multiple users support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/270/
• Multiple users; privileges and backup: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/317/
• Enabling multiple users at the same time on one db: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/357/
• Comparing and synchronizing databases: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/358/
• keep bibtexkey unique in all *.bib files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/392/
• Multiple user management: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/420/
• Mirroring: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/465/
• Force journal (un)abbreviate when saving: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/544/
• BibSync; a tool to share database and associated files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/587/
• Subversion support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/622/
• Lock /​ Write-Protect Database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/673/
• Intranet-Hosted Database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/693/
• exporting the bibliography and the groups on the web: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/766/
• Optional lock file mechanisms to authorize access to one person only: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/806/
• Make not wrapping the default: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/854/
• Add database properties: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/892/
• pathname standards across different OS: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/617/
• Add Last changed date/​time to each record: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/391/
• Allow to set the newline character of the bib file: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/857/
• Make --importToOpen avaiable via Preferences: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/707/
• Network file access: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/158/
• Multi User Support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/210/
• Annotation and Cross Reference: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/459/
• CiteULike interface: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/296/
• Portable JabRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/252/

Remark:

I understand it is not the job of JabRef to take care of the installation and configuration of a versioning software. However, maybe we should have a dedicated page to explain how to install it and use it with JabRef?

Improve BibLaTeX support, please.

• biblatex support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/684/
• vertiacal scroll bar in editor: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/728/
• New subdatabase based on AUX file (biblatex): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/767/
• Translator Field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/770/
• biblatex mode: shorthand field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/834/
• Add support for the entry types @mvbook; @mvcollection; @mvproceedings; @mvreference: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/862/
• Support of biblatex date field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/874/
• button today for the field urldate: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/894/
• bib/​la/​tex settings and conversion: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/803/

Help me to make sense of my references, please.

• Extending JabRef : saving relations between references: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/511/
• Integrate with mind mapping software: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/495/
• OCR integration: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/830/
• Easy definition of citations between entries: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/352/
• Add Tag cloud generation: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/632/
• mind mapping feature: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/831/
• Cross-referencing within a database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/376/
• Linking articles: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/481/
• ontology view on top of BibTex: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/124/
• references analysis: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/832/
• Boolean combination of groups: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/263/
• Simplified search option: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/271/
• Dynamic; faceted keyword tagging a la GMarks: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/342/
• Timeline Support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/373/
• New method of removing entry from group: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/383/
• Add reverse cross-reference search to context menu: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/42/
• automated keyword addition: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/591/
• Selecting Groups Using Set Logic: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/681/
• Search option; within the focused field of the entry editor: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/715/
• Save previous search terms: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/727/
• Extended Search Features -> integrated DOI search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/513/
• Sub-types and Sub-entries: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/812/
• count occrrences of keywords: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/836/
• File link through Proceedings/​Collection/​Book entry. Jump to page in large document.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/895/

Remark: This goes beyong search and grouping (also it may be related).

Make it work for my text editor, please.

• Insert citations into TeXniccenter?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/83/
• Integrate Texniccenter: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/428/
• Scientists need Integration with OpenOffice!: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/423/
• MS Word: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/595/
• MS Word add-in: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/253/

Remark:

While for text processors (word, LibreOffice), this may be a difficult task, I believe that for text editors (TeXniccenter, TexWorks, etc.), it is easy (the feature "just need" to be copied so that it inserts a \cite{} to another software). I even believe it should be a priority if we consider that JabRef was primarily designed to work for LaTeX edition.

Make it work better with my text editor, please.

• External String Files : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/238/
• Cite while you write : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/371/
• running bibtex : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/59/
• Changge default option of Push to external Application for Oo Plugin : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/848/
• request: pushing citations in macOS apps : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/74/
• Option export style : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/310/
• Have database-specific style titles : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/871/
• Push citation to emacsclient : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/433/
• Add option for pushing to Emacs use server-start : http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/205/

Make it work for my OS, please.

• Enhance call example: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/289/
• Universal Binary on Mac OS: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/593/
• iPhone app?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/678/
• request: pushing citations in macOS apps: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/74/
• Please create an AppData file for JabRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/865/
• Add option for pushing to Emacs use server-start: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/205/
• clear button should clear search input field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/601/
• Mac retina support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/792/
• A button to clear text in the 'Fetch Medline' field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/498/
• Enable pen input for tablet use.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/690/
• improve Java 1.5 compatibitility: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/780/

Remark:

In fact, only few requests about smartphones

Give me the key I want, please.

• Automatic document IDs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/61/
• BibTeX key generator: AuthorsNS?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/89/
• Extra field markers : month: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/118/
• BibTeX label pattern field for first name: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/212/
• assign increasing number automatically: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/244/
• last author's last name for automatic BibTeX key generation: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/338/
• BibTex Key generation-capitels of 4 meaningfull title words: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/462/
• Multiple regular expressions in bibtex key generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/534/
• BibTeX key generator: 2 fieldmarkers: titleN & :-: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/548/
• titleN & :titlecase key ref: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/562/
• More Replace options for BiBKey Generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/580/
• more flexible key generation (BibTool-like): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/605/
• General modifier for key pattern /​ field marker :IniN: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/637/
• bibtexkey not assigned: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/642/
• new key-gen modifier :capital only taking capital letters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/700/
• Translitering in BibTeX Key Generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/746/
• Filename key generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/761/
• New Key-Pattern: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/787/
• Automatic key generation: sequential numbers?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/797/
• Customize veryshorttitle field when automatically generating BibTeX keys: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/819/
• Unicity of bibtexkey: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/822/
• \uniqueyear for custom export filters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/859/
• PDF file renaming when changing BibTeX key: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/304/
• More Key patterns: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/288/
• Another modifier for bibtex key generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/725/
• Key generator setting: how excluding words (Replace???): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/784/
• Auto Rename PDFs after bibtexkey change/​update: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/236/
• BibTeX Key Generator: [database] Field Marker: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/744/
• Customizing the key generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/781/
• when linking files; should having an option ignore cases: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/604/
• keep bibtexkey unique in all *.bib files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/392/
• More fields more autolink: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/369/
• BibTex Key generation-capitels of 4 meaningfull title words: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/463/

Remark:

The key formatters could be unified with the import and export formatters.

Better management of my linked files, please.

• Several PDF files /​ supporting information: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/64/
• relative path to document files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/94/
• file manager functionality: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/539/
• Generationof filenames: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/535/
• Remenber last option when a file is dragged: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/719/
• open other file formats: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/537/
• Different regular expressions for auto link according to entry type or database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/795/
• Self-defined path name for different synchronized computers: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/826/
• Filename key generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/761/
• Support named destinations in PDFs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/194/
• XMP speed increase and synchronization: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/323/
• Batch adding of entries: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/560/
• Store XMP-Data into sidecarfile: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/575/
• Zipped or 7zipped folders: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/655/
• Auto import PDFs based on bibkey naming scheme: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/672/
• Rename of PDF files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/711/
• PDF Highlighter/​Note in Jabref: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/823/
• Addition of Notes: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/187/
• A better file (PDF e PS) manager: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/343/
• auto-file confirmation dialog: make settings sticky: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/611/
• inlcude supplemental material: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/163/
• monitor PDF folder: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/183/
• Other automatic file-program links like pdf: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/413/
• pptx; xlsx; docx for autolink: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/584/
• zip file attachment: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/586/
• File Paths: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/640/
• Save PDFs and other data in subdirectories.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/810/

Make a better use of my linked files, please.

• pdf/​doc full text search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/364/
• Index files content: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/397/
• PDF search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/422/
• PDF scan for query retrieval: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/686/
• XMP metadata: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/790/
• Include Docear’s PDF Inspector: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/813/
• Extract annotations from pdfs (like docear): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/835/
• Support named destinations in PDFs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/194/

Improve the user interface, please.

Clean-Up

• Highlighting differences for comparing duplicates: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/384/
• Batch action for duplicates: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/757/
• Automated case keeping: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/765/

Entry Editor

• Improve Author/​Journal Autocomplete: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/696/
• Entry editor : cancel and validate buttons: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/76/
• more tabs in Custom Entry Types: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/815/
• Edit inline: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/217/
• Wiki-like syntax for review comments: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/621/
• Compact edit of required fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/255/
• Enable arrow key in new entry selection menu: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/668/
• Key generation: Improved consistency of entry editor: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/336/
• Color/​highlight user-specified words in editor: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/577/
• scrolling inside an editor window: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/570/
• Specify the entry ID in case of encoding issue: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/576/
• Toggle Abbreviation for Booktitle: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/731/
• Use abbreviations for book title field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/468/
• Abbreviations for Booktitles: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/626/
• Abbreviation of Proceddings: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/734/
• Automatic format buttons: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/195/
• Modify the size of a field (explained visually in one attached picture): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/885/
• Greek letter support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/196/
• Add the Change entry type entry from the popup menu to the: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/156/
• URLs in user field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/597/
• Size of General-Fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/152/
• Make field size in entry editor user-defined: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/37/
• search panel fuctionality and 'undo': http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/284/
• make paragraphs latex style: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/439/
• scrolling inside an editor window: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/570/
• single error message after mistake on manual BibTeX entry: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/660/
• Allow basic formatting in Abstracts: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/739/
• Small WYSIWYG Editor for Abstract/​Review: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/764/
• Rich text edit for Review: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/771/

Export

• export filters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/455/
• GUI for custom export filters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/612/
• Inspection window = ALWAYS ON TOP: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/763/

File

• Add possibility to link djvu files (similar to pdf/​ps): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/235/
• Open all files in one go: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/588/
• Add visual indicator in UI that a database entry contains multiple attached documents: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/891/
• auto-file confirmation dialog: make settings sticky: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/611/
• Remenber last option when a file is dragged: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/719/
• User icons: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/852/
• A simple; general way to add extra links/​external programs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/282/
• Open all linked Files with one Click: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/628/

Group Interface

• Create entry for group in context menu: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/141/
• visualization tool: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/466/

Import

• Journal column in importation windows: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/827/
• Web of Science: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/484/
• aesthetics: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/542/
• Select new entry after fetching it via PubMed: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/71/

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Support keyboard activation of right click: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/658/
• Add 'unselect all' as ctrl-shift-a: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/844/
• SAA/​CUA: Clipboard support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/389/
• Shortcut for String Combinations: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/747/
• Hotkeys /​ Shortcuts: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/58/

Main Window

• separate columns for filetypes: pdf; word...: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/432/
• add context menu options to main menu: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/659/
• Mark database entries with different colors: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/608/
• Entry table columns such as journal or booktitle: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/299/
• Suggested UI changes for the Entry Table and Entry Table Columns: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/861/
• Display editor in author column when there is no authors: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/714/
• behaviour after deleting reference: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/657/
• crossref field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/275/
• Keep custom entry types by default: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/876/
• Insert new entry from clipboard: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/416/
• Author view: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/480/
• Float Marked Items on toolbar: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/579/
• Filter for authors: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/745/
• Allow side pane roll up: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/662/
• Make current tab title font small and bold: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/115/
• Sort tabs by name: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/222/
• Make details pane have minimum size; after resize events: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/755/
• aesthetics: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/542/
• Another way to show entry's fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/412/
• Display different fields in different databases or groups: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/446/
• Allow Custom Special Columns: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/590/

Entry Preview

• Allow preview in latex style rather than html: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/239/
• remember size of entry preview: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/748/
• Setting Preview pane height: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/613/
• Use of CSS in entry preview: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/709/
• Enriching the entry-view GUI: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/620/
• External String Files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/238/
• Display braces in preview: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/307/

Search (local and web)

• Make it easier to find that web search window again: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/625/
• clear button should clear search input field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/601/
• incremental search should be an additional option: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/607/
• Move search options to search settings [feature-request]: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/853/
• Add 'Clear' button to Web Search dialog boxes: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/592/
• Search and group interface: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/394/
• search panel fuctionality and 'undo': http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/284/

Text Processor

• Different images for Connection status of OpenOffice plugin: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/849/
• External String Files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/238/

URL, DOI, etc.

• Add url icon to new created field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/583/
• URLs in user field: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/597/
• Clickable DOI and PubMed ID: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/339/

Miscellaneous

• aesthetics: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/542/
• Translations: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/802/
• toolbar shortcut (icon) of 'Minimize to system tray': http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/754/
• entry table columns linked to a database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/680/
• Please enable Text Box Functionality in the Look in bar on the Open File dialogue: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/873/
• Columns interface for each file: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/619/
• Idea-Management: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/496/
• Please create an AppData file for JabRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/865/

Remark:

• We have a volunteer who is specialist in GUI design. Maybe we could contact him, send him the list of requests for GUI and see what he suggests?
• I believe we should think about GUI design for GUI parts that we consider stable (i.e. no strong changes expected), or, on the contrary, when major changes are going to be implemented.

Keep my data clean (and more: update them!), please.

I do not want those specific characters

• Encoding: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/665/
• Unsupported character warnings: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/131/
• New entry encoding (TeX): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/280/
• Check for valid characters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/702/
• Conversion of non-English language symbols at HTML export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/80/
• Replace accented characters with LaTeX encoding: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/721/
• simple Syntax checking of .bib code: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/845/

Clean the fields of my entries.

• feature wish: list of authors/​journals: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/91/
• Medline import; pb with { }: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/190/
• Improve Author/​Journal Autocomplete: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/696/
• For integrity check; use bibclean: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/173/
• Clean Mathreview Number: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/888/
• Data validation for authors and pages fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/705/
• Handle 'The' prefix for journal names abbreviation: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/889/
• medline import; pb with And vs and: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/189/
• specify fields exporting to Bibtex: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/209/
• predefined case: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/297/
• Mendely Jabbref: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/741/
• could <div... be removed in Previey??: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/798/
• ISI WOS: Journal field case: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/35/
• spell chek for review: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/568/
• Author name in desired order.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/752/
• [firstpage] strips leading zeroes: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/866/

Find and remove duplicates.

• Find dupes by unique key: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/430/
• Customizable Duplicate Removal: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/135/
• Removal of dublicate file links: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/532/
• Set specified field for duplicates: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/494/
• Duplicate finding: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/500/
• database merger: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/425/
• Find duplicate by bibtex-key: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/732/
• Highlighting differences for comparing duplicates: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/384/

Clean my files, URLs and DOIs.

• check consistency of doi fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/867/
• PDF search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/422/
• Add other file checking capabilities: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/73/
• DOI Lookup using CrossRef http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/345/

Fill the gaps/Update my entries.

• Find Incomplete Entries: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/695/
• Improve manually entered records with data from medline: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/161/
• New Feature that autocompletes uncomplete References!: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/564/
• Citation Update http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/689/
• Search on publisher websites: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/245/
• abstract /​ link pdfs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/636/
• Search web for current entry: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/706/
• DOI Lookup using CrossRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/345/
• Addresses associated with publishers: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/192/
• Citation Update: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/689/
• ask for new function of enabling citations: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/821/

Keep information consistent with the entry keys

• Rename pdf: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/820/
• Ability to customize skip word list: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/559/
• Auto Rename PDFs after bibtexkey change/​update: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/236/
• ISI WOS import: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/34/

Report me what's done

• Report on actions: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/828/
• Log after file synchro: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/618/
• Field/​function last edited: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/228/
• Show number or rows changes when Ctrl-R is used.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/843/

Show me the differences

• command line diff: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/176/
• Add cvs header capability: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/116/

It is MY mess! By "clean", I mean that JabRef should not modify my syntax.

• Import: Allow for comments preceeded with '%'; http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/893/
• Consistent ordering in BibTeX files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/786/
• Compatibility with BibDesk: Do not insert line breaks: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/419/
• User Configurable Entry Syntax: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/666/
• [firstpage] keep the leading alphabet: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/886/

Remark:

For entry cleanup but also for other purposes, third-party softwares are suggested. Could this be the way to go? (of course, this implies the user is able, somehow, to install these softwares)

I want to use the command-line, please.

• command line diff: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/176/
• command-line options to fetch Medline etc.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/403/
• command line key generation/​search & replace: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/443/
• commandline custom filters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/450/
• add command line option to select certain key in run. Jabref: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/598/
• Group selection in command line interface: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/353/
• External Program Call: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/229/
• Make --importToOpen avaiable via Preferences: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/707/

Export my data, please.

More flexibility in Bib(La)TeX format

• New subdatabase based on AUX file (biblatex): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/767/
• Export month without expanding it: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/869/
• export to .bib filtering out selected fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/440/
• export custom entry types for JabRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/654/
• Multi-file support in new database based on aux: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/691/
• Reatin @comment{} fields please: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/257/
• Group selection in command line interface: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/353/
• multiple versions on the same PC: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/881/
• bst (bitex style file) generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/639/
• specify fields exporting to Bibtex: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/209/
• drag n drop: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/278/
• Set/​clear/​rename fields-function: Delete private data: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/671/
• exporting the bibliography and the groups on the web: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/766/
• running bibtex: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/59/

In a new format, or in an existing format but with more flexibility

• bibutils integration into JabRef GUI: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/674/
• Export to Thomson Reference Manager: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/387/
• Export database to ISI Export Format: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/366/
• bibliographic style generator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/426/
• plugin for html output: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/386/
• Custom Format for Copy: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/98/
• Export of Groups for EBook Readers: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/698/
• Export to XML /​ RSS: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/469/
• export according to bst setup: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/126/
• Support CSL: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/520/
• HTML export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/699/
• Clipboard Export Customization: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/441/
• Add gui like editor for export formats to webpage: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/753/
• export filters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/455/
• pdflink in advanced html table export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/334/
• Insert/​Access option to crossref pointer during HTML export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/79/
• Conversion of non-English language symbols at HTML export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/80/
• relative HTML links: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/306/
• Export to web: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/316/
• web search-able option for refbase: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/811/
• ZOTERO import/​export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/330/
• Synchronization with refbase: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/408/
• Custom Export Formats for LibreOffice: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/769/
• Vancouver Custom Export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/476/
• Html Tables: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/646/
• MS Word: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/595/
• Export Costum Fields to SQL Database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/589/
• support for mariadb: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/883/
• More entries in regular expression replace: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/467/
• Custom export filter; conditional output; NOT operator: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/870/
• Custom or plaintext Export-to-Clipboard: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/694/
• Allow if-then statements in export filter: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/382/
• Different brackets for citations and in-text citations: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/846/
• Option export style: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/310/
• Add support for shortest unique abbreviation: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/800/
• Custom sorting: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/816/

With the files

• Copy the related PDF files from selectred entries.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/578/
• export PDFs or files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/661/
• Bibfile export with PDFs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/213/
• Export Selected including PDF: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/434/
• export to html table: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/479/
• WrapFileLinks with relative paths: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/551/

With the files by email

• file manager functionality: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/539/
• Allow drag and drop PDFs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/381/

Miscellaneous

• commandline custom filters: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/450/
• Saving/​reloading profiles (column settings; etc): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/233/
• Feature Wish: Exporting Group Names; saving state: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/111/

Import data, please.

Using a new filter

• FIZ-Database Importer: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/492/
• Different INSPEC formats: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/180/
• Windows Access: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/730/
• MARC Import: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/788/
• Import to JabRef from Literat: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/206/
• New entry from formatted text: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/491/
• automatic upload from Microsoft word: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/858/
• add sane and gocr support: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/525/

Import the files automatically too

• Direct Arxiv Link + automatic download: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/623/
• Fetch article pdf at the same time as reference from arxiv: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/629/
• Automatic Import: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/93/
• RIS import pdf location: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/224/
• automated pdf download on googlescholar importation: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/808/
• Autodownload PDF: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/375/
• Search on publisher websites: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/245/
• Automatic Import of citations: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/97/
• Improving pdf download to Jabref: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/502/
• Automatic PDF download for PubMed entry: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/199/
• abstract /​ link pdfs: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/636/

Improve the importation of references

• arXiv citation fetch: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/409/
• Import book information based on national libraries/​ amazon: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/652/
• medline import; pb with And vs and: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/189/
• More options to medline fetch: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/162/
• import *.cgi: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/279/
• internet research capability: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/488/
• Web capture of references?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/56/
• automatic url links generation: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/110/
• OCR integration: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/830/
• Include keywords from IEEE search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/333/
• IEEE Xplore INSPEC accession number: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/448/
• Mendely Jabbref: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/741/
• Allow import functions to use clipboard not temp files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/237/
• bibutils integration into JabRef GUI: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/674/
• scopus import: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/293/
• Import EndNote files via textbox instead of local file: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/493/
• Add refdoc.fr web import capabilities: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/774/
• Context Menu/​Keys for assigning fields in Plain Text Import: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/347/
• allow (auto-)keywordadding on import.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/547/
• Saving/​reloading profiles (column settings; etc): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/233/
• multiple versions on the same PC: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/881/
• More entries in regular expression replace: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/467/
• Import Pubmed Central ID: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/809/
• Make --importToOpen avaiable via Preferences: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/707/
• download URL with medline fetch: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/302/
• Extra fields: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/36/
• Graphical abstracts: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/414/
• [Import] Allow for comments preceeded with '%': http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/893/

Search (and import) from my specific database, please.

• Enable import from APS (physics) prola cite: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/185/
• Importing from Biblioscape 6 database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/648/
• CiteULike interface: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/296/
• Add 'amatex' to 'Web search': http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/436/
• More DB serch...: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/574/
• add Library of Congress and ACM: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/402/
• Add Agricola to Internet search databases: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/385/
• OPAC: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/43/
• Please add import filter for Z39.50: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/170/
• Web Search: RePEC: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/794/
• SPIRES /​ AMS support; automatic update: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/153/
• Search Online Databases (ISI WOS; Science Direct): http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/594/
• Search Scopus database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/609/
• Fetch from Google Scholar and/​or Springerlink: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/380/
• Search in patents database: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/449/
• jstor and isi web of science search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/215/
• Web of Science API: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/581/
• Fetching Library of Congress & WorldCat?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/356/
• ADS Web Search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/427/
• Search in different sources: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/688/
• Web search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/760/
• Search Online Libraries: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/202/
• Websearch ideas.repec.org: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/461/
• Fetch from http:/​/​ideas.repec.org/​: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/485/
• biomed central: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/527/
• Web Search AMS: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/675/
• Request: Add IDEAS/​RePEc search: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/825/
• web search-able option for refbase: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/811/
• Synchronization with refbase: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/408/
• ZOTERO import/​export: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/330/
• Fetch Google Books: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/482/
• web search and fetch plugins: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/294/
• Creating a times cited field and column: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/650/
• DRIVER Interface for fetching article metadata: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/452/
• ORE: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/519/
• Add OpenURL support to JabRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/507/
• sciencedirect support?: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/355/
• Support for ISI Web of Knowledge: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/328/
• Save last external SQL Server: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/720/
• Support COinS: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/890/

Remark: It looks like everybody wants a different database to be queried... As requested by several, could a parametrization interface be designed, so that anybody can query the database he/she wants? It seems there is something called Z39.50. Any other standard protocol?

Uncategorized...

• Open very large .bib file: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/226/
• default entry type for webpages: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/266/
• Auto-save: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/274/
• print and search-function for helpfiles: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/314/
• search similar papers: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/833/
• journal selector should use journal abbreviation txt file: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/350/
• Configurable DOI gateway option: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/368/
• Wrap arbitrary latex around field content: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/411/
• Support for ISBN -- Links: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/517/
• Format macros: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/556/
• List of Author/​Editor Names.: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/557/
• read string definitions from separate files: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/624/
• Save/​Load sessions: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/653/
• preferences profiles: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/331/
• Reference list as hyperlinks: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/66/
• Longer-width @comment lines in .bib: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/670/
• cut/​delete and restroe entry in JabRef: http://sourceforge.net/p/jabref/feature-requests/717/