About RefFinder
The AI citation finder that does the hard work for you.
What is RefFinder?
RefFinder is an AI-powered tool that reads your essay, identifies passages that need citations, searches the web for the original sources, and builds a formatted bibliography — all in minutes.
Whether you're writing a university assignment, a research paper, or a professional report, RefFinder saves you hours of manual source-hunting and citation formatting.
Who is it for?
- • University students who need to add references to essays before submission
- • Postgraduate researchers building literature reviews and reference lists
- • Professionals writing reports that require cited sources
- • Anyone who wants to back up claims in their writing with real sources
Citation formats supported
RefFinder generates bibliographies in the four most widely used academic citation styles:
APA
7th Edition
Harvard
Author-Date
MLA
9th Edition
Chicago
Notes & Bib
How does it work?
RefFinder uses advanced AI (Claude by Anthropic) to understand your essay's content and identify claims, statistics, quotes, and paraphrased ideas that need attribution. It then searches the web to find the most likely original sources and lets you review each match before generating your bibliography.
What does it cost?
RefFinder uses a credit system. Each essay analysis costs credits based on length — typically 100 to 200 credits per essay. You can earn free credits by watching ads, completing surveys, referring friends, or leaving a review. Credit packages start from $1.50 AUD.