The Style Manager

EndNote includes more than 7,500 individual bibliographic styles. By default, only the most popular styles are stored as individual files in the Styles folder in your EndNote folder. To install additional styles, see Installing Additional Output Styles.

The name of the style refers to the journal or publisher that has defined the bibliographic format. The Nature style, for example, is based on the format required by the journal Nature, and the Chicago style is named after the Chicago Manual of Style. Styles in the Export category, such as RefMan (RIS) Export are not bibliographic styles, but rather export styles designed to aid in transferring EndNote data into other databases.

To see if your journal’s style is installed in EndNote, peruse the list of styles in the Style Manager. If your style is not available, any style can be modified to suit your needs, you can create new styles, or you can install additional styles (see Installing Additional Output Styles).

To see the available styles in EndNote’s Styles folder, select Output Styles from the Tools menu, and then select Open Style Manager.

The Style Manager lists the names of the original styles available in the C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote 2025\Styles folder as well as any new or modified styles in your personal Styles folder. It gives you options to edit styles or select them as “favorites” for quick access from the Output Styles menu on the Tools menu, or anywhere a styles list is shown. You can click and drag the corner of the dialog to increase the size.

Navigating in the Style Manager

Use the following features to locate the output style that you want to use:

If you know the name of the style that you want to use, you may start typing it and the first file that matches what you type will be selected.
Click the Find By button and choose a category (such as Biochemistry or Humanities) to find only the bibliographic styles for a specific discipline.
Click the Find By button and select All Styles to return all of the installed styles to the displayed list.
Click the column headings to sort the styles by name or by category. Clicking the same column heading a second time will change the sort order from ascending to descending. Click again to set it back to ascending order.
Click the More Info button at the bottom of the dialog to display additional information about the selected style (such as modification and creation dates, and any comments or limitations). More Info toggles with Less Info. You also have the option of displaying a preview of the style in the More Info panel.

Marking Your Favorite Styles

When you have found a style that you want to use, click the checkbox to mark it as a favorite. All styles that are marked as favorites appear in the Styles menu. This gives you easy access to the styles you use most often. All styles can be modified to meet your specifications. You can also create completely new styles if necessary.

To add a style to the Output Styles submenu on the Tools menu:

From the EndNote Tools menu, select Output Styles, and then select Open Style Manager.
Find the style that you need.
Click in the box to the left of the style's name to choose it as one of your favorites.
Close the Style Manager by clicking the Close button or selecting Close Style Manager from the File menu in the Style Manager.

To select a whole category of styles as favorites, click the Find By button in the Style Manager, select the category of interest, and then click Mark All when all of the styles for that category are displayed. Click the Find By button and select All Styles to bring all the styles back into view. The Unmark All button may be used to unmark all of the output styles that are showing in the list.

If You Cannot Find the Style You Need

Many bibliographic styles are variants of a small number of well-known bibliographic formats. EndNote includes over 7,500 different styles, but it may not include the exact style you need. If you can't find the specific style you need, you can:

Check the submission guidelines for the publication to see if the style is a derivative of a well-known style. You may be able to use that style (perhaps with minor modifications).
Try the interactive Styles Finder on the EndNote site. A shortcut to the Web Styles Finder is provided as EndNote Output Styles on the Help menu.