Does it write the annotation for me?

No. An annotation is your summary and evaluation of the source, and writing it is usually the point of the assignment. The tool formats the citation and keeps your annotation with it.

How is the annotation laid out?

Each annotation prints on the line after its citation, with a blank line between entries. After pasting, indent the annotation paragraphs as your style guide or instructor asks.

Which style should an annotated bibliography use?

Whichever style your course uses for the paper itself, most often APA 7 or MLA 9. Pick it from the Style menu; switching keeps your annotations.

Do annotations sort with their sources?

Yes. When a style sorts alphabetically, each annotation moves with its own citation.

Annotated Bibliography Generator

This page opens the citation generator with Annotated bibliography switched on. Enter each source's details, write your annotation in the box on its card, and the bibliography prints every entry in the chosen style with your annotation directly beneath it, sorted the way the style sorts. Choose APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18, AMA 11, IEEE, Harvard or Vancouver, and copy the result as plain text or with italics for Word or Google Docs. The tool formats citations; the summary or evaluation is your own writing and is never generated.

MANUAL METADATA · NO SOURCE LOOKUP

Enter what you know. Missing facts stay visibly incomplete; nothing is invented or fetched.

Style Annotated bibliography

Source 1

Source typeYearTitleAuthors one per line, written Family, GivenContainer / journalPublisherURLDOIAccessed date you viewed itAnnotation your summary or evaluation, printed under the entry

Incomplete: missing title, author, year; fill these fields before treating the entry as complete.

Fill in a title, author or year and the formatted entry appears here.

The formatter applies the selected style to the facts you supplied. It does not verify a source, resolve a DOI, change your title capitalization, or fill an unknown author or date.

Common questions

Does it write the annotation for me?: No. An annotation is your summary and evaluation of the source, and writing it is usually the point of the assignment. The tool formats the citation and keeps your annotation with it.
How is the annotation laid out?: Each annotation prints on the line after its citation, with a blank line between entries. After pasting, indent the annotation paragraphs as your style guide or instructor asks.
Which style should an annotated bibliography use?: Whichever style your course uses for the paper itself, most often APA 7 or MLA 9. Pick it from the Style menu; switching keeps your annotations.
Do annotations sort with their sources?: Yes. When a style sorts alphabetically, each annotation moves with its own citation.

APA, Harvard and Vancouver use bundled CSL styles; MLA 9, Chicago 18, AMA 11 and IEEE follow tested rules for books, journal articles and web pages. It does not verify sources, resolve DOI metadata, change title capitalization, invent missing authors or dates, or decide which style your institution requires.