Free embed
Put a citation generator on your site
One copy-paste snippet adds a free, working citation generator to any page: writing center guides, library sites, course pages, academic blogs. Visitors paste a DOI and get the reference in 12 styles, rendered by a real citation engine.
Live preview
The snippet
Paste this where the widget should appear. Free for any site; keep the attribution links intact.
<!-- CiteDash citation generator -->
<iframe
src="https://citedash.ai/embed/cite"
title="Citation generator"
width="100%"
height="420"
style="border: 1px solid #e4e4e7; border-radius: 12px;"
loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size: 13px;">
Free <a href="https://citedash.ai/cite">citation generator</a> by
<a href="https://citedash.ai">CiteDash</a>
</p>Running a writing center or library guide?
Tell us where you embedded it and we will link back to your resource page where it fits: [email protected]. Your students can also use the full platform free to start, with verified citations end to end.
Embed FAQ
Is the widget really free?
Yes, for any site: university writing centers, library guides, course pages, blogs. The only condition is that the attribution links in the snippet stay intact.
Does the widget track my visitors?
No. Our analytics are disabled on embedded pages, and the widget sets no advertising or tracking identifiers inside your site.
Which citation styles does it cover?
APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Turabian, MHRA, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, Nature, ACS. Your visitors paste a DOI and copy the reference in any of them.
Where do the citations come from?
The DOI resolves against OpenAlex and Crossref, and the reference is rendered by the same citation engine and official style files CiteDash uses to compile whole thesis bibliographies.