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Mendeley Reference Manager: all versions and old releases

Simplify your referencing, accelerate your research

56 versions of Mendeley Reference Manager are listed here, from February 21, 2024 to the current 2.151.0. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2024: 29 29 24 2025: 17 17 25 2026: 10 10 26

56 versions over 3 years · about 21 a year

VersionDateSizeFiles
2.151.0Latest November 2, 2026 299.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 299.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 299.5 MB
2.150.0 September 30, 2026 299.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 299.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 299.5 MB
2.149.0 August 24, 2026 299.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 299.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 299.5 MB
2.148.0 July 15, 2026 292.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.4 MB
2.146.1 June 24, 2026 292.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.4 MB
2.146.0 June 17, 2026 292.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.4 MB
2.145.0 May 20, 2026 292.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.5 MB
2.144.0 March 23, 2026 292.3 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.3 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 292.3 MB
2.143.0 March 2, 2026 314.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 314.7 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 314.7 MB
2.142.0 January 20, 2026 419.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.9 MB
2.141.2 December 19, 2025 419.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.9 MB
2.141.0 December 16, 2025 419.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.9 MB
2.140.1 December 10, 2025 419.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.0 MB
2.140.0 December 2, 2025 419.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.0 MB
2.139.0 November 3, 2025 419.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 419.0 MB
2.138.0 September 16, 2025 421.2 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 421.2 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 421.2 MB
2.137.0 August 14, 2025 427.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 427.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 427.0 MB
2.136.0 July 24, 2025 427.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 427.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 427.0 MB
2.135.0 June 12, 2025 415.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 415.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 415.9 MB
2.134.0 May 19, 2025 415.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 415.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 415.9 MB
2.132.2 April 15, 2025 416.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 416.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 416.5 MB
2.132.1 April 3, 2025 416.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 416.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 416.5 MB
2.132.0 April 1, 2025 416.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 416.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 416.5 MB
2.131.0 March 10, 2025 200.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 200.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 200.5 MB
2.130.2 February 14, 2025 200.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 200.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 200.5 MB
2.130.0 February 12, 2025 200.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 200.5 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 200.5 MB
2.129.0 January 14, 2025 197.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 197.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 197.0 MB
Release notes
We have fixed:
- A bug in the “Reset Mendeley” process for Windows users
2.128.0 December 16, 2024 197.0 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 197.0 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 197.0 MB
Release notes
We have fixed:
- Introduced the ability to read on a single or double page view in the PDF reader
- Improved the PDF highlight colours and contrast, making them easier to see
- Fixed an issue where the highlight context menu would not appear when creating a highlight in a PDF
2.127.1 November 28, 2024 196.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB
2.127.0 November 26, 2024 196.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB
2.126.0 November 18, 2024 196.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB
Release notes
We have fixed:
- An issue where long author names would overlap in the authors filter
- An issue where drag and drop was engaged when trying to highlight text in a collection title
2.125.2 November 5, 2024 196.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB
2.125.1 November 4, 2024 196.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB
2.125.0 October 31, 2024 196.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 196.9 MB
2.124.0 October 24, 2024 194.3 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 194.3 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 194.3 MB
2.122.1 September 11, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.122.0 August 29, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have:
- redesigned the metadata panel to enhance its functionality and usability
We have fixed:
- a bug that caused a column to drag when attempting to resize it
2.121.0 August 22, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.120.3 August 14, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.120.1 August 6, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.120.0 July 31, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have:
- added a loading screen when opening PDFs
- enhanced the Reader tabs functionality to ensure that the header no longer displays “File Not Found” when switching between tabs after an idle period
2.119.0 July 10, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have:
- Improved the library search so that you can search for different metadata fields in one search query
- Improved the load speed of the library references when scrolling
- Improved the reliability of BibTeX exports for case proceedings.
We have fixed:
- an issue where users were unable to search within Smart Collections.
- an issue that caused the application to freeze when users added multiple references to groups simultaneously.
2.118.0 June 27, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have:
- enhanced PDF loading speed
- increased the speed of bulk actions
We have fixed:
- slight delay in displaying duplicate modals
- problems with copying citations to the clipboard
- grey screen issue on older desktop versions
2.117.0 June 17, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.116.2 June 11, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.116.1 June 4, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.116.0 May 30, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have added:
- A new ‘about’ modal to contain clarification if there is a newer version of the app available for download
We have fixed:
- An issue where the email address wasn’t being remembered when the sign in cookie had expired
- An issue causing some users to be signed out of the application automatically and frequently
- An issue where the zoom in PDFs was too sensitive for Mac users using the trackpad
- An issue that caused the bulk action to slow or crash when moving references to a collection or group
2.115.0 May 16, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.114.1 May 14, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.114.0 May 2, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have added:
- an new application icon on Mac for the desktop application
- the ability to search for authors by first name in the library search
- updated messaging in the 'My Publications' folder
We have fixed:
- an issue where menus would overlap when importing reference manually
- an issue where links between references and bibliographies in the PDF weren’t working
- an issue where after importing a reference manually, it would not be possible to add it to a collection until a full sync had occurred
- an issue where the read/unread icon would appear for references without PDFs
- an issue where the sync icon would spin causing distraction when scrolling in a PDF
2.113.0 April 29, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.112.2 April 17, 2024 180.3 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.3 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.3 MB
2.112.1 April 16, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
2.112.0 April 2, 2024 180.4 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 180.4 MB
Release notes
We have:
- Implemented choosing which columns appear in the table.
- Implemented drag and drop into the table.
- Implemented order search results by relevance.
- Improved watched folders premature detection
- Implemented 3 different views for the table.
We fixed:
- An issue with search inside pdfs causing a toolbar dysfunction.
- An issue with watched folders messaging.
- An issue with searching inside a collection of a group.
- An issue with empty groups and group collections messaging.
2.111.0 March 21, 2024 170.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 170.7 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 170.7 MB
2.110.2 February 21, 2024 170.6 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 170.6 MB64-bit EXE (NSIS) 170.6 MB
Release notes
We have:
- Fixed bugs in the "watch folder" feature that caused the app to hang on launch.