A curated directory of 200+ strictly open-source tools (up to 2026) covering the complete evidence synthesis workflow.
Includes tools for:
- Searching and citation retrieval
- Screening and study selection
- Reference management and deduplication
- Data extraction and PDF processing
- Risk of Bias assessment
- Meta-analysis and statistical synthesis
- Evidence mapping, automation, and AI-assisted workflows
Tools must:
- Have an open-source license
- Provide a public code repository
- Be non-proprietary
- Be relevant to systematic reviews or evidence synthesis
Supports transparency, reproducibility, reuse, and global access for research and open science.
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Awesome list of best widely used open-source tools for systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and evidence synthesis derived from Evidence Synthesis Tools Directory.
