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emmalexandria · Yesterday, 06:52 AM

This feature request is a long shot, as it seems rather challenging to implement.
However, it would be great if Sigil had support for CSL (I'm unsure if citeproc-js can be used, but citeproc JSON seems like a good choice for source descriptions). One way I can see this working is by citation IDs inside HTML <cite> tags being used to detect citations. Obviously given the ebook format, footnote based styles would have to be adopted to endnotes which is quite a challenge.

I hope this suggestion isn't ridiculous or impossible. I must admit a lack of familiarity with CSL as well as the codebase of Sigil. I'm just yet to find a good way to manage citations within an epub, and this functionality would be really nice.

Yesterday, 06:52 AM	#1
emmalexandria Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2025 Device: none	[Feature request] CSL support for bibliographies and citations This feature request is a long shot, as it seems rather challenging to implement. However, it would be great if Sigil had support for CSL (I'm unsure if citeproc-js can be used, but citeproc JSON seems like a good choice for source descriptions). One way I can see this working is by citation IDs inside HTML <cite> tags being used to detect citations. Obviously given the ebook format, footnote based styles would have to be adopted to endnotes which is quite a challenge. I hope this suggestion isn't ridiculous or impossible. I must admit a lack of familiarity with CSL as well as the codebase of Sigil. I'm just yet to find a good way to manage citations within an epub, and this functionality would be really nice.