Command-line tool

biber

brew/biber

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Backend processor for BibLaTeX

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install biber

macOS

brew install biber

Linux

brew install biber

Generate bibliography data using a BibLaTeX Control File

biber path/to/file.bcf

Generate bibliography data using a configuration file

biber path/to/file.bcf -g path/to/config_file

Enable debugging

biber path/to/file.bcf -D

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