Very goods

I noticed that so I uninstalled version 1.19.8 then I install the previous versin Mendeley 1.19.6

Do you have the installation file? Could please share it with me?

Unfortunately, no

Muhamad Syazwan Faid , here is the download link for an older version that has the option:

https://www.mendeley.com/autoupdates/installers/1.19.6

Thanks!

Tanvir Ahammed You deserve a medal for this invaluable post! Thanks a bunch!

I have been going round in circles trying to find the literature search tool in 1.19.8. What is the rationale for removing it in an updated version? It is my most used feature of Mendeley...Maybe I am missing something in the new version

Yinka Leo Ogundiran , You are most welcome. I am happy to know that it helped you.

Adeola Yetunde Olukosi , I guess, it is a bug and I hope they update it as soon as possible.

That's right, thank you very much

Filehippo.com still hs some old version what we all are craving for. Go to the link bellow and enjoy.....

https://filehippo.com/download_mendeley/

You can browse through this history to download previous version:

https://filehippo.com/download_mendeley/history/

Thanks Tanvir for the great help

Thanks a lot! Tanvir Ahammed

Opeyemi Babatunde Ogunsuyi , Wei Yuanjin ,

You are most welcome. I am happy to know that it helped you.

Tanvir Ahammed Thanks!!

Hussam Hameed don't mention it :D

is this problem solved in 1.19.8 for anyone. I am still facing the same problem.

It's not yet solved Vivek Agarwal . I guess it's better to download the lower version.

Also wondering why they'd do this. It was such a useful feature!

I found the same problem. A powerful tool, literature search, is lost.

Finally used the older version. But its irritating when it shows to update every now and then. Thanks Favour Oluwapelumi Oyelami

Thanks Tanvir Ahammed

Anureet Kaur , You are most welcome

I'm still faced with the same problem.

Great, thank you for the older version :)

Thanks. I was searching for the literature search bar for a long time. Was not aware that they removed it in the latest version.

Since the old version keeps showing notification for update, it is really irritating. I find two solutions to work with medeley without literature search bar:

1) We can search for literature using mendeley online, and save all references there and finally sink it with mendeley desktop.

2) We can search for reference on google scholar and save it as bibtex and import to mendeley desktop.

Mendeley Update v1.19.6 is not plugging ms word, if it is possible please help. Although Mendeley Update v1.19.8 is supporting ms-word but it is not having the literature search option

This is complete nonsense. The literature search function was the main reason I moved from RefWorks to Mendeley. Acquiring citations used to take a few seconds, and now it's an onerous task. Thank god I finished my PhD before they pulled this crap. I feel sorry for those having to deal with this in the middle of putting their thesis together.

Why not one asks the managers of Mendeley why they did that and when they will put back the literature search function?

Hi Endre, I did. They just said the function was no longer available and directed me to the web application.

Thank you so much Tanvir Ahammed I was able to shift to the older version which allows literature search.

Pradeepa K. Anthony You are most welcome. I am happy to know that it helped you.

Thank you so much for help!

Besides, disabling this feature makes me lose my desire to use Mendeley at all.

Tomasz Chmielewski yes, but it is still most useful open source referring software. Hope endnote becomes free and open source. Till then, I prefer saving reference as BibTeX from google scholar and then importing it to Mendeley. I understand it is one extra step, but still very straight forward and time saving.

I asked and complained the company last week and they answered:

"I apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you. We appreciate your feedback. The Literature Search has been removed from Mendeley Desktop. A better discovery option is still available through our website https://www.mendeley.com/search/.

We hope this clarifies your concern"

I am wondering if using Mendeley is even worth it... Maybe Zotero could be given a chance. Endre Kovács I checked out the link and the search looks nice and all, but I have to sync my desktop library each time before I can actually use the reference on word. Very annoying. Seems like they have no connection to their customers if they think researchers would be happy with that, and with poor customer service...

Hai All,

Mendeley has removed the Literature search from the tool, but you can access them on Mendeley Web. First, Sign in on Mendeley web. Then search the literature then add them to your library by clicking "Add to Library".

After you add to your library on web, click the Sync Button on Mendeley Desktop New version, the article/literature will show in All Documents.

It is faster than the tool. Sometimes Mendeley Desktop tool won't find some article, these problems are being rectified on web.

Endre Kovács Tomasz Chmielewski Pradeepa K. Anthony Vivek Agarwal

Many thanks Tanvir Ahammed. You saved me a big trouble.

Thanks a lot , Tanvir Ahammed! I use the old version. It's much more convenient.

Tanvir Ahammed, u save me! Thanks a lots for your nice sharing!

Gökhan Tanriverdi , Tanya Zlatanova , Tan Jt

You are most welcome. I am happy to know that it helped you.

Awesome, Tanvir Ahammed Thanks. The only thing to worry is to not update it now :)

Aadil Javed you are most welcome. On a different note, every time I open Mendeley, it wants me to update it, and I have to cancel it, which is sometimes annoying.

Thanks Tanvir Ahammed !

Update 1 November 2021 - the link to download the previous version of MEndeley doesn't work anymore. At least for Mac. If anyone finds a work around, please share.

Julia Pueschel Sign in on Mendeley web--> search the literature--> click "Add to Library"--> click the Sync Button on Mendeley Desktop New version

It is very easy and simple and faster than previous version.

Apparently is the ios bug sur problem for Mendeley Desktop.

https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29366/supporthub/mendeley/p/16075/

Thanks for that tip Sudharma Banerjee. That makes it simple for me.

Tanvir Ahammed Great to see your helpful post. Thank you.

Sudharma Banerjee referencing via Mendeley website is very inconvenient, every time you have to refresh the Mendeley page and then have to redo the security check.

Through the app instead, everything was quicker and simpler. It's a matter of fact.

Thank you, Tanvir Ahammed for providing me the older Mendeley version. This is the best version. Makes it easier.

Xinzhe Yuan , Kundo Hundang You are most welcome. I am happy to know that it helped you.

It's so frustrating really! I have sent my feedback through the app and encourage everyone affected by this to do so. I hope that the developers would reconsider bringing back the literature search as it saves tremendous time.

Tanvir Ahammed thank you so much! I only noticed the missing option in updated version now, it is a super helpful link that you've shared!

Ulpan Tokkozhina You are welcome. I am happy to know that it helped you.

Mohamad Adghim They are not planning to, and by Sept 1, 2022, they are shutting the mendeley desktop down. I can only wish the other apps capitalize on this laxity

Sudharma Banerjee I really wish to know how you find the web approach to be simple and easy as compared to the Desktop approach.

Many thanks Tanvir. Working again! What a daft idea to lose such a helpful facility. Bonkers really!

Great, many thanks @Tanvir Ahammed.

Tanvir Ahammed Thank you so much, this is very helpful

Clive Muita , Sumayeh Abujaber you are most welcome.

Thank you Mr. Tanvir Ahammed

The download link you recommended is working:

https://www.mendeley.com/autoupdates/installers/1.19.6