Download

A few notes about downloading EndNote:
- You can download to your work and personal computers.
- If you are having problems downloading the software, please email ServiceDesk@usd.edu.
USD hospital-based users: You may experience problems downloading the EndNote software to your hospital computer due to download restrictions from the hospital's information systems support. If you encounter this issue, please get in touch with the information systems support at the hospital where you are based. Otherwise, remember you can download EndNote to your personal computer using the download instructions found on this page.
Download Instructions

Download either the PC or Mac version of EndNote from myUSD Portal (authentication needed).

PC Downloads
- Log into OneDrive if prompted.
- Click on the down arrow at the top-left to download the .zip file.

- Browse to the desired folder and click Save.
- Open the downloaded file.
- Click Extract All at the top of the window.
- Click Extract.
- Go to the folder with extracted files and open it.
- Double-click EN21Inst.msi to start the installation.
- Welcome to EndNote screen: Click Next.
- EndNote Volume License Version: Click Accept.
- Read Me agreement: Click Next.
- License Agreement: Select I accept the license agreement. Then click Next.
- Select Installation Type: Select Typical. Then click Next.
- Setup Destination: Use the default destination folder or browse for a folder of your choice. Click Next.
- Ready to Install the Application: Click Next.
- If prompted to close Office applications close them (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.) and click Retry.
- EndNote successfully installed: Click Finish.
Mac Downloads
- Click Download.
- Save to the desired location on the computer.
- Open the EndNote21SiteInstaller.dmg file after it downloads.
- Drag the EndNote icon to the Applications folder to install the program.
- Open EndNote from your Applications folder.
If there are any problems with the process of downloading EndNote, please contact the USD IT Help Desk.