JabRef · calixtus · Aug 24, 2025 · Jun 9, 2025 · Jun 9, 2025 · Jun 9, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We added markdown rendering and copy capabilities to AI chat responses. [#12234](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12234)
 - We added a new `jabkit` command `pseudonymize` to pseudonymize the library. [#13109](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13109)
 - We added functionality to focus running instance when trying to start a second instance. [#13129](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13129)
+- We added a "Copy Field Content" submenu to the entry context menu, allowing users to quickly copy specific field contents including Author, Journal, Date, Keywords, and Abstract fields from selected entries. [#13280](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13280)
 - We added a highlighted diff regarding changes to the Group Tree Structure of a bib file, made outside JabRef. [#11221](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11221)
 - We added a new setting in the 'Entry Editor' preferences to hide the 'File Annotations' tab when no annotations are available. [#13143](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13143)
 - We added support for multi-file import across different formats. [#13269](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13269)
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We added a progress dialog to the "Check consistency" action and progress output to the corresponding cli command. [#12487](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12487)
 - We made the `check-consistency` command of the toolkit always return an exit code; 0 means no issues found, a non-zero exit code reflects any issues, which allows CI to fail in these cases [#13328](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13328).
 - We changed the validation error dialog for overriding the default file directories to a confirmation dialog for saving other preferences under the library properties. [#13488](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13488)
+- We made the copy sub menu on the context menu consistent with the copy sub menu at "Edit". [#13280](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13280)
 - We improved file exists warning dialog with clearer options and tooltips [#12565](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12565)
 - We introduced walkthrough functionality [#12664](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12664)
 
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We fixed an issue where Document Viewer showed technical exceptions when opening entries with non-PDF files. [#13198](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13198)
 - When creating a library, if you drag a PDF file containing only a single column, the dialog will now automatically close. [#13262](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13262)
 - We fixed an issue where the tab showing the fulltext search results would appear blank after switching library. [#13241](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13241)
+- We fixed an issue where "Copy to" was enabled even if no other library was opened. [#13280](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13280)
 - We fixed an issue where the groups were still displayed after closing all libraries. [#13382](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13382)
 - Enhanced field selection logic in the Merge Entries dialog when fetching from DOI to prefer valid years and entry types. [#12549](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12549)
 

diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/StandardActions.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/actions/StandardActions.java
@@ -12,15 +12,21 @@ public enum StandardActions implements Action {
 
     COPY_TO(Localization.lang("Copy to")),
     COPY_MORE(Localization.lang("Copy") + "..."),
-    COPY_TITLE(Localization.lang("Copy title"), KeyBinding.COPY_TITLE),
-    COPY_KEY(Localization.lang("Copy citation key"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITATION_KEY),
-    COPY_CITE_KEY(Localization.lang("Copy citation key with configured cite command"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITE_CITATION_KEY),
-    COPY_KEY_AND_TITLE(Localization.lang("Copy citation key and title"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_TITLE),
-    COPY_KEY_AND_LINK(Localization.lang("Copy citation key and link"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_LINK),
+    COPY_CITATION_KEY(Localization.lang("Copy citation key"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITATION_KEY),
+    COPY_AS_CITE_COMMAND(Localization.lang("Copy citation key with configured cite command"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITE_CITATION_KEY),
+    COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_TITLE(Localization.lang("Copy citation key and title"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_TITLE),
+    COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_LINK(Localization.lang("Copy citation key and link"), KeyBinding.COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_LINK),
     COPY_CITATION_HTML(Localization.lang("Copy citation (html)"), KeyBinding.COPY_PREVIEW),
     COPY_CITATION_TEXT(Localization.lang("Copy citation (text)")),
     COPY_CITATION_MARKDOWN(Localization.lang("Copy citation (markdown)")),
     COPY_CITATION_PREVIEW(Localization.lang("Copy preview"), KeyBinding.COPY_PREVIEW),
+    COPY_FIELD_CONTENT(Localization.lang("Copy field content")),
+    COPY_FIELD_AUTHOR(Localization.lang("Author")),
+    COPY_FIELD_TITLE(Localization.lang("Title"), KeyBinding.COPY_TITLE),
+    COPY_FIELD_JOURNAL(Localization.lang("Journal")),
+    COPY_FIELD_DATE(Localization.lang("Date")),
+    COPY_FIELD_KEYWORDS(Localization.lang("Keywords")),
+    COPY_FIELD_ABSTRACT(Localization.lang("Abstract")),
     EXPORT_TO_CLIPBOARD(Localization.lang("Export to clipboard"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.EXPORT_TO_CLIPBOARD),
     EXPORT_SELECTED_TO_CLIPBOARD(Localization.lang("Export selected entries to clipboard"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.EXPORT_TO_CLIPBOARD),
     COPY(Localization.lang("Copy"), IconTheme.JabRefIcons.COPY, KeyBinding.COPY),

diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/edit/CopyMoreAction.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/edit/CopyMoreAction.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry;
 import org.jabref.model.entry.field.StandardField;
+import org.jabref.model.strings.LatexToUnicodeAdapter;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -60,49 +61,33 @@ public void execute() {
         }
 
         switch (action) {
-            case COPY_TITLE ->
-                    copyTitle();
-            case COPY_KEY ->
+            case COPY_CITATION_KEY ->
                     copyKey();
-            case COPY_CITE_KEY ->
+            case COPY_AS_CITE_COMMAND ->
                     copyCiteKey();
-            case COPY_KEY_AND_TITLE ->
+            case COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_TITLE ->
                     copyKeyAndTitle();
-            case COPY_KEY_AND_LINK ->
+            case COPY_CITATION_KEY_AND_LINK ->
                     copyKeyAndLink();
             case COPY_DOI, COPY_DOI_URL ->
                     copyDoi();
+            case COPY_FIELD_AUTHOR ->
+                    copyField(StandardField.AUTHOR, Localization.lang("Author"));
+            case COPY_FIELD_TITLE ->
+                    copyField(StandardField.TITLE, Localization.lang("Title"));
+            case COPY_FIELD_JOURNAL ->
+                    copyField(StandardField.JOURNAL, Localization.lang("Journal"));
+            case COPY_FIELD_DATE ->
+                    copyField(StandardField.DATE, Localization.lang("Date"));
+            case COPY_FIELD_KEYWORDS ->
+                    copyField(StandardField.KEYWORDS, Localization.lang("Keywords"));
+            case COPY_FIELD_ABSTRACT ->
+                    copyField(StandardField.ABSTRACT, Localization.lang("Abstract"));
             default ->
                     LOGGER.info("Unknown copy command.");
         }
     }
 
-    private void copyTitle() {
-        List<BibEntry> selectedBibEntries = stateManager.getSelectedEntries();
-
-        List<String> titles = selectedBibEntries.stream()
-                                                .filter(bibEntry -> bibEntry.getTitle().isPresent())
-                                                .map(bibEntry -> bibEntry.getTitle().get())
-                                                .collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-        if (titles.isEmpty()) {
-            dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("None of the selected entries have titles."));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        final String copiedTitles = String.join("\n", titles);
-        clipBoardManager.setContent(copiedTitles);
-
-        if (titles.size() == selectedBibEntries.size()) {
-            // All entries had titles.
-            dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("Copied '%0' to clipboard.",
-                    JabRefDialogService.shortenDialogMessage(copiedTitles)));
-        } else {
-            dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("Warning: %0 out of %1 entries have undefined title.",
-                    Integer.toString(selectedBibEntries.size() - titles.size()), Integer.toString(selectedBibEntries.size())));
-        }
-    }
-
     private void copyDoi() {
         List<BibEntry> entries = stateManager.getSelectedEntries();
 
@@ -111,12 +96,12 @@ private void copyDoi() {
             copyDoiList(entries.stream()
                                .filter(entry -> entry.getDOI().isPresent())
                                .map(entry -> entry.getDOI().get().getURIAsASCIIString())
-                               .collect(Collectors.toList()), entries.size());
+                               .toList(), entries.size());
         } else {
             copyDoiList(entries.stream()
                                .filter(entry -> entry.getDOI().isPresent())
                                .map(entry -> entry.getDOI().get().asString())
-                               .collect(Collectors.toList()), entries.size());
+                               .toList(), entries.size());
         }
     }
 
@@ -146,7 +131,7 @@ private void doCopyKey(Function<List<String>, String> mapKeyList) {
         List<String> keys = entries.stream()
                                    .filter(entry -> entry.getCitationKey().isPresent())
                                    .map(entry -> entry.getCitationKey().get())
-                                   .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                                   .toList();
 
         if (keys.isEmpty()) {
             dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("None of the selected entries have citation keys."));
@@ -264,4 +249,32 @@ private void copyKeyAndLink() {
                     Long.toString(entries.size() - entriesWithKey.size()), Integer.toString(entries.size())));
         }
     }
+
+    private void copyField(StandardField field, String fieldDisplayName) {
+        List<BibEntry> selectedBibEntries = stateManager.getSelectedEntries();
+
+        List<String> fieldValues = selectedBibEntries.stream()
+                                                     .filter(bibEntry -> bibEntry.getFieldOrAlias(field).isPresent())
+                                                     .map(bibEntry -> LatexToUnicodeAdapter.format(bibEntry.getFieldOrAlias(field).orElse("")))
+                                                     .filter(value -> !value.isEmpty())
+                                                     .toList();
+
+        if (fieldValues.isEmpty()) {
+            dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("None of the selected entries have %0.", fieldDisplayName));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final String copiedContent = fieldValues.stream().collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+        clipBoardManager.setContent(copiedContent);
+
+        if (fieldValues.size() == selectedBibEntries.size()) {
+            dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("Copied '%0' to clipboard.",
+                    JabRefDialogService.shortenDialogMessage(copiedContent)));
+        } else {
+            dialogService.notify(Localization.lang("Warning: %0 out of %1 entries have undefined %2.",
+                    Integer.toString(selectedBibEntries.size() - fieldValues.size()),
+                    Integer.toString(selectedBibEntries.size()),
+                    fieldDisplayName));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/frame/MainMenu.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/frame/MainMenu.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.copyfiles.CopyFilesAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.documentviewer.ShowDocumentViewerAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.duplicationFinder.DuplicateSearch;
-import org.jabref.gui.edit.CopyMoreAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.edit.EditAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.edit.ManageKeywordsAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.edit.OpenBrowserAction;
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.entryeditor.OpenEntryEditorAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.entryeditor.PreviewSwitchAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.exporter.ExportCommand;
-import org.jabref.gui.exporter.ExportToClipboardAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveAllAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.exporter.WriteMetadataToLinkedPdfsAction;
@@ -55,13 +53,13 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.linkedfile.RedownloadMissingFilesAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.maintable.NewLibraryFromPdfActionOffline;
 import org.jabref.gui.maintable.NewLibraryFromPdfActionOnline;
+import org.jabref.gui.maintable.RightClickMenu;
 import org.jabref.gui.mergeentries.BatchEntryMergeWithFetchedDataAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.mergeentries.MergeWithFetchedEntryAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.mergeentries.threewaymerge.MergeEntriesAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.newentry.NewEntryDialogTab;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.GuiPreferences;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.ShowPreferencesAction;
-import org.jabref.gui.preview.CopyCitationAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.preview.PreviewControls;
 import org.jabref.gui.push.GuiPushToApplicationCommand;
 import org.jabref.gui.search.RebuildFulltextSearchIndexAction;
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.util.URLs;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.UiTaskExecutor;
 import org.jabref.logic.ai.AiService;
-import org.jabref.logic.citationstyle.CitationStyleOutputFormat;
 import org.jabref.logic.help.HelpFile;
 import org.jabref.logic.importer.IdFetcher;
 import org.jabref.logic.importer.WebFetchers;
@@ -210,17 +207,8 @@ private void createMenu() {
                 new SeparatorMenuItem(),
 
                 factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.CUT, new EditAction(StandardActions.CUT, frame::getCurrentLibraryTab, stateManager, undoManager)),
-
                 factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY, new EditAction(StandardActions.COPY, frame::getCurrentLibraryTab, stateManager, undoManager)),
-                factory.createSubMenu(StandardActions.COPY_MORE,
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY_TITLE, new CopyMoreAction(StandardActions.COPY_TITLE, dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, preferences, abbreviationRepository)),
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY_KEY, new CopyMoreAction(StandardActions.COPY_KEY, dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, preferences, abbreviationRepository)),
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY_CITE_KEY, new CopyMoreAction(StandardActions.COPY_CITE_KEY, dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, preferences, abbreviationRepository)),
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY_KEY_AND_TITLE, new CopyMoreAction(StandardActions.COPY_KEY_AND_TITLE, dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, preferences, abbreviationRepository)),
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY_KEY_AND_LINK, new CopyMoreAction(StandardActions.COPY_KEY_AND_LINK, dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, preferences, abbreviationRepository)),
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.COPY_CITATION_PREVIEW, new CopyCitationAction(CitationStyleOutputFormat.HTML, dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, taskExecutor, preferences, abbreviationRepository)),
-                        factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.EXPORT_SELECTED_TO_CLIPBOARD, new ExportToClipboardAction(dialogService, stateManager, clipBoardManager, taskExecutor, preferences))),
-
+                RightClickMenu.createCopySubMenu(factory, dialogService, stateManager, preferences, clipBoardManager, abbreviationRepository, taskExecutor),
                 factory.createMenuItem(StandardActions.PASTE, new EditAction(StandardActions.PASTE, frame::getCurrentLibraryTab, stateManager, undoManager)),
 
                 new SeparatorMenuItem(),