What My Library is
My Library is your personal file space in Rayyan — a central place to store, organize, and reuse research files across reviews. Unlike files uploaded directly into a review, items in My Library are not tied to any single project. You can store reference files, PDFs, and other supported files there and bring them into a review whenever you need them.
This is especially useful when you work across multiple reviews, run searches in stages, or want to avoid re-uploading the same files repeatedly.
What you can store in My Library
My Library accepts the same file types supported for reference import:
- Reference files: RIS, BibTeX, EndNote XML, PubMed XML, NBIB, CSV
- Full-text PDFs
- Generic files
How to upload files to My Library
- Open My Library from the left-hand side navigation menu
- Click Add New
- Select Upload Files
- Choose the files you want to store
How to create folders and organize your files
- Click Add New → Create Folder
- Enter a name for the folder and confirm
- To move files into a folder, select them using the checkboxes, click Move To, and choose the destination folder
How to import files from My Library into a review
- In My Library, select one or more files using the checkboxes
- Click Import to Review
- Choose an existing review or create a new one
- Confirm the import
How exported files appear in My Library
When you export data from a Rayyan review — for example, when exporting your references or screening decisions — the exported file is automatically saved to My Library under a folder called Exports. Inside, files are organized by review — each review has its own subfolder named with its Review ID (for example, Review_2060425). You can always find your exports here and download them again.
My Library also serves as a history of your exports, making it easy to retrieve a previously exported file without having to re-run the export.
How to download files from My Library
- In My Library, find the file you want to download
- Select it using the checkbox
- Right-click on the selected file
- Click Download
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