Works Cited Generator (MLA 9)

Free works cited generator: add websites, books, journal articles and videos and get an MLA 9 Works Cited page, sorted A to Z, ready to copy.

Free, with no account and no limit. It runs in your browser: nothing you type is sent anywhere, and your Works Cited list is saved in this browser only.

How it works

Pick the kind of source: website, book, journal article or YouTube video. MLA 9 is already selected.
Type the author, title, date and the other details from the source, then press Add to bibliography. Repeat for every source you cite.
Your Works Cited list builds up below, sorted A to Z. Press Copy all and paste it under a centered Works Cited heading on its own page.

Works Cited entries: examples

Book, one author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. Milkweed Editions, 2013. In text: (Kimmerer).
Journal article, two authors, with a DOI: Mueller, Pam A., and Daniel M. Oppenheimer. “The Pen Is Mightier than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand over Laptop Note Taking.” Psychological Science, vol. 25, no. 6, 2014, pp. 1159-68, https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614524581. In text: (Mueller and Oppenheimer).
Book, two authors: Levitt, Steven D., and Stephen J. Dubner. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. William Morrow, 2005. In text: (Levitt and Dubner).
Page on a website: Hollmichel, Stefanie. “The Reading Brain: Differences between Digital and Print.” So Many Books, So Little Time, 25 Apr. 2013, somanybooksblog.com/2013/04/25/the-reading-brain-differences-between-digital-and-print/. In text: (Hollmichel).

How to format a Works Cited page

Start the list on a new page at the end of the paper, with the title Works Cited centered at the top, in plain text (not bold, italic or underlined). Use Work Cited if there is only one source.
Sort the entries alphabetically by the first word of each entry, usually the author’s last name. An entry with no author is sorted by its title, ignoring A, An and The.
Double-space the whole list, with no extra space between entries, and give every entry a 0.5-inch hanging indent: the first line starts at the margin and the following lines are indented.
Use the same font and size as the paper, and keep the running header with your last name and page number if the rest of the paper has one.
List only the sources you cite in the paper. Every in-text citation should point to an entry, and every entry should be cited at least once.

What goes in each entry

MLA 9 builds every entry from the same core elements, in order: Author. Title of source. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Leave out any element the source does not have.
Titles of whole works (books, websites, journals) are italic; titles of parts (articles, web pages, videos) go in quotation marks. Both are in title case.
Two authors: Last, First, and First Last. Three or more: the first author followed by et al.
Page ranges use pp. and drop repeated hundreds after the first number (pp. 1159-68). Online sources end with a DOI written as https://doi.org/... or the URL without https://.
The generator does not add editors or translators; type them in after the container title (edited by Jane Smith).

Works Cited, bibliography or references?

Works Cited is the MLA name for the list of sources cited in the paper. APA calls it References, and Chicago notes-bibliography calls it a Bibliography.
An MLA Works Consulted list also includes sources you read but did not cite; use it only if your instructor asks for one.
Writing in another style? The bibliography generator builds the list in APA 7, MLA 9 or Chicago from the same saved sources.

Other styles and tools

One citation at a time, with the MLA rules and more examples: the MLA citation generator. Other styles: the APA citation generator and the Chicago citation generator.
Finding sources: the research workbench searches OpenAlex, Crossref and arXiv. Planning the essay: the essay outline template and the word counter.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a Works Cited page?

Add each source you cite to the generator, then press Copy all. Paste the list on a new page at the end of your paper under the centered title Works Cited, double-spaced, with a 0.5-inch hanging indent. The entries are already sorted A to Z.

Is this works cited generator MLA 9?

Yes. It follows the MLA Handbook, 9th edition. You can switch the same saved list to APA 7 or Chicago with one click.

How is a Works Cited page ordered?

Alphabetically by the first word of each entry, which is usually the first author’s last name. Entries with no author are sorted by title, ignoring A, An and The.

What is the difference between Works Cited and a bibliography?

Works Cited is the MLA list of the sources you cite in the paper. Bibliography is the Chicago name, and some instructors use it for any list of sources, including ones you read but did not cite.

Can it fill in details from a URL or ISBN?

No. You type the details and it formats them. Nothing is looked up or sent anywhere, so check the author, title and date against the source.

Is it free?

Yes, with no account and no limit. It runs in your browser, and your list is saved in this browser only, so copy it into your paper when you are done.

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