RevMan 5 is free of charge for preparing Cochrane Reviews and for purely academic use.
The latest version of RevMan 5 is RevMan 5.4, released May 2020.
For commercial use you must purchase a licence to use RevMan. All income from commercial licenses is applied to producing Cochrane tools and evidence.
Request more information about a commercial licence.
Why do you need to use RevMan 5?
Download RevMan 5
RevMan 5 is available for download as locally installed software (current version: 5.4), released May 2020.
Please cite RevMan 5 whenever its output is used: Review Manager (RevMan) [Computer program]. Version 5.4, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2020.
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RevMan Web is recommended for Cochrane intervention reviews and flexible reviews.
If you need to use RevMan 5, please ensure you are using RevMan 5.4, available for download below.
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Run RevMan in non-Cochrane mode |
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Read our support FAQs and the RevMan 5 user guide. Contact support@cochrane.org with any issues. |
Read our support FAQs and the RevMan 5 user guide. We can only offer RevMan 5 support to registered Cochrane authors. |
Step 1: Download the installation file
Download the file that matches your operating system:
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If Microsoft Defender Smartscreen warns you against running the software, please click on 'More Info' and 'Run anyway'.
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64 bit version - will only work on 64 bit Windows machines
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32 bit version - will work on most Windows machines
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Mac OS may request your approval before downloading the software. You may need to adjust your security settings to authorise the download.
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Bundled with Java 8
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Step 2: Run the installer
Important: You need to be using an account that has permission to install software on the computer. If you do not have permissions to install software in the default directory, please try to install RevMan in another folder, such as your user directory or personal drive.
Note for Linux users: RevMan's automatic update feature may only work fully if you are installing the software as the root user.
Step 3: Go through the installation wizard
Step 4: Run RevMan 5
See our installation FAQs for answers to some common queries. If you are not a Cochrane author, run RevMan in non-Cochrane mode.
Previous versions
Please contact support@cochrane.org if you require a previous version of RevMan 5.