BibTeX Export does not maintain ordering

Hi,

I really enjoy using Paperpile.

However, there’s one thing that annoys me a little bit: I use the BibTeX export feature a lot but sometimes the ordering inside the exported file changes completely. This is rather inconvenient as I use Git to version control the exported .bib file alongside my work.

Is this a bug? As I said, it works most of the time and Paperpile maintains the ordering. Would it be possible to add an option to always order by a certain key (e.g. the BibTeX key)?

Thank you very much!

Welcome to our forum, @simon! Is this happening when exporting via a workflow you set up, or elsewhere? Please share the exact steps you are following so we can reproduce and address accordingly.

Thanks :slight_smile:

Yes, I’ve set up a BibTeX export workflow within Paperpile. This is the download URL:

https://paperpile.com/eb/ZDRXqvMxWi

I’m using curl on the commandline to download the file.

If I add another paper to my library, the ordering within the downloaded document changes completely.