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How to use Biber instead of BibLaTeX in Texmaker?
Go to Texmaker, “Options” -> “Texmaker configuration” and adjust the settings as follows for the biblatex option. Also check the “Build folder” option to clean up your directory structure a bit. We will use biber instead of biblatex which is why the new command for biblatex is:
Do you need to manually install Biber in MikTeX?
There is no need to install Biber manually any more, it can simply be installed via the Package Manager just like other packages.” As Speravir mentioned in a comment to this answer, manually adding files to the MiKTeX directory is not a proper solution to the problem.
Is the BBL read in BibLaTeX or Biber?
The upshot of this is that whether you use Biblatex/Biber or BibTeX, the .bbl is read in when you recompile the document but, the format of that file has to match the tools you’re using.
When to use Biber% instead of BibTeX%?
Then you only need to tell Texmaker to use biber % instead of bibtex %.aux (see answer by Mark S. Everitt), that is all. Below you can see how I configured Texmaker. I think that your problem is likely to be the way you’ve configured Texmaker.
How to change BibTeX-TeX-LaTeX Stack Exchange command?
I tried replacing the bibtex % line with pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex bibtex % pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex but that did not work. What should I change to be able to run this command? Yes, go to Options -> Configure TeXmaker -> Quickbuild -> User -> Wizard, and then add the commands in succession.
How to build a PDF file in Texmaker?
In TeXMaker, if you want to be able to perform the full compilation cycle and view your finished .pdf file by just pressing F1, you can configure your ‘Quick Build’ command, choosing the wizard in the ‘Configure TeXMaker’ -> ‘Quick Build’ dialog, and adding, in the following sequence:
How to configure Texmaker in QuickBuild Wizard?
Yes, go to Options -> Configure TeXmaker -> Quickbuild -> User -> Wizard, and then add the commands in succession. You can also do this manually by separating adjacent commands with a vertical bar.