Besides citing, I also use Zotero for reviewing just because I like how it organizes documents and also the PDF viewer. However, it feels like I’m using it wrong doing this
Are there any software that is actually tailored for something like this? I feel like Zotero was not made for this but citations
I'm looking for a solid AI plugin for Zotero that allows you to connect your own OpenAI API key (or account).
What are you currently using, and what has your experience been like? Any recommendations or pros/cons for specific plugins would be greatly appreciated!
I have an international competition that requires me to use the MLA 8 citation but when i open zotero it doesnt have those since the new version came out
I cant find the proper code file and even if i do download one file as a .csl when i install it for zotero it installs but doesnt show it at all
What do i do?
I recently started using zotero for a project so I was not familiar with the settings. I wanted to keep my files (not the actual pdfs but the notes and the bibliography) synced to the cloud. I think I turned on "sync attachment files" by accident (or maybe it was on by default Im not sure) and it killed by storage space I think. I barely added like 10 papers to it and already half the storage is used. How do I reset the cloud storage without harming everything Ive done on my desktop version of zotero? Im very new to the app so I dont wanna delete the my library section on the desktop app by accident.
Help!
While native deduplication certainly has its place, the core value of this plugin is in significantly streamlining the text search process within Zotero. Without this tool, searching for an item's metadata requires multiple steps: selecting the text, clicking 'My Library', going to the quick search box, pasting the text, and pressing Enter. This plugin collapses all of those actions into a single step, making it much easier and faster to just select text and instantly look it up
https://github.com/anfang886/zotero-selection-search
With the Zotero on Android, are we supposed to be able to download files from the library if we have files sync'd?
I'm syncing my account library. I am using a Supernote and can see the library. Now, I click on a file and see the button changes from a pdf icon with "?" (telling me it's not downloaded) to a "stop button", which tells me something should be happening. But it doesn't show a progress bar telling me it's actually downloading, and nothing ever opens.
I would love to be able to just upload files to Zotero and use that as my main reader. Right now I upload to Zotero and separately to my device.
Thank you for any insights on how to use Zotero for reading on my android run device!
Just started using Zotero. Right now I've basically installed it and I'm saving papers with the browser connector. That's it.
I'm pretty sure there's a much better way to use this than what I'm doing.
If you've been using Zotero for years: what would you tell a beginner to do from day one? Habits, settings, folder/tag structure, one plugin worth installing
Thanks!
Hey,
I built GreenInk, a local-first Word-style editor with an AI-native workflow. Posting here specifically because of how it handles Zotero.
Most writing tools that "integrate" with Zotero just do a one-time import, you sync your library in once and the AI works off a static snapshot. GreenInk connects to Zotero live via MCP (working amazing with Beaver), so the AI can actually search your library, pull the right source, and insert a real citation field, not just a text blob. On export, it becomes an actual Zotero Word-plugin field, so citations stay live and refreshable in Word afterward.
Beyond that, it's a proper Word-style editor (real docx export, pagination, headers and footers), and you can plug in your own AI model (OpenAI, Ollama, whatever you use) plus any other MCP servers you want. Everything runs locally, no account, no cloud sync.
It's free and still early, I'm a solo dev so there will be bugs. Would love feedback from people who actually use Zotero seriously, especially if the citation flow breaks on your library or edge cases I haven't hit yet. (PS: I wanted to opensource it, but unfortunately some licenses of software im using aren't allowing it, but im currently working on a rewrite)
Mac only for now.
Thanks!
I've created a plugin that adds a DOI column to the item list in Zotero, which should help with your deduplication workflow.
You can check it out and download the latest release here:
https://github.com/anfang886/zotero-doi-column/releases
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions.
Panicked call from the depths. I'm in the end stages of my doctoral dissertation (large document - 300 pages). I'm working on my 2017 MacBook pro as I am away at a conference instead of my desktop PC.
I cannot for the life of me get zotero to respond when I add in the citation. I get the black bar that just stays black. it gives me my drop down of citations, I click the check mark and then nothing!
I have restarted both word and zotero, and uninstalled and reinstalled zotero.
Here's one example. Dominick is highlighted because the bibliography features a citation from someone with the surname of Dominick. I don't want this to be highlighted, every page is covered with highlighted names and it's annoying. How do I disable this?
Hello all, I have recently had a change in formatting of my PDFs that no longer allows me to add quick notes via the column on the right of the screen (see attached) when I upload a new PDF. However, I am also now unable to edit my quick notes from prior uploads.
Does anyone know how to bypass this or what I can do to fix this? I can "Retrieve the Metadata" which allows me to then add a note, however this is on a different tab and then resets all of the tags that I previously had for these to help find useful links for diseases and things.
