Zotero
Purpose:: Reference management software for bibliographic data and related research materials
Type:: #tool/general
Website:: https://www.zotero.org/
Docs:: https://www.zotero.org/support/
Source Code:: https://github.com/zotero/zotero
Community:: https://forums.zotero.org/
Description
Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDF files).
Installation
Stable: https://www.zotero.org/download/
Beta: https://www.zotero.org/support/beta_builds
Plugins
Notes
Item Types & Fields
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/item_types_and_fields
Export in Zotero
Manual:
Click File -> Export library .... Select Better BibLaTeX or Better CSL JSON as the format. (We recommend using the BibLaTeX export unless you experience performance issues. The BibLaTeX format includes more information that you can reference from Obsidian, such as associated PDF attachments, but loads more slowly than the JSON export.)
You can optionally choose "Keep updated" to automatically re-export the collection – this is recommended!
Automatic:
Edit → Preferences → Better BibText → Automatic export
My export path: [C:\Users\david\zotero-library.bib](file:\C:\Users\david\zotero-library.bib)
External Zotero Storage for Attachments
Two options:
- Own WebDAV storage
- Using plugin ZotFile
Own WebDAV storage
💡 currently used
Tutorials:
- online: My Zotero Setup — Iterate. Improve.
- downloaded: Iterate. Improve. – My Zotero Setup
Using external storage with ZotFile
Tutorials:
Migration from Citavi to Zotero
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/import_from_citavi
Citation Styles
Android
Zoo for Zotero
GitHub - mickstar/Zoo-For-Zotero: This is an Android app for viewing Zotero libraries.
Two-way syncing via WebDAV
PDF Annotations
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/annotations_in_database
The new PDF reader in Zotero 6 makes PDF reading and annotation a first-class part of the Zotero experience.
To enable this tight integration, Zotero stores annotations in the Zotero database, not in the PDF file. This allows for fast, conflict-free syncing, including in groups, and enables advanced functionality that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
Zotero annotations can be exported to PDFs with embedded annotations at any time and will never be locked in Zotero.