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Zotero

Zotero

Your research assistant

420 ratings
253 reviews
📚 Education
📊 Productivity
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 17, 2022
  • June 25, 2026

Developer

Corporation for Digital Scholarship
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About

This research tool helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your academic and professional work. Save articles, books, and webpages, add notes and highlights, and generate bibliographies in thousands of styles. Collaborate with others and sync your library across devices.

✓Collect research from various sources
✓Organize with collections and tags
✓Annotate PDFs and webpages
✓Generate citations and bibliographies
✓Collaborate in group libraries
✓Sync across devices
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Zotero. Based on 420 reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 👍Simple and powerful
  • 🚀Convenient and useful
  • 🚀Seamless syncing across devices
  • 🚀Excellent reference management
  • 👍Great annotation and PDF reading experience
  • 👍Intuitive and easy to use

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes frequently
  • 🐛Syncing issues with WebDAV
  • 🐛Metadata not automatically extracted from PDFs
  • 🐛Annotation tools could be improved
  • 🐛Limited sorting and filtering options
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What's New in Zotero

2.0.7

June 25, 2026

- Miscellaneous bug fixes

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Should be a paid app.

Very impressed by this apps features. Remaining files using meta data is genius!
psychoperezpsychoperez

Constantly surprised

I’m constantly amazed at the capabilities this app has
CirclePulseWritingCirclePulseWriting

Buggy

Buggy for large pdfs.
ANA7332ANA7332

Doesn’t sync consistently with iPad

I love Zotero, so my frustration really comes with not being able to use it. I pay for storage, and recently files have been syncing inconsistently between my computer (windows) and my iPad. The documents are in the web app just fine.

Fantastic app otherwise!
ajaxsoajaxso

There is one problem

I just downloaded the app for my exams and it cannot verify my email. It is getting frustrating.
Fami maniFami mani
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Unable to unzip PDF snapshots

Bug

Annotations disappearing or moving unexpectedly

Bug

Dark mode not working as expected

Bug

Inability to add citations directly from the app

Bug
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Requested Features

6 requests

Eraser tool for annotations

Feature

More color options for pen and highlighter

Feature

Ability to open PDFs in external apps

Feature

Bookmarking and table of contents support

Feature

Improved search functionality

Feature

Offline access to downloaded PDFs

Feature

FAQ

What does Zotero do?

Zotero is a free research tool designed to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research materials. It allows you to save articles, books, webpages, and more, then manage them efficiently for your projects.

How can I collect research with Zotero?

You can collect research by saving journal articles, newspaper articles, books, and webpages directly through the Share button in Safari and other apps. The app can also automatically download PDFs and allows you to add physical items by scanning barcodes or DOIs with your device's camera.

Is Zotero free to use?

Yes, Zotero is a free research tool. The developers are committed to providing this software without charge and do not sell user data, operating as an independent, nonprofit organization.

Can I use Zotero on multiple devices?

Yes, you can synchronize your personal and group research libraries to access them via Zotero’s desktop app and the Zotero website. This ensures your research is available across different platforms.

How does Zotero help with citations and bibliographies?

Zotero can instantly generate citations and bibliographies in over 10,000 different formats and journal styles, including popular ones like APA, Chicago, IEEE, MLA, Turabian, and Vancouver. It also integrates with word processors like Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs.