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Zotero

Your personal research assistant·zotero.org

Free plan · Open source See pricing ↓

Zotero is a free, open-source research tool that helps users collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. It provides word processor integration that lets users generate citations and bibliographies directly inside Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs, supporting over 9,000 citation styles. Zotero can also automatically sense and save bibliographic references while browsing the web, and optionally sync data and files across devices.

What it's for

Automatically capture bibliographic references while browsing the webOrganize research into collections, tags, and saved searchesGenerate citations and bibliographies inside Word, LibreOffice, and Google DocsSync files, notes, and records across devicesCo-write papers or build collaborative bibliographies with othersDistribute course materials to studentsShare a Zotero library with group libraries

Features 16

Automatic web citation capture
Backup
Citation and bibliography generation with support for 9,000+ citation styles
Data and file sync across devices
Duplicate detection
Feeds
Group libraries for collaboration
Import from other reference managers
My Publications sharing
Organize items into collections and tags
PDF reader and note-taking
Related items linking
Retrieve PDF metadata
Saved searches
Storage sync for PDFs, images, and web snapshots
Word processor integration with Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs

At a glance

free tieropen source

TypePlugin / add-on

DeploymentInstalled (local)

PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android

Forresearchers

CompanyDigital Scholar

Integrations

LibreOfficeWordGoogle DocsNew York TimesarXiv.orgJSTOR

Resources

Docs

Pricing

Storage plans are billed annually ($20/$60/$120 per year) with stated monthly equivalents of $1.67/$5/$10. Group libraries can use storage at no additional charge, drawn from the group owner's account. Separate storage plans are available for labs and institutions.

FreeFree

300 MB storage

300 MB of Zotero Storage included free