spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "zotero",3  "name": "Zotero",4  "aliases": [],5  "vendor": { "name": "Corporation for Digital Scholarship", "slug": "digital-scholarship", "website": "https://digitalscholar.org" },6  "homepage_url": "https://www.zotero.org/",7  "docs_url": "https://www.zotero.org/support/",8  "repo_url": "https://github.com/zotero/zotero",9  "pricing_url": "https://www.zotero.org/storage",10  "license_url": "https://github.com/zotero/zotero/blob/main/COPYING",11  "privacy_url": "https://www.zotero.org/support/privacy",12  "product_type": "application",13  "product_status": "active",14  "summary": "Free, open-source reference manager with browser connectors, word-processor plugins, a PDF reader, group libraries and optional paid file storage",15  "description": "Zotero is a free, open-source reference manager developed by the non-profit Corporation for Digital Scholarship. The desktop application runs on macOS, Windows and Linux and stores a local library of bibliographic items, attached PDFs, notes and tags; companion apps exist for iOS and Android. The Zotero Connector browser extension captures references and full texts from publisher pages, catalogs and databases with one click, and word-processor plugins insert citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs using thousands of CSL styles.\n\nVersion 7 and later include a built-in PDF and EPUB reader with highlighting and annotation that flows into notes, duplicate detection, RSS feeds, related items, and a plugin system; the third-party Better BibTeX plugin is widely used by LaTeX authors to maintain stable citation keys and auto-exported .bib files. Libraries sync through Zotero's servers, where metadata sync is free and attachment storage above a basic allowance is sold as yearly individual, lab and institutional subscriptions that fund development; file sync can alternatively point to a user's own WebDAV server. Group libraries support shared collections for teams and classes, and a documented web API allows scripted access.\n\nZotero is licensed under the AGPL-3.0, and the client, connector and web library are all developed in the open. Practical limits include the lack of a native full-text search across remote storage, the dependence on site translators that occasionally break when publishers redesign pages, and the need for a storage plan or WebDAV setup when syncing many PDFs.",16  "capabilities": ["Capture references and PDFs from the browser via the Zotero Connector", "Cite in Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs with CSL styles", "Built-in PDF/EPUB reader with annotations and notes", "Metadata sync with optional file storage or WebDAV", "Group libraries for collaboration", "Plugin ecosystem including Better BibTeX for LaTeX workflows", "Web API and export to BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON", "Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, Linux plus iOS and Android"],17  "workflows": ["Collect sources while browsing, then cite in a manuscript", "Maintain an auto-exported .bib file for an Overleaf or TeX Live project", "Shared lab library with annotated PDFs", "Importing a Mendeley or EndNote library"],18  "advantages": ["Free and open source (AGPL-3.0)", "Non-profit steward with a long track record", "Works with Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs and LaTeX", "Own-storage option via WebDAV"],19  "limitations": ["Attachment storage beyond the free allowance is paid", "Site translators can break when publishers change pages", "No built-in collaborative PDF annotation outside group libraries", "Large libraries can make the desktop client slow to sync"],20  "prerequisites": ["Desktop OS (macOS, Windows or Linux)", "Free zotero.org account for sync"],21  "audiences": ["Students and academics", "LaTeX authors via Better BibTeX", "Research groups sharing libraries"],22  "alternatives": ["mendeley", "paperpile", "jabref"],23  "comparison_notes": "Mendeley is a free proprietary manager owned by Elsevier with bundled cloud storage but no self-hosted file option; Paperpile is a paid, browser-centred manager tightly integrated with Google Docs; JabRef is a BibTeX/biblatex-native desktop tool without a sync service. Zotero occupies the middle: open source, cross-platform, with optional paid storage.",24  "categories": [{ "slug": "citation-management", "primary": true }, { "slug": "academic-writing" }],25  "tags": ["bibliography", "open-source", "macos", "browser-extension", "pdf", "latex"],26  "use_cases": ["manage-references", "write-papers", "collaborate"],27  "operating_systems": ["macos", "windows", "linux", "ios", "android", "web"],28  "execution_modes": ["local", "cloud"],29  "interfaces": ["desktop", "browser-extension", "mobile", "api", "web"],30  "deployment_models": ["desktop", "saas"],31  "integrations": ["Microsoft Word", "LibreOffice", "Google Docs", "Overleaf", "Better BibTeX", "WebDAV", "scite", "Typst (sync)"],32  "data_formats": ["BibTeX", "BibLaTeX", "RIS", "CSL JSON", "Zotero RDF", "PDF", "EPUB"],33  "languages": ["JavaScript"],34  "source_model": "open-source",35  "license_spdx": "AGPL-3.0-only",36  "pricing_model": ["free", "open-source", "freemium"],37  "pricing_checked_at": "2026-11-02",38  "self_hostable": true,39  "sources": [40    { "url": "https://www.zotero.org/", "type": "official_site", "title": "Zotero | Your personal research assistant", "supports": ["name", "summary"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },41    { "url": "https://www.zotero.org/support/", "type": "official_docs", "title": "Zotero Documentation", "supports": ["capabilities", "interfaces"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },42    { "url": "https://github.com/zotero/zotero/blob/main/COPYING", "type": "license_page", "title": "zotero/zotero COPYING", "supports": ["license_spdx", "source_model"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },43    { "url": "https://www.zotero.org/storage", "type": "pricing_page", "title": "Zotero | Storage", "supports": ["pricing_model", "vendor"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },44    { "url": "https://github.com/zotero/zotero", "type": "repository", "title": "zotero/zotero", "supports": ["repo_url", "languages"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" }45  ],46  "confidence": "high",47  "uncertainty_note": "self_hostable refers to the open-source client with WebDAV file sync and the open-source dataserver; the hosted sync service is operated by Zotero.",48  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",49  "depth": "deep",50  "editorial_status": "reviewed",51  "visibility": "public",52  "featured": true,53  "author": "batch-E"54}55