Import PDFs directly into your personal Zotero Library. Import website links into your personal Zotero Library. Create groups to share PDFs and/or citations. Create in-text and works cited lists. Save citations online or through the desktop download. Zotero's online component works like the cloud, syncing your library across computers and online. A guide to using Zotero, a free tool for collecting information about your research sources and creating citations. Online workshop available here.
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Last updated: Aug 06, 2019
Zotero Review
Zotero is a research management software that can help users to collect, share, organize and cite their research materials and sources. It can detect content in your web browser automatically and allow you to s...
Shlomi Lavi / updated: Aug 06, 2019
What is Zotero Used For?
Zotero is a research management software that can help users to collect, share, organize and cite their research materials and sources. It can detect content in your web browser automatically and allow you to store it in your personal library with just a single click.![Zotero Online Zotero Online](https://present5.com/presentation/25caa8a76e2ce2588e9c99db569ee61b/image-56.jpg)
Average Rating -
The rating of Zotero is 4.9 stars out of 5. The rating is based on ITQlick expert review.Typical Customers
Zotero is suitable for students and researchers who are researching using electronic sources and are looking for a way to create citations, collect articles and manage a library. The software can be used by Mac, Linux and Windows OS users.Features
Zotero comes with word processor plugin for making bibliographies and citations, OpenOffice/LibreOffice plugins, single click source adding, web importing, reference management, social tags and cross-platform support features. All your collected research can be browsed from a single searchable interface where you can add images, audio, PDFs, video files, snapshots of web pages and anything you want.Zotero 3 Pros
- Zotero is an open source software and is available as a standalone desktop version and for almost all the popular browsers as add-on
- Zotero supports adding new sources from web sites with just a single click
- The reference manager offers a word processor plugin for making bibliography and citations unlike other similar tools
Zotero 2 Cons
- Zotero doesn’t offer any mobile dedicated app for iOS and Android users
- Zotero’s Microsoft Word plugin can be only used by Firefox users at the moment
Competitors & Alternatives
Docear and Mendeley are the competitors of Zotero. Docear comes with file management, enhanced formatting and file synchronization features but doesn’t offer social network support. Mendeley comes with mobile support, social networking support, catalog search and reference management features but its not open source like Zotero or Docear.![Citation Citation](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BQL_7C-YqBk/hqdefault.jpg)
Zotero Pricing Information
The experts at ITQlick has reviewed Zotero pricing and gave the software a total cost of ownership (TCO) rating of 3.6 out of 10. Custom price cost for your business is available upon request.Questions to ask the vendor during a demo
Schedule a demo and access 25 must ask questions for the vendor while watching Zotero in actionZotero Categories
Keywords Research
Specifications
Company: | Zotero |
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Address: | Fairfax, VA |
Customers: | Medium business, Large business |
Business Area: | Cross Business Areas |
Platforms: | Desktop, Cloud |
Operating Systems: | Mac OS, Windows, Linux |
Zotero Bibliography
Zotero Features
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Zotero Vs. Alternatives
ITQlick score
License pricing
Functionality score
Fit medium business
Software review
62/100
3.6/10
Pricing not available
Cloud
5
92/100
3.2/10
$49 per user/month
Zotero Online
Cloud
4
89/100
4.8/10
$279 per month
Cloud
3
88/100
6.6/10
$795 per user/month
NA
13
Zotero Online Sync
84/100
Zotero Internet Explorer
6/10
Zotero Online Storage
Pricing not available
On premise and Cloud
5