Zotero is an
open-source reference management tool designed for collecting,
organizing, and citing research materials. It is particularly useful
for those writing research papers, theses, or books that require a
bibliography in standard formats like APA
Style, Chicago
Style, or MLA
Format. Zotero stores bibliographic metadata, annotations, and user
data and integrates with word processors like LibreOffice, Microsoft
Word, and Google Docs to produce in-text citations and
bibliographies. The core features of Zotero include metadata extraction,
tagging, full-text indexing, and cloud synchronization for
multi-device access, and Zotero has a plugin system to
allow anyone to expand its capabilities. The most recent major
release, Zotero 7, added
support for reading EPUBs, brought user-interface improvements
including a dark mode, performance improvements, and more.