Zotero

Since May 2026, Zotero has been without an official plugin directory. The Plugins Atlas fills this gap – and checks what each plugin does to your library.

Beaver is an AI research assistant that lives directly within Zotero as a side panel. You can search papers, get explanations of text passages and graphics, correct metadata, and organise your library automatically – all without leaving Zotero. A detailed look at its features, costs, and why native integration makes all the difference.

Want to get even more out of Zotero? Here are my top recommendations for Zotero plugins.

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables Zotero to be connected directly to AI assistants such as Claude or ChatGPT. There are now numerous projects that implement this, ranging from lightweight Python servers and Zotero plugins to hosted cloud services. We present all the latest Zotero MCP solutions and show which project suits which workflow.

How the cite-non-english plugin replaces Juris-M and, for the first time, enables clean multilingual citations, especially CJK citations, directly in Zotero.

The ZoteroCiteLinker add-in makes Zotero citations in Word clickable and automatically links URLs in the bibliography. Simply via your menu bar.

Zotero can save you a tremendous amount of time in your academic work – if you use it correctly. In this article, you will find 9 tried and tested Zotero tips from real-world experience.

Why does 2001 suddenly become 2001a? Find out why Zotero adds letters to the year and how you can solve the problem by merging entries correctly.

Literature research and citation according to German citation style done right, thanks to Zotero and CSL citation template. Here I show you how to do it.

Sometimes in Zotero, you need to add sources to your bibliography that have not been directly cited, such as the book containing a specific chapter. Here, I will show you how to do this easily.