Recent Releases
7.0.911 Nov 2024 11:09
minor feature:
Functionality added or changed
Reader: Added Search Outline feature in sidebar
Reader: Don't switch to Annotations tab when clicking annotation with sidebar opened to another tab
Added View Columns and View Sort By to all windows
Added Move Column Left menu option in View Columns as alternative to drag-and-drop column reordering
Match annotation text and comments in All Fields Tags quick-search mode rather than Everything mode
Bugs fixed
Fixed CAPTCHA not appearing for ScienceDirect downloads
Mac Avoid permissions prompt when inserting rich text into Word document on Sequoia
Reader: Fixed swapped Highlight and Underline tooltips in toolbar
Reader: Fixed empty comment not being focused when annotation is clicked
Fixed Add button in Libraries and Collections section
Fixed Libraries and Collection section sometimes not showing entries from other libraries
Fixed vertically misaligned page in document preview
Miscellaneous other bug fixes and accessibility improvements
6.0.3327 Feb 2024 14:25
minor feature:
6.0.3029 Jan 2024 14:19
major feature:
Security Disabled libvpx support (CVE-2023-5217)
Security Added content-loading restrictions to generated reports
6.0.2815 Oct 2023 07:33
major feature:
Mac only
Fixed Run-time error '5' in Word on some institutional computers (since 6.0.27)
Fixed error if the Word application was located on a non-default path containing extended characters (since 6.0.27)
Use previous Word integration mechanism on pre-Sonoma systems if localhost HTTP requests from Word are blocked
Updated Zotero Connector for Safari to fix transferring documents to/from Google Docs
6.0.2707 Sep 2023 19:21
major feature:
macOS Sonoma compatibility
Fixed error using Word for Mac plugin with the Sonoma beta
Compatibility with databases containing new annotation types from the Zotero 7 beta
Reduced likelihood of rate-limiting when saving many items via Add Item by Identifier
Fixed startup error due to numeric value for Type: in Extra field
Fixed potential sync error after using Replace Online Library in group
Allow window dragging from PDF reader toolbar
Fixed some PDF downloads from ScienceDirect
Miscellaneous bibliographic output and word processor integration fixes
Updated citeproc-js to 1.4.63
6.0.2623 Apr 2023 11:58
major feature:
Fixed inability to enter value into Identifier field in Dataset item type and removed redundant Number field
6.0.2523 Apr 2023 11:58
major feature:
Fixed collection switching in classic citation dialog (since 6.0.24)
6.0.2423 Apr 2023 11:57
major feature:
Functionality added or changed
Added Dataset and Standard item types
Bugs fixed
Fixed potential error using Everything search if another library hadn't been loaded
Fixed feed updates causing refreshing or scrolling of collection and item trees
Don't show HTML and Markdown options for collection export
Improved sorting by name in Quick Format dialog
Set default color for Mendeley annotations on import if missing
Prevent plugins from creating searches with empty names that break syncing
6.0.2324 Mar 2023 15:57
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Allow quitting app via Alt-F + X on Windows and Ctrl-Q on Linux
Improved direct saving of files on sites that check referrer
Bugs fixed
Mac/Safari Fixed bug after Google Docs redesign where Zotero menu would become inactive after hovering over document mode switcher
Fixed incomplete Mendeley import due to empty creators or tags
Fixed detection of duplicates with same last name but different field modes
Fixed `no such column: IA.authorName` error from early 6.0 beta upgrade
6.0.2224 Feb 2023 14:18
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Reintroduced text color tool in new note editor
Added three additional colors to PDF reader and note editor
Added option to use Creator - Year - Title or Filename instead of Title - Creator - Year for PDF tab titles
Made toolbar accessible via keyboard
Focus indicators are currently shown only on Windows and Linux
Increased number of PDF tabs kept in memory on Windows and 8 GB systems from 2 to 3
Added additional retraction reason descriptions
Bugs fixed
Fixed startup error if database is corrupted and no automatic backup files exist
Fixed potential startup error on some systems due to filesystem limitations/restrictions
Detect retractions for DOIs with capital letters
Fixed bug that could cause erroneous undoing of ink annotation lines on other devices
6.0.2021 Jan 2023 11:09
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Reduce memory usage on Windows with multiple PDF tabs
Bugs fixed
Security Fixed incorrect handling of DOI value when opening DOI from item pane (reported by @yfdyh000)
Fixed incorrect/excessive retries after multiple HTTP 500 responses
Fixed automatic relinking of linked files within Linked Attachment Base Directory when moving from macOS/Linux to Windows (follow-up to 6.0.16)
Fixed DOI field context menu not appearing after field edit until pane refresh
Don't open URL in attachment pane on right click
6.0.1921 Jan 2023 11:09
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Automatic relinking of Mendeley citations (details)
Added Any Field advanced search condition
Allow 204 response to OPTIONS request from WebDAV server
Handle relative PDF links when using custom PDF resolver
Bugs fixed
Don't show items with annotated attachments after moving to trash
Fixed attachment downloading from some proxied sites
Fixed focus stealing in item box when switching items via keyboard
Fixed clearing of active quick search after annotation change
Don't interpret number without space before it as page number in Quick Format dialog
Don't attempt to detect page number on paste in Quick Format dialog
Fixed freeze in collections/items lists when type-to-find wrapped and first row was selected
6.0.1811 Nov 2022 08:01
major feature:
Fixed incorrect merging of citations in word processor plugins (since 6.0.16)
6.0.1705 Nov 2022 15:06
major feature:
Mac only
Fixed potential errors using Google Docs integration in Safari
Fixed error copying from note editor when Quick Copy note format is HTML
Fixed Quick Copy drag after resetting translators or using third-party plugins that modify translators
6.0.1605 Nov 2022 15:05
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Automatic merging of adjacent in-text citations
Works in Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs
To merge citations, make sure they're immediately adjacent, with no spaces between them, and then press Refresh to merge them into a single citation
Multi-item citations can still be created or modified using Add/Edit Citation
Added Include Zotero Links option for Rich Text/HTML Quick Copy and note export
Allows pasting of annotations and notes with zotero:// links into editors such as Obsidian that accept rich text by default without needing to force use of plain-text Markdown output (details)
Automatically locate missing attachments within Linked Attachment Base Directory
If a linked file can't be found and a Linked Attachment Base Directory is set, check whether part of the current path can be applied to the Linked Attachment Base Directory to locate the file, and offer to relink the file and any other files with the same base path
PDF reader changes
Allow importing annotations from files in group libraries
Keep only 2 tabs loaded on systems with 8 GB or less of memory
Removed view-only rotation in favor of actual page rotation
Truncate long text in bubbles in Quick Format citation dialog
Added additional note font size options in View menu
Additional sizes still configurable via extensions.zotero.note.fontSize in Config Editor
Bugs fixed
Don't match all attachments with annotations for not search conditions (since 6.0.15)
Fixed wrong given name disambiguation after editing author in a given session
Fixed potential hang or infinite retry from certain website responses when using Find Available PDFs
Fixed assignment of colored tags using number keys (without Shift) on French keyboards
PDF reader
Fixed 'r' key not working inside input fields
Make full URL clickable when URL contains DOI
Fixed an issu
6.0.1501 Oct 2022 11:48
major feature:
Added split view in PDF reader
Split Horizontally and Split Vertically options in the View menu and context menu
Second view is a plain PDF view without annotations, intended primarily for viewing references and endnotes
Fixed Add Note from Annotations with annotations from external PDF reader (since 6.0.14)
Fixed error creating note from attachment with ink annotations (since 6.0.14)
Removed default WorldCat OpenURL gateway (discontinued by OCLC)
Disable spell check in math nodes
6.0.1401 Oct 2022 11:47
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Added math support in notes
Right-click Insert Math, or use space for block math and space for inline math
Accepts LaTeX math input supported by KaTeX and renders as formatted math
Search for PDF annotation tags in library view
PDF annotation tags appear in the tag selector alongside item tags
Filtering/searching for annotation tags matches parent attachments
Quickly create notes with PDF annotations from multiple items
New Create Note from Annotations option in items-list context menu creates a standalone note with annotations from all the selected top-level items and/or attachments
Add Note from Annotations now creates a single child note if multiple attachments under a single item are selected
Annotations are sorted by the order of the items in the items list
PDF reader changes
Auto-detect URLs and DOIs in PDF content and open on click
Allow assigning/unassigning tag/color for multiple annotations via drag and drop
Added annotation author names to sidebar filter options in group libraries
Added Copy Image and Save Image As context-menu options for image annotations
Adjust user interface based on main font size setting (View Font Size)
Support mouse back and forward buttons for in-PDF navigation
Support page ranges when determining page label for the next page
Convert Mendeley PDF annotations to equivalent Zotero colors
Attempt to deduplicate repeated text in text layer
Don't copy abstract when creating Book Section from Book item
Added Number as items-list column option
Mac Safari Various Zotero Connector improvements, including improved image saving in snapshots
Bugs fixed
Made creator buttons (item type menu, field mode, add/remove) accessible via keyboard
Fixed endless retries for some requests when encountering an HTTP 5xx error from a ser
6.0.1322 Aug 2022 13:09
major feature:
Fixed Show in Page for annotations in notes (since 6.0.12)
Fixed Show in Page not working when opening an unloaded PDF tab (since 6.0.5)
PDF reader fixes
Properly preserve text selection on zoom or window resize
Fixed keyboard shortcuts not working after clicking on gray margins
Various improvements to Citavi import
Properly update items list when emptying trash
6.0.1216 Aug 2022 08:43
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Added Back button to PDF reader toolbar for in-PDF links (also available via keyboard shortcuts)
Added Create Book Section and Create Book from Book Section context-menu options
Allow scrolling tabs with mouse wheel
Bugs fixed
Fixed copying of standalone attachments between libraries
Fixed importing of standalone attachments from Zotero RDF
Preserve embedded PDF annotations when merging duplicate items
Fixed event title (e.g., Conference Name) not appearing for some citation styles (since 6.0.10)
Fixed Performer for Audio Recording not showing up as author in citations (since 6.0.10)
Don't preselect Act for multiple sources in classic citation dialog
Fixed problems downloading large PDFs from ScienceDirect
Fixed last-selected PDF tab not being selected on startup
Fixed existing PDF tabs not being reused for same file after restart
Don't create extra newlines when dragging annotations to notes
Fixed advanced search of feed that hasn't yet been selected in library view
Fixed Shift-Tab breaking on single-field creators
Miscellaneous other bug fixes
6.0.1019 Jul 2022 20:58
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
PDF reader improvements
Switch between tools and colors with Option/Alt + 1/2/3/4 keys
Enable text selection after selecting word/line with double/triple-click
Improved whitespace handling when extracting text from some PDFs
Note editor improvements
Removed content width limit in separate note editor windows
Use Markdown for direct plain-text copying
Smarter note switching when switching between PDF reader tabs (details)
When Show Items from Subcollections is enabled, removing an item from a collection now removes it from all subcollections as well
Improved PDF saving from ScienceDirect on slow connections (details)
Sort empty rows last for Date/Year columns when descending
Added CSL 1.0.2 field mappings and citation locators (details)
Custom note templates: Include quotation marks for highlight by default except when placed within blockquote
Mendeley importer improvements
Longer timeout for slow Mendeley API responses
Better progress indication
Better handling of interrupted imports
Other miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes
Bugs fixed
Fixed startup failure on some macOS systems (details)
Prevent potential breakage at startup due to a plugin modifying item fields in the Zotero database
6.0.911 Jul 2022 07:49
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Added PDF page rotation and deletion from thumbnails tab of PDF reader sidebar
Bugs fixed
Fixed downloading of ScienceDirect PDFs
Fixed library tab tooltip staying visible after switching apps
Fixed detection of some emoji set as colored tags
Fixed parsing of Chinese and other non-ASCII month names
Mac Fixed Force Click during drag sometimes causing accidental collection switching
Mac Fixed Option-arrow not working on macOS when editing collection names
Fixed sorting by Attachments column
Select search input text when focusing search bar in note editor
Fixed positioning of search result highlighting in notes containing accented characters
Fixed mapping of Archive ID to CSL number field in Preprint item type
Fixed space not appearing after citation number in some numeric styles (IEEE, Nature) in plain-text output
6.0.811 Jul 2022 07:48
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Improved find/replace functionality in note editor
Ignore diacritics when searching within note
Bugs fixed
Fixed find-as-you-type in collections/items lists moving to next row when typing additional matching letter (since 6.0.7)
Fixed column-resizing issues in items list
When using external PDF reader, try to open to correct page when using Show on Page for an annotation
Fixed misaligned column dividers for second-level items
Developer Translator Editor: Fixed load error when using non-default font size
6.0.711 May 2022 10:11
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Pin library tab when many tabs are open
Added support for switching tabs with Cmd-Option- / on macOS (in addition to existing shortcuts)
Bugs fixed
Fixed find-as-you-type in collections/items lists matching only first letter
Improved column width handling when resizing window
Show additional Tools menu options in PDF tabs
Fixed target is undefined error upgrading from Zotero 4
6.0.611 May 2022 10:11
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Added Duplicate Tab context-menu option
Show Add Note from Annotations in attachment context menu in addition to parent item menu
Show more of tab titles
Improved sorting of Library of Congress call numbers
Added note.smartQuotes hidden pref to disable smart quotes in notes
Added sortNotesChronologically.reader hidden pref to control sorting of item notes in PDF reader Notes pane
Default sort is again reverse chronological (changed to alphabetical in 6.0.5)
Bugs fixed
Allow adding multiple sources at once in classic citation dialog
Fixed various bugs adding annotations to notes with a custom note template set
Fixed find-as-you-type in collections pane
Fixed erroneous warning about outdated Word template on M1 Macs running some macOS versions
6.0.511 May 2022 10:10
major feature:
Functionality changed or added
Added table editing in notes
PDF reader changes
Removed Store Annotations in File option (details)
Added Zoom to Page Height option
Ignore comment in imported annotation if it matches highlighted text (for external PDF readers set to copy highlighted text to the comment field)
The note tool no longer stays active after creating a note annotation
Manually set page numbers are now used as the offset for new annotations
Add to Note now adds annotations at the cursor position instead of at the end of the note
Added keyboard shortcuts for bold and italics in annotation comments
Added Open PDF in New Window context-menu option in items list
Decreased memory usage with multiple PDF tabs
Background PDF tabs are no longer loaded at startup
Background PDF tabs are unloaded after 24 hours
Only the 5 most recently viewed PDF tabs are kept in memory
Added horizontal scrolling to tab bar
Added validation of CSL 1.0.2 styles
Improved call
Bugs fixed
Fixed cut-off text in collections/items lists when using various OS font scaling options
Fixed Mendeley annotations being duplicated on reimport after sync
Fixed invalid page numbers imported from Citavi that could cause sync errors (details)
Don't merge attachment files if some are in trash
Don't merge attachment files of different link types (stored vs. linked)
Fixed broken tag selector after setting a colored tag changed by Unicode normalization
Fixed some cases of creator autocomplete not populating both name fields
Fixed copying text in PDF annotation text fields
Fixed annotation highlight colors not showing up when adding notes to word processors
Fixed highlight colors not showing up when pasting text into notes from word processors
Fixed some item types not appearing in New Item submenu until restart after creating new items
Fixed middle click to close tabs
Improved item tree column header alignment
Fixed if tags returning true for no tags in note template
Miscellaneous other bug fixes
6.0.428 Mar 2022 13:27
minor feature:
Fixed condition names appearing incorrectly in Advanced Search in non-English locales (since 6.0.3)
Fixed Quick Copy and delete confirmation in standalone PDF reader windows
6.0.325 Mar 2022 10:31
minor feature:
Zotero 6 note editor improvements
Paragraphs can now be indented and unindented with Tab/Shift-Tab
Improved RTL support
Fixed annotations disappearing when converted to heading
Fixed annotation comment in PDF reader sometimes being cleared while typing
Fixed missing More Columns submenu in column picker on some systems
Fixed error merging items with missing attachment files
Windows Fixed path.startsWith is not a function sync error
Fixed appearance of citation bubble in Quick Format dialog
Fixed Add Note window not appearing when classic citation dialog is enabled
Link to manual word processor plugin installation instructions on install failure
6.0.225 Mar 2022 10:30
minor feature:
Zotero 6 Word plugin is now digitally signed
Fixed automatic installation of updated Word and LibreOffice plugins with "Add Note" button for Zotero 6
Fixed cleanDOI: argument must be a string startup error caused by Scite plugin (details)
Fixed error adding items to groups before syncing in Zotero 6
Fixed expand/collapse arrow not appearing at top of items list
Fixed sorting of item rows starting with numeric ranges
Reset scrollbar to top of items list on collection change
Linux Fixed appearance of Quick Format bar in dark theme
6.0.122 Mar 2022 15:07
minor feature:
Mac Word Fixed error inserting second citation into footnote
Linux Fixed appearance of column header in dark theme
Fixed incorrect zotero:// links from unsynced libraries
6.021 Mar 2022 13:42
minor feature:
PDF reader and new note editor
Read PDFs within Zotero in a new tabbed interface
Create highlight, note, and image annotations on PDFs, and view ink annotations created using the new iOS app
Take notes in a powerful new note editor
Add annotations, citations, and images to notes, with customizable templates
Insert notes into Word, LibreOffice, or Google Docs with automatic citations generated from annotations using a new Add Note option
Export notes to Markdown via Quick Copy or file export
Non-English spellchecking in notes
Non-English dictionaries can now be added or selected by right-clicking on a note
Mac Bundled Safari extension
The Zotero Connector for Safari is now bundled with Zotero and can be enabled from the Extensions pane of Safari
Improved Mendeley importer
Import Mendeley data from online library to circumvent local encryption
Import PDF annotations
Improved Citavi importer
Import PDF annotations
Faster auto-sync uploads
Local changes (other than note edits) now sync within 3 seconds
Items list improvements
Show small PDF icon in Attachments column when item has PDF
Show emoji colored tags directly in items list
Rich-text markup in titles is now rendered properly in the items list
Add selected items to new or existing collection via context menu
Sort date columns in descending order on first click
Ignore additional punctuation characters when sorting
Added Short Title column
Column picker is now available by right-click on column headers
Dotted border is now shown around selected row when using non-contiguous selection via keyboard (Cmd- / or Ctrl- / plus space bar)
Syncing reminders
Show a message if syncing hasn t been set up or if auto-sync has been disabled
Added Preprint item type
Renamed Suppress Author to Omit Author in word processor plugin
Advanced Search window can now be opened with Cmd/Ctrl-Shift-F
Added Author, Editor, and Book Author conditions to Advanced Search window
Don't require modifier key when deleting items in saved se
5.0.96.331 Aug 2021 12:04
minor feature:
OpenURL resolver list for Library Lookup
The OpenURL section in the Advanced preferences now includes a list of resolvers from the Zotero OpenURL directory
Drastically reduced memory usage for large imports and long sessions
Re-dragging an item to another library no longer restores a previously dragged version of the item from the trash
Don't show field autocomplete results from other libraries
An open item field is now saved properly when clicking directly on creator mode switch button
Updated behavior of colored tag toggling via keyboard
Update Date Modified when toggling tag
If any selected items don't have the tag, add it to all items, instead of deciding based on the first item
File sync performance improvements in large libraries at quota or with remotely missing files
Fixed erroneous Only top-level full items can be merged error trying to merge some item types in recently created databases
Fixed possible repeating Reset Group and Sync error
Linux Fixed display of Item Type menu with dark them
5.0.96.218 Apr 2021 10:16
minor feature:
Mac Fixed slow performance of Word plugin when Zotero window wasn't visible
Disable macOS App Nap while performing operations
Reduced online storage usage of single-file web snapshots
Fixed potential hang when generating citations (since 5.0.94)
5.0.9626 Feb 2021 21:42
minor feature:
Perform database integrity check after startup error
Check Database Integrity can now recover from additional database problems
Fixed duplicate collections in exports (fixed previously for Zotero RDF via translator update)
Fixed Cut/Copy/Paste context menu not appearing in Create Parent Item dialog
Fixed New Collection button not working when My Publications is selected
Use multi-line text box for all title fields (e.g., Case Name)
Mac Fixed Run Time Error: 5 in Word on some computers
Miscellaneous bibliographic output and word processor integration fixes
Updated citeproc-js to version 1.4.61
Create log file in data directory during database upgrades for better debugging
Improved handling of future data updates during sync
5.0.9531 Jan 2021 23:10
minor feature:
Restore Create Parent Items context-menu option when multiple items are selected (since 5.0.94)
Don't auto-sync group on remote change if not group is not selected for syncing
Fixed potential double-saving of snapshots
Mac Fixed incorrect sizing of UI when moving Zotero between monitors with different resolutions on Big Sur
Windows Renew digital signature of Word plugin
Fixed potential error upgrading old databases (since 5.0.94)
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