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Zotero Integration

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Insert and import citations, bibliographies, notes, and PDF annotations from Zotero.

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Insert and import citations, bibliographies, notes, and PDF annotations from Zotero into Obsidian. Requires the Better BibTeX for Zotero plugin.

You can find the documentation for this plugin here. The documentation is currently incomplete. Please reach out if you'd like to help.

Help, how do I install the plugin?

In Obsidian, open Settings, on the left under Options open Community Plugins, on Community Plugins select Browse and search for 'Zotero Integration'

Help, the plugin doesn't load!

Please insure your Obsidian installer version is at least v0.13.24. If not, try reinstalling obsidian.

Help, I get an error when creating a citation or bibliography!

Please ensure you have selected a quick copy style in Zotero:

A screenshot Zotero's quick copy settings

And that you can copy a citation in Zotero when and item is selected:

A screenshot Zotero's edit menu showing the copy citation option

Screenshots

A screenshot of this plugin's settings A screenshot of available plugin commands A screenshot of the Zotero search bar A short gif demonstraiting importing notes form Zotero into the current file
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Insert and import citations, bibliographies, item notes, and PDF annotations from Zotero into Obsidian. Use Better BibTeX in Zotero for compatible exports and formatted citations.
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Details
Current version
3.2.1
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
4 years ago
Updates
131 releases
Downloads
497k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.1.1+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
GPL-3.0
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Sponsor
Ko-fi
Author
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github.com/mgmeyers/obsidian-style-settings
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