# Zotero

> Your research assistant

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1513554812](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1513554812)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1513554812`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zotero
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (426 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25
- **First published:** 2022-03-17
- **Size:** 197 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zotero/id1513554812)
- **Website:** [https://www.zotero.org/](https://www.zotero.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.zotero.org/support/privacy](https://www.zotero.org/support/privacy)

## Description

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use research tool that helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your work. Collect sources with the Share button in Safari and other apps, automatically download PDFs for offline reading, and add items by scanning book barcodes or DOIs with your iPhone or iPad.

Organize with collections and tags, annotate PDFs, EPUBs, and web snapshots, and generate citations in over 10,000 formats (APA, Chicago, IEEE, MLA, Turabian, Vancouver). Share and sync group libraries, integrate with Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs, and keep your data private and under your control as a nonprofit, independent project.

## Rankings

- #78,024 — Overall
- #4 — research
- #7 — citation generator

## Review summary

Users praise Zotero for cross-device syncing and its all-in-one research capabilities, but report stability and access issues, login/auth problems, storage limitations, and missing feature support. The app is powerful yet reliability and feature gaps hinder consistent use.

### Pros

- Cross-device syncing across iPad, desktop, and other devices.
- All-in-one research tool for citations, notes, PDFs, and web clipping.
- Privacy-conscious design and generally responsive development

### Cons

- Unreliable syncing and crashes when adding resources or notes across devices.
- Login/authentication problems, including email verification failures and SSL/Cloudflare blocks.
- Storage limits and cloud-centric model with unclear local storage controls.
- Missing features: annotation with Apple Pencil, EPUB/MOBI support, PDF reader choice.

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