Zotero Connector

Name: Zotero Connector
Rating: 4.1 (362 reviews)
Author: Zotero

Save references to Zotero from your web browser

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The Zotero Connector is a free and open-source browser extension designed to enhance your research workflow by allowing you to save and organize references effortlessly. It automatically detects bibliographic information on thousands of sites—including academic articles, news stories, and books—and saves them to your Zotero library with a single click. The extension also supports saving PDFs and snapshots of webpages to ensure access even if content changes or disappears.

With support for proxy redirection to access subscription-based content and seamless integration with the Zotero desktop application, the Connector helps researchers, students, and academics streamline citation management. Whether you're gathering sources from JSTOR, arXiv, news outlets, or university catalogs, the Zotero Connector simplifies collecting and citing research materials directly from your browser.

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By:

Zotero

Users:

4,039,083+

Rating:

4.10

(362) 2 new ratings

Version:

5.0.165 Last updated: 2025-05-01

Creation date:

2021-08-18

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
contextMenus
cookies
scripting
offscreen
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
webNavigation
storage

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

1.17M

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Edge Add-on Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 30

Other rankings

#9 in Productivity ▲ 2

#1 in reference keyword 32

#2 in catalog keyword 18

#2 in university keyword 23

#3 in research keyword 29

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Zotero Connector (v5.0.165)

7,000,000+ 3.96

(2,221)

User reviews

Users find Zotero Connector simple and very useful for managing references and capturing PDFs. However, several report issues including compatibility problems with Edge browser versions, particularly version 7.0.11, instability, frequent disconnections, and inability to capture literature from sites like Science Direct. While many appreciate its core functionality, some users currently find it non-functional or facing technical difficulties.

Pros

Simple and easy to use
Very useful for reference management
Works well for capturing PDFs when following the correct procedure

Cons

Does not work properly with Edge in some versions
Issues with capturing literature from certain sources like Science Direct
Frequent disconnections and instability reported by users
Some users find it non-functional or unusable currently

Recent reviews

真好用

by lx, 2025-05-20

5-Star reference tool. Simple and easy to use

by gary, 2025-05-18

Cool

by Saïbou, 2025-05-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Zotero Connector requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Zotero Connector has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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