Zotero
Zotero is a free, open-source education and reference app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources. It has 15,773 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of EndNote and Mendeley.
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- Official
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Education, flashcards & reference
- Maintained
About Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Please post feature requests or bug reports to the Zotero Forums. If you're having trouble with Zotero, see Getting Help.
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use Zotero instead of.
- EndNote
- Mendeley
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Is Zotero free and open source?
Yes. Zotero's source code is public on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Zotero?
Download it from the project website or build it from source by following the README on GitHub.
Can Zotero replace EndNote?
Zotero is commonly used as a free alternative to EndNote and Mendeley. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.