JabRef
Manage bibliography files, collect publication metadata, and organize research references.GetMIT
Zotero
Collect research sources, annotate documents, and generate citations and bibliographies.
AGPL-3.0 · Downloads from zotero.org
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- zotero
- Verified
- 2026
About Zotero
Zotero stores references and supporting documents in an organized research library. Tags, collections, and document annotations help keep source material connected to your writing.
Its desktop app works locally, with optional synchronization and group libraries. Additional hosted file storage is available as a paid service.
Information
- Source code
- zotero/zotero
- License
- AGPL-3.0-only
- Website
- zotero.org
- Download
- zotero.org
- Category
- Education
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/zotero/zotero
- github.com/zotero/zotero/blob/main/COPYING
- github.com/zotero/zotero/blob/main/README.md
- www.zotero.org/download/
- icon.png: Corporation for Digital Scholarship. AGPL-3.0-only; Zotero brand artwork offered for promotion at https://www.zotero.org/support/brand; trademarks retained.
License and artwork notices
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