• On your own device

Download both Zotero Application and its browser plugin from Zotero.org

> Select the proper version for your operating system: Windows, Mac, Linux, and for your favorite browser: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari

If you download the Zotero version for Mac, it's even easier because it's an all-in-one version. The browser extension for Safari along with the Zotero client are ready to be installed in the same package. If you are an Apple user, please note that Zotero will not work with Pages word processor (Endnote does). For the purpose of this session, we assume that you will use instead Word, LibreOffice or Google Doc.

The browser plugin has been correctly installed if you can see on the upper right corner of your browser the following icon , then after having clicked on it once, this new icon .

This plugin will allow you to collect references and save them in your library while browsing.

• In the case you are using one of the Library's laptops

if this icon is displayed on the desktop, then you juste have to download the browser plugin from Zotero website.

In the case this icon is not displayed on the desktop and you are using a Computer operated by OpenSuse Linux OS, then click on "OpensUSe" in the bottom left corner, you will find the link to the software in the "bureautique" menu.

Zotero dashboard has this typical three-columns layout :

1. on the left panel : your collections,
2. in the middle, the list of all the items available in the selected collection (papers, books, cases reports, chapters, etc.)
3. on the right panel :  Metadata of the selected(or by default first) item.

Zotero works well with 3 word processors :

1. Word 
2. Libre Office
3. Google doc

• You will not be able to use Zotero with Pages (for Mac OS) for sure.
• Some cracked versions of Word Microsoft will not work either with Zotero (zotero.dotm cannot be installed in the startup repository)
• Office365 does not seem to work with Zotero : as far as we know, you will need to have a complete version of word
• OpenOffice sometimes work, sometimes not, depending on which version you have. But OpenOffice is not as updated as its better known and more widely used fork LibreOffice. For this purpose as for other features, you should consider to switch from OpenOffice to LibreOffice.

You may also use Zotero with a TeX or Markdown text editor (you will need to add a plugin to Zotero called Betterbibtex and use Pandoc in order to process bibliographic metadata in the PDF. For more information on how to do that, jump to chapter 8).

There is also a Zotero package for Emacs. You should also find something adapted to Vim but we never have tried it since we do not know anything about this editor.

"Java is a programming language and a computer platform. Many applications and websites do not work if Java is not installed and their number continues to grow daily."

When you use Zotero with a word processor, Java must have been installed and updated. Otherwise, you may face issues (for instance, Zotero icons in your word processor not displayed or not active). If you need to check your Java installation in LibreOffice, follow these steps.

1. Check that LibreOffice is linked to a Java environment

Windows:  LibreOffice > Tools > Options > Advanced

Mac: LibreOffice > Preferences > Advanced

2. in case there is no blue line with the name of the Java programme, you will have to download Java. You can download JDK (Java Development Kit from here It will not take long, just a few minutes. Do not forget to restart your computer once you have correctly download Java Development Kit.

Please restart your computer when the installation is done. If you do not do this, your word processor may not connect properly with Java.

3. If "Oracle Corporation" does appear in the frame, click on the radio button and then click OK

You have not noticed any change after having correctly installed Java in your word processor? Follow the steps below:

1. Go to LibreOffice > Tools > Extensions or plugins manager
2. find and delete the "Zotero LibreOffice Integration" add-on (hence comes the trouble you deal with)

3. Then close LibreOffice
4. Set up again the Zotero plugin for your word processor (Go to Zotero Préférences > Cite menu > Word processors > Installer addon for LibreOffice
5. Reopen LibreOffice, now this should work...

1. GNU / Linux

If you run a GNU/Linux distro on your device, the following instructions may help you :

Ubuntu

1) Using Snap Store : In the terminal as Sudo or Root type the following command:

sudo snap install zotero-snap
tested on 31/01/2022 with Ubuntu 21 inpish indri.

Installation from another repository:

This will make a link with the repository where you will find Zotero package. This repository is safe, you can use it without any risk.

First install wget & curl (if not yet installed):

sudo apt install wget curl -y

curl -sL https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-deb/releases/download/apt-get/install.sh | sudo bash

Then update your packages:

sudo apt update

More information on Linux shout

For Open Suse, install Zotero with YaST. starting from this page, Choose the right version of your OpenSuse distribution and follow instructions.

2. Chrome OS

If you use a Chromebook, please follow the instructions published and updated on the forum.

If you do not see the Zotero tab in word, may be a file is missing in your Word installation.

You should see in your Word Startup Folder a zotero.dotm file

If you do not see it, you will have to place it there.

Where is my Sartup folder? You will find it by following these instructions.

If this path is not adapted to your installation, try instead : C: > Users > YourUsername > Appdata > Roaming > Microsoft > Word > Startup

Note: in Windows10, Appdata is a hidden folder. Maybe you cannot see it by default. In order to make it appear (and the files inside it), you will have to temporarily show hidden files (here is how to do this)

If Zotero.dotm is missing in this placec, you have to go to

C:\Program Files (x86) > Zotero > extensions > zoteroWinWordIntegration@zotero.org > instal