Zotero
Interact with Zotero personal or group libraries via the REST API v3. Manage research papers, citations, and bibliographies with commands for searching, adding items by DOI/ISBN/PMID, exporting formats, and fetching open-access PDFs.
🚀 Zotero is a powerful research library manager that lets you organize, search, and manage academic papers, books, and citations directly from the command line. Add items by DOI, ISBN, or PubMed ID, search your library instantly, and export in BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON formats—all with zero external dependencies.
💡 Perfect for researchers, writers, and academics who need to build citation databases, batch-import papers, fetch open-access PDFs, and keep metadata synchronized across personal or group libraries. Automate duplicate detection, tag organization, and cross-reference matching to streamline your research workflow.
✨ Built-in smart features like DOI lookup via CrossRef, automatic deduplication, and PDF availability checking save hours of manual work. Simple Python script, REST API integration, and straightforward setup make it ideal for both beginners and power users.
Requirements
API key created at https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys/new
Numeric user ID found on Zotero settings page (for personal libraries)
Group ID for accessing group libraries (alternative to ZOTERO_USER_ID)