Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else. Zotero automatically indexes. Installation Guide: Mac. 2 2 February 2019 Zotero for Law - Installation Guide: Mac What you will need:. Apple Macintosh computer running macOS X Mavericks 10.9 or later. Google Chrome (version 55 or later). Microsoft Word for Mac 2008–2019 or Office 365 (including 2016 version 16). Download zotero for mac. Most people looking for Zotero for mac downloaded: Zotero. Zotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click.
I was used to the Windows version were you can easily add the link to zotero through Firefox but now with Mac I find no other way than to add by hand the link on Zotero on creating a new file.
Bonjour, je découvre Mac et Zotero en même temps donc ma question est peut être idiote mais comment ajouter des liens à Zotero à partir de Safari?
J'étais habituée à la version Windows ou le sigle de Zotera apparait sur le navigateur et on peut facilement copier les liens avec Firefox directement sur Zotera mais je ne trouve pas d'autre moyen sur Mac que de rajouter moi même les liens à la mains en créant un nouveau document sur Zotero.
I don't know if my question is clear, is there someone to help me please?
Je ne sais pas si ma question est claire, quelqu'un pourrait-il m'aider s'il vous plait?
- edited March 25, 2018Did you install the Safari connector (available on the Zotero download page)?
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I am a Mac user but for using Zotero and capturing items from publishers or databases I prefer to use Firefox. - May i ask you what should happen after downloading Safari connector? I can't connect word and zutero. it looks like i am missing a step but i don't know which one.
- Okay, note that the Zotero desktop app and the Safari connector are separate programs. The Safari connector has nothing to do with Word.
So, first be sure that you have installed the Zotero desktop app from http://zotero.org/download
Then, when you open Word, the Zotero plugin should install itself. If it doesn't, then follow these steps:
https://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_troubleshooting#zotero_toolbar_doesn_t_appear - I am a Mac/Safari user usually but I am finding Firefox a lot smoother for saving from the web. I also find that the links to my uni library's proxy server works more consistently with Firefox (if you make it your default browser through IOS).
- I am having a problem with the Safari Connector. I download and install, but nothing appears to happen--no icon is added at the top of the screen. I did successfully download and install the Chrome connector and that appears to work, but Safari is my primary browser, so I'd prefer to have that connector working. I am running Safari 11.1.
- @lahunt613: Does you see the Zotero Connector in the Extensions pane of the Safari preferences? If so, you should see a button in your toolbar — on this page it'll show a page icon. You can also right-click on the toolbar, select 'Customize Toolbar…', and look in the palette, though that shouldn't be necessary unless you've hidden it.
- I have the same problem as @lahunt613.
After downloading the extension and double-click to install it, a pop-up window asking 'Are you sure you want to install the extension 'Zotero Connector'?' Clicking the Trust button to install but can't see Zotero Connector in the Extensions pane.
I'm running Safari Version 11.1 (13605.1.33.1.2) on macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.4 - @dancerchris could you follow the suggestions and answer the questions posed above by dstillman?
- I said “I can’t see the Zotero Connector in the Extension pane.”
- Right. Sorry. Do other extensions install into Safari fine?
- Could you try this on a different user profile on your mac and see if it works there?
- @admomasven I tried on my Mac Book Air, it works!? Same version of macOS and Safari. Just doesn't work on this MBP :(
- @adomasven Problem solved! Yeah! Found this article on-line
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/214760/force-installing-untrusted-safari-extensions?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_rich_qa&utm_campaign=google_rich_qa - What a bizarre bug. Doesn't seem like there's anything we can do about that, and not at all clear why it happens on some computers and not others, but thanks for tracking it down.
- edited April 21, 2018This bug (or feature for extra security?) is really annoying.
- @vladimirbizik: I responded to you in your other thread.It's definitely a bug — it doesn't happen for everyone, and it's clearly not correct macOS behavior.
About Zotero
Zotero is a free downloadable citation manager that easily grabs information from the web. Zotero allows users to save, organize and share references. You can also insert properly formatted citations directly into documents using Zotero’s Word add-in.
Basic Zotero Setup
To get started with Zotero, complete the following 3 steps:
- Register for a free Zotero account.
- Download Zotero 5.0 AND a Zotero browser connector. This short tutorial shows how to download Zotero 5.0 and the Zotero Connector.div'>
- Set up Sync.
- Open your Zotero client.
- If using a PC, select Edit on the top horizontal menu, then choose Preferences.
If using a Mac, select Zotero on the top application menu, then choose Preferences. - Select Sync in the top horizontal toolbar.
- Input your Zotero username and password (what you created on www.zotero.org).
Integrating Zotero with Word Processors
Zotero is capable of integrating with Word, LibreOffice and Google Docs. Zotero’s Word Plugin should install automatically when you download Zotero 5.0. Once the the Zotero client is installed, a Zotero tab should appear within Word.

Downloading Additional Citation Styles
The Zotero client comes with several popular citation styles pre-installed, such as APA, Chicago and MLA.
If you need to use a style that does not come pre-loaded in Zotero, just…

- Navitage to www.zotero.org/styles on the computer on which Zotero is installed.
- Search for your desired style.
- Select the style you want.
- On a PC, click on a hyperlinked style and select Install from the resulting popup box.
- On a Mac,
- Click on your desired style. The style file will then appear in your computer’s Downloads folder.
- Within the Downloads folder, select the appropriate file.
- A popup box may appear that reads, Install Style. Select Install.
Capturing Online Data
Firefox, Safari, or Chrome users can easily capture online references and import them into Zotero by clicking Zotero’s browser icon, located near the address bar. If Zotero recognizes the “type” of item displayed on the screen, an item specific icon appears. For example, a folder icon represents a bibliographic list, a book icon represents information about a specific book, a document icon represents a specific article and a webcam icon represents a video.
Zotero icon location in Safari and Chrome
Connecting Zotero to W&L’s Holdings
To take advantage of Zotero’s Library Lookup function, you must add an openURL resolving link to your Zotero 5.0 client. Follow the below procedure:
Zotero For Mac Bibliography
- Open Zotero 5.0.
- If using a PC, select Edit on the top horizontal menu, then choose Preferences.
If using a Mac, select Zotero on the top application menu, then choose Preferences. - On the resulting popup box, click the Advanced tab.
- Under the OpenURL section, copy and paste the following address into the Resolver field: https://wlu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=01WLU_INST&vid=01WLU_INST:01WLU&
- Choose OK. If you do not have an OK button, simply close out of the Preferences window.
Using Zotero in the Sciences
Zotero easily integrates with your word processor of choice ; but, some additional steps are required to ensure citations comply with scientific convention. For example, some scientific words must be italicized—such as Latin names of species.
If a title in your Zotero library contains a word/phrase that requires a particular style when included in a bibliography (when outputted from Zotero into your word processor), you must insert pre-designated HTML codes in Zotero.
CITATION EXAMPLE:
Article Title:
Silk gene transcripts in the developing tubuliform glands of the Western black widow, Latrodectus hesperus
By:
Merri L. Casem, Matthew A. Collin, Nadia A. Ayoub, and Cheryl Y. Hayashi
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In the above example, to ensure that Latrodectus hesperus remains italicized when included as a citation or bibliographic entry, the title must be written as <i>Latrodectus hesperus</i> in your Zotero library.
See the full list of rich text formatting tags at www.zotero.org/support/kb/rich_text_bibliography.
Troubleshooting Zotero
Having a problem setting up or using Zotero? One of these troubleshooting tips may solve your problem! If not, feel free to contact Emily Cook for help!
PROBLEM: My Word plug-in didn’t install after I downloaded it!
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SOLUTION: Microsoft Word may have been open during installation of the Zotero Word plugin. Save your documents and quit Word. Now, reopen Word. Your Zotero toolbar should appear. If not, try reinstalling the Zotero Word plugin with Microsoft Word closed–then reopen.