Answered By: Mel Ray
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2025     Views: 231

After downloading Zotero Standalone and installing Zotero Connector you’re ready to collect citations with the click of a button!

To collect a citation with the Zotero Connector button:

  • Locate an article using a browser (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc.).

  • Click on the Zotero Connector icon in your browser’s toolbar (top, right corner).

    • Zotero will save the article in ‘My Library’ in Zotero Standalone and include the PDF if it’s available.

The Zotero Connector icon looks different based on the type of item you’re viewing. Here are a few different item types and their icons:

  • The journal article icon looks like a page with lots of lines on it

  • The video icon looks like a webcam

  • The book icon looks like a book

  • The website icon looks like a page with a blue bar at the bottom

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