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Best Zotero Plugins for 2026 • New EA Website

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Best Zotero Plugins for 2026

Dear Reader,

Today's newsletter is dedicated to Zotero Plugins. Most academics have heard of Zotero or are using it actively.

It's free and connects to almost any service out there.

I personally use it more as a bridge to import/export papers.

But if you have a large collection of Zotero papers, you can benefit a lot from its myriad of plugins for AI integration, automation, improved notes and many more.

The top Plugins are: ZotMoov, Beaver, Notero, Better Notes, Actions and Tags, Linter, and Better BibTeX, as well as 4 more niche ones.

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