Zotero Version History

Changes in released versions of Zotero 7.0 are documented on this page. To follow development, see the commit log on GitHub. More recent changes may be available in a beta build.

• Fixed large/slow file downloads timing out after 30 seconds (since 7.0.14)

• Added hidden preference extensions.zotero.naturalSorting to disable natural sorting (“Collection 2” < “Collection 10”)

• Fixed slow performance at startup in some large databases
  • Could result in being stuck on “Loading items…”
• Fixed file downloads via authenticated proxies (since 7.0)
• Reader fixes
  • Fixed broken reader toolbar after converting between highlight and underline annotations
  • Fixed ink eraser not working
  • Fixed page number editing in annotation widget
  • Fixed annotation not updating when dropped on color/tag in the sidebar
  • Prevent DNS/TCP connections for links in snapshots (due to Firefox prefetch behavior)
• Fixed handling of nested HTML tags in tab titles
• [Windows] Fixed red background on search condition tooltip in Advanced Search window
• Fixed edited item fields showing trailing whitespace until refresh

• Fixed PDF blurriness at some zoom levels (since 7.0.12)
• [Mac] Fixed “Add Note” removing citations from document when table of contents is present

• Added undo/redo support in reader (e.g., Cmd/Ctrl-Z after deleting annotation)
• Improved performance while downloading large files on some internet connections
• Smoother zooming in PDF reader
• Better handle malformed URLs in WebDAV settings
• Automatically reset file sync history when changing WebDAV URL
• Show the recognized item's title in metadata-retrieval progress window
• Don't open multiple copies of Translator Editor, Style Editor, and Run JavaScript

• Fixed ScienceDirect CAPTCHA not being shown for PDF downloads after site update
• Fixed potential sync error downloading items with “Type:” in Extra
• Fixed a bug where some files might not be downloaded at sync time after using Reset File Sync History
• Fixed sync error if local child item was added to a parent item while the remote child item was added to collection
• Fixed “Add” button in Attachments section of reader item pane depending on editability of current view in library tab
• Fixed potential opening of wrong Firefox profile when launching URLs
• Fixed second child linked PDF incorrectly being titled “PDF”
• Fixed handling of OpenURL base URLs containing login URLs
• Fixed reopening of duplicated closed tab
• Fixed “Show Item in Library” in sync error popup not showing child item in trash
• Fixed failure to export some annotated PDFs
• Fixed entered tag not being saved if clicking directly to another item
• Reader fixes
  • Improved support for vertical text in EPUBs
  • Fixed navigation when clicking some outline entries
  • Fixed some text not being copied when selection spans two pages
  • Don't zoom page when pressing modifier key during inertial trackpad scrolling
• Note editor fixes
  • Fixed text of search result not being visible in dark mode
  • Fixed freeze/crash using non-Latin input method in math node
• [Windows] Don't close citation-details popup when pressing up-arrow on closed locator menu
• Trigger document refresh when changing styles with “Automatically update citations” disabled
• Mendeley import improvements
  • Made the annotations importer more resilient to missing data
  • Fixed notebooks not being imported in some cases
  • Fixed excessive memory usage during some imports
• Don't show button to change creator field mode in feed items
• Fixed attachment preview potentially showing the wrong item when quickly switching between attachments
• Added missing shortcut key to Advanced Search menu item
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes

• Reader: Highlight the current outline entry being read for PDFs/EPUBs
• Added Timestamp to locator list in citation dialog
• Reduced memory usage when loading or searching PDF pages

• Fixed “Any Field” advanced search condition (since 7.0.10)
• Fixed custom Info fields created by plugins not refreshing when moving between items
• Fixed failure loading APA feed
• Fixed failure to automatically relink files on Windows (since 7.0)
• Fixed Abstract field getting overwritten if active when adding new item
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes

• Import Calibre and KOReader EPUB annotations
• Import notes from Mendeley “Notebook” feature
• Wrap all long fields in the Info pane
• Increased width of search bar
• Reader: Added option to prevent note, text, and image annotation tools from automatically turning off after use
  • Available in Reader section of settings
  • Can be set for individual tools via Config Editor (reader.autoDisableTool.*)
  • Image annotation tool now turns off after use by default
• Reader: Added basic image zoom feature for EPUBs
• Select next duplicate set when using up/down-arrow in Duplicate Items view
  • Option/Alt-click can be used to select a single item
• Added File, Edit, and Window menus to note editor window
• Improved detection of creators in some Atom feeds
• Updated ISBN detection to handle new ISBN ranges
• [Windows] Fixed packaging issue that caused Tenable (and potentially other security software) to block Zotero
• [Accessibility] Make side navigation bar (including Locate menu) keyboard accessible (details)

• Reader fixes
  • Fixed ink eraser tool erasing from all pages
  • Fixed DOI detection not including last character of DOI
  • Don't block page rendering when search is in progress
  • Fixed bold/italic toggling via keyboard when no text is selected in annotation comment/text fields
  • Fixed tab title format not changing for unloaded tabs
  • Don't show '0000' on invalid date in tab title
  • Fixed Tab key in reader window changing focus in main window
  • Fixed printed EPUBs/snapshots including “Zotero” and “about:srcdoc” in page header
• Fixed failing file sync requests until Zotero restart after unlinking and relinking account
• Fixed potential display issues in locator drop-down in citation dialog
• Restored list of recently modified notes when using Add Note feature in word processor plugin
• Fixed advanced searches using “Any Field” condition not returning results when using “any” matching mode
• Fixed duplicate item pane when switching to library tab before reader is loaded
• Prevent plugins that modify the items list from breaking loading of items
• Don't clear search bar if matching item is changed to no longer match search (e.g., removal from collection or field change)
• [Mac] Allow main window to be reopened after closing if other windows are open
• [Mac] Fixed wrong context menu showing for two-finger taps (since 7.0.8)
• Fixed Add button in Libraries and Collections pane in reader tabs
• Fixed updating of Attachments section after a child attachment is moved to or restored from trash
• Fixed swapped icons for changing creator field mode
• Fixed handling of feeds with invalid Content-Type header
• Fixed dark mode getting reset during printing
• Don't detect MP3 with embedded image as JPEG
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes

• Added API for plugins to create custom info pane rows (details)

• Reader: Added “Search Outline” feature in sidebar
• Reader: Don't switch to Annotations tab when clicking annotation with sidebar opened to another tab
• Added View → Columns and View → Sort By to all windows
• Added Move Column Left menu option in View → Columns as alternative to drag-and-drop column reordering
• Match annotation text and comments in All Fields & Tags quick-search mode rather than Everything mode

• Fixed CAPTCHA not appearing for ScienceDirect downloads
• [Mac] Avoid permissions prompt when inserting rich text into Word document on Sequoia
• Reader: Fixed swapped “Highlight” and “Underline” tooltips in toolbar
• Reader: Fixed empty comment not being focused when annotation is clicked
• Fixed Add button in Libraries and Collections section
• Fixed Libraries and Collection section sometimes not showing entries from other libraries
• Fixed vertically misaligned page in document preview
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes and accessibility improvements

• Added “Move To” and “Copy To” context-menu options as equivalents to collection drag-and-drop
  • “Copy To” can also be used to duplicate collections within the same library
• Added “Change Parent Item…” context-menu option as equivalent to attachment/note drag-and-drop
• [Mac] Support Ctrl-Enter context-menu shortcut on macOS Sequoia
• Reader: Added “Copy Link” option to link context menu
• Reader: Text annotation font size can now be adjusted by slider in context menu or Shift-Up/Down-Arrow
• Reader: Added audible instructions for reader keyboard interaction (new in 7.0.7) when using a screen reader
• “Rename File from Parent Metadata” now adds a file extension if one is missing for known file types

• [Windows] Fixed additional causes of reboot loops on installation/upgrade
• Reader: Fixed faint highlighting of “Find in Document” matches
• [Mac] Fixed display of Word plugin installation banner on macOS Sequoia 15.0 (before 15.0.1)
• Fixed failure to add certain feeds
• Fixed scrolling in collections pane while holding Ctrl on Windows/Linux
• Fixed renaming behavior for attachments without file extension
• Fixed item pane width changing when switching between items in Stacked mode
• Reader: Fixed arrow keys unexpectedly escaping text and comment inputs
• Reader: Fixed annotations colors not being accessible via keyboard
• Fixed tag autocomplete suggestions sometimes being hidden when viewing a document in a separate window
• Allow EPUBs saved from the web to be dragged out of parent
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes and accessibility improvements

• Scaffold: Run ESLint continuously, not just after save
• Miscellaneous other Scaffold improvements

• Full keyboard accessibility in PDF reader (details; additional documentation to come)
  • Allows all possible operations, including highlight/underline creation and resizing, to be done via the keyboard
  • Coming to EPUBs/snapshots in a future version
• Automatically switch in and out of Stacked layout when resizing window horizontally
• Ink annotation merging
• Added labeled Title field in attachment box (in addition to Title header at top)
• Add new creator in middle of creator list using Shift-Enter/Shift-Return
• Keep dark margins when disabling “Use Dark Mode for Content”

• [Windows] Fixed potential reboot loop on installation/upgrade in non-admin accounts
• Fixed potential stall on “Loading items…” at startup due to invalid character in tab title
• [Mac] Fixed potential delay in opening citation dialog from Word
• Fixed “Some data in My Library could not be downloaded” sync error after moving saved search to trash
• Fixed zoom potentially getting stuck after scrolling in reader
• Fixed phrase search in “Everything” mode within collection matching entire library
• Fixed potential error when auto-relinking files
• Prioritize DOI over child attachment URL
• Fixed some snapshot annotations jumping to wrong position
• Fixed formatting bugs when printing PDFs
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes and accessibility improvements

Zotero for Mac only

• Show banner to trigger Word plugin installation on macOS Sequoia, which requires system permissions prompt (“Zotero.app would like to access data from other apps”)

• Fixed “Localized string not available for general.warning” startup error instead of proper warning if data directory is in cloud storage folder (since 7.0.4)

• Allow attachment preview to use the available screen height at wider pane sizes
• Wrap attachment filename field in item pane
• Speed up exports of files that don't contain annotations
• Added “Paste and Search” option to Add Item by Identifier context menu
• [Windows] Fixed potential cause of repeated reboot prompt on upgrade from non-administrator account
• Don't show rich-text markup in reader window titles
• Show status line in settings when external app access is enabled
• Miscellaneous other improvements

• Fixed problems transferring documents into and out of LibreOffice
• Fixed citation dialog becoming invisible on some monitors
• Fixed “module record has unexpected status” startup error
• Fixed attachment preview disappearing unexpectedly
• Reader fixes:
  • Fixed zotero://open navigating one page too far
  • EPUB: Fixed returning to the last-read page
  • EPUB/snapshot: Open popup after adding note
  • PDF: Fixed Cmd/Ctrl-G skipping every second result
• Fixed “Add Item by Identifier” textbox not expanding when entering multiple rows
• Fixed scrolling in “Manage Lookup Engines” window with many engines
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes

• Render supported rich-text markup in tab titles

• Fixed LibreOffice installation prompt appearing on systems without LibreOffice
• Fixed “User canceled primary password entry” error when setting up syncing in old Zotero profile
• [Windows] Fixed “Could not find a running Word instance” error when running Windows using hidden Administrator account (Note: Running Windows with the hidden Administrator account is unsafe!)
• [Windows] Fixed incorrect message when existing files can't be deleted during uninstallation
• Fixed font size in feed item abstracts
• Progress bar didn't follow color scheme

• Fixed locale detection for plugins with locales that don't exactly match Zotero locales

• Word processor plugin installation improvements
  • Fixed Word for Windows plugin installation not running at startup
  • Show warning if word processor plugin can't be automatically installed or updated at startup (e.g., because Word is open)
  • Don't show progress window at startup on repeated installation attempts
• Fixed Mendeley attachment import (since 7.0)
• Improve startup performance with many tabs
• Increased line height of Abstract field

• Fixed error viewing trash containing collection when using “Enable bidirectional text editing utilities”
• Fixed reversed order of tag colors in items list
• Fixed reader item pane not opening in Stacked mode
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes

• Windows installer improvements
  • Added option to resolve a permanent reboot prompt when previous installation couldn't be deleted
  • Show an appropriate error when trying to install the ARM version on a non-ARM system or the x64 version on a 32-bit system
  • Warn when trying to install the x64 version on an ARM system
• Show a clearer error message with documentation link when Zotero can't find a running Word instance
• Enable auto-scroll by default on Linux (configurable via general.autoScroll hidden pref)
• Improved handling of bidirectional text
  • Guess item field direction based on the field itself, the item's language field, and the app locale
  • Requires “Enable bidirectional text editing utilities” to be checked in the Advanced pane of the Zotero settings

• Fixed startup error for libraries containing items with DOIs containing certain character sequences
• Removed erroneous horizontal scrollbar in item pane
• Fixed collection name text field closing if editing name during sync
• Fixed two item panes occasionally appearing at the same time
• Fixed item pane notes section not updating after adding note
• Fixed context menu (with Cut/Copy/Paste) not appearing when right-clicking in Add Attachment → Web Link text field
• Fixed blurry creator row buttons on non-HiDPI displays
• Fixed certain wizards (e.g., File → Import) sometimes starting with the wrong title
• Miscellaneous other bug fixes

• Fix Debugger tab of Browser Toolbox not showing Zotero sources when passing d to build_and_run

See the Zotero 7 announcement for more details.

• Major app redesign
  • A beautiful, modern design
  • Dark mode
  • Redesigned item pane with collapsible vertical sections and side navigation bar
  • Customizable item pane header (Title, Title/Creator/Year, Bibliography Entry)
  • Two density options: Compact and Comfortable
  • New app icon
• Much faster performance
• Improved reader
  • Faster PDF handling
  • Support for opening and annotating EPUBs and webpage snapshots
  • Support for creating ink, underline, and text annotations
  • Hovering over a citation or internal link now opens a popup showing the associated reference or figure
  • Annotations can now be resized
  • Support for highlight and underline annotations spanning two pages
  • Basic table-of-contents extraction for Document Outline tab
  • Full functionality is now available in both panes when splitting view
  • Improved compatibility with a wide range of PDFs
• Native support for Apple Silicon Macs
• 64-bit Windows support
  • Better handling of large libraries and files
  • Windows users should reinstall 64-bit Zotero from the download page — existing data won't be affected
• Windows on ARM support
  • Faster performance on ARM PCs, including Copilot+ PCs, as well as when running Windows 11 in a virtual machine on an Apple Silicon Mac
• Improved accessibility
  • Greater support for screen readers
  • Improvements to keyboard navigation
• Faster citing of selected and open items
  • The citation dialog now automatically suggests items selected in Zotero as well as any open items in the built-in reader
  • Can be used as a replacement for the “classic” citation dialog — select an item in Zotero, click Add/Edit Citation, and press Enter/Return
• Restoring of deleted collections and searches from trash
• Collection search
• Open-tabs menu
  • Shows a list of all open tabs, with tab search and fast tab closing/reordering
• Attachment previews
  • For PDFs, EPUBs, webpage snapshots, and images
• Libraries and Collections list
  • New item pane section lists libraries and collections an item is in
  • An alternative to the modifier key
• Customizable file renaming
  • Files can now be renamed according to a much wider array of options
  • Added setting to configure which file types should be automatically renamed
• Improved plugin architecture
  • Restartless loading/unloading
  • Built-in support for common integration points (items-list columns, item-pane sections, settings panes, etc.) for increased stability
  • All existing plugins must be updated for Zotero 7
• Better OS compatibility
  • Follow system dark mode
  • Use system font on macOS
  • Use Wayland on Linux if available
  • Better compatibility with various Linux desktop environments
• Attachment titles are no longer changed to match the filename when manually renaming files from parent metadata
• Improved RTL/bidirectional-text support
• Redesigned settings window with full-text/keyword search
• Retrieve Metadata now works on EPUBs as well as PDFs
• Emoji tags are now displayed in the items list even when not associated with a color
• Added setting to open files in windows instead of tabs
• Added column picker to Advanced Search window
• Added “Add to Dictionary” option in note editor
• Added “Fix Case” text transform to creator context menu for all-uppercase/lowercase names
• Added ability to copy URL of snapshot/link in attachment item pane
• Smarter sentence-casing of titles from item pane (ignore acronyms, mixed case, etc.)
• When importing files, import into current collection if not creating a new collection
• Improved downloading of files from ScienceDirect
  • Zotero will show a CAPTCHA window during a download if necessary
• [Windows] Fixed Word integration when storing documents in OneDrive
• Feed reader improvements
  • “Feeds” header is now a selectable global view of feed items
  • Support rich-text/graphical abstracts
  • Support additional metadata fields in some feeds
• Added Help → “Restart in Troubleshooting Mode…” for easier troubleshooting
  • Temporarily disables all plugins
• [Mac] Fixed a bug that could cause the Zotero Connector for Safari to stop working after an app update
• [Windows] Version number in “Add or remove programs” is now updated on app update
• PDF indexing no longer requires external executables (pdfinfo/pdftotext)
• Removed “Create Timeline” feature
• Fixed rendering problem that could cause black quarter-circles to appear in PDFs on some systems
• Many additional improvements and bug fixes

For Zotero core and plugin development, see Zotero 7 for Developers.

Also:

• Local HTTP API for accessing Zotero data (details)
• Much simpler build process
• Improved code editor in Style Editor with inline CSL validation
• Improved code editor in Translator Editor within built-in linting
• Automatically load last-opened translator when opening Translator Editor

View the 6.0 changelog