Excellent Open Source Citation Software with Multiple Integration Plug-ins Available
August 24, 2021
Excellent Open Source Citation Software with Multiple Integration Plug-ins Available
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Zotero
Zotero is used whenever we need to write posts or online content that needs [to be in a] proper citation format. It's software that is great to use when a resource needs to be cited when we write online content such as blogs or online posts to give our content more credibility. Zotero allows us to easily cite with a click of a button directly from the source that we are referencing when writing material.
- Cite Sources
- Integrates with Browsers
- Multiple Citing Formats
- Be Able to Pull Source Info from a PDF
- Browser Plug-ins Can Be Self Reliant without Requiring Main Software
- Updated Interface with More Easy to Click Buttons
- Multiple Browser Integration
- Easy Citing Multiple Sources with One Click
- Exports Conveniently to Multiple Supported Citation Formats
- More Credibility on Our Online Posts that is Informational
- Less Chances of Potential Legal Issues When Writing
- Less Time Spent Grabbing Sources from Browser History When Researching
Mendeley isn't open source like Zotero and doesn't have well-built browser plug-ins, although it has a better, more modern interface. Zotero has limitations with PDFs, but Mendeley doesn't support them at all. For Qiqqa, it is a better alternative and is open source as well. However, like Mendeley, there isn't a good base of plug-ins like Zotero has and, as a result, suffers from ease of use.
Do you think Zotero delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Zotero's feature set?
Yes
Did Zotero live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Zotero go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Zotero again?
Yes