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.

• 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
• 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