====== Zotero Version History ====== Changes in released versions of Zotero 7.0 are documented on this page. To follow development, see the [[https://github.com/zotero/zotero/commits/|commit log on GitHub]]. More recent changes may be available in a [[beta_builds|beta build]]. ===== Changes in 7.0.9 (October 30, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * 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 ==== Bugs fixed ==== * 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 ===== Changes in 7.0.8 (October 18, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * 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 ==== Bugs fixed ==== * [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 ==== Developer-specific changes/fixes ==== * Scaffold: Run ESLint continuously, not just after save * Miscellaneous other Scaffold improvements ===== Changes in 7.0.7 (October 2, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * **Full keyboard accessibility in PDF reader** ([[https://github.com/zotero/reader/commit/2b81632b5b3b1c916c35c77ec86cce33b98524fc|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" ==== Bugs fixed ==== * [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 ===== Changes in 7.0.6 (September 16, 2024) ===== //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”) ===== Changes in 7.0.5 (September 11, 2024) ===== * Fixed "Localized string not available for general.warning" startup error instead of proper warning if data directory is [[kb:data_directory_in_cloud_storage_folder|in cloud storage folder]] (since 7.0.4) ===== Changes in 7.0.4 (September 11, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * 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 ==== Bugs fixed ==== * 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 ===== Changes in 7.0.3 (August 26, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * Render [[kb:rich_text_bibliography|supported rich-text markup]] in tab titles ==== Bugs fixed ==== * 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 ==== Developer-specific changes/fixes ==== * Fixed locale detection for plugins with locales that don't exactly match Zotero locales ===== Changes in 7.0.2 (August 20, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * 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 ==== Bugs fixed ==== * 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 ===== Changes in 7.0.1 (August 15, 2024) ===== ==== Functionality added or changed ==== * 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 ==== Bugs fixed ==== * 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 ==== Developer-specific changes/fixes ==== * Fix Debugger tab of Browser Toolbox not showing Zotero sources when passing ''d'' to ''build_and_run'' ===== Changes in 7.0 (August 9, 2024) ===== **See the [[/blog/zotero-7|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 [[https://www.zotero.org/download/|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 [[kb:collections_containing_an_item|modifier key]] * **Customizable file renaming** * Files can now be renamed according to a [[file_renaming|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 * [[file_renaming#attachment_title_vs_filename|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 ==== Developer-specific changes/fixes ==== For Zotero core and plugin development, see [[https://www.zotero.org/support/dev/zotero_7_for_developers|Zotero 7 for Developers]]. Also: * **Local HTTP API for accessing Zotero data** ([[https://groups.google.com/g/zotero-dev/c/ElvHhIFAXrY/m/fA7SKKwsAgAJ|details]]) * Much simpler [[dev:client_coding/building_the_desktop_app|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 ===== Older Changes ===== [[6.0_changelog|View the 6.0 changelog]]