Zotero sync

Open Settings → Integrations and click Connect Zotero. You will be redirected to Zotero to authorize Academe, then sent back to the settings page. Once connected, the integration stays active until you disconnect it.

The connection is scoped to your own Zotero library. Academe never sees your Zotero password. The handshake uses OAuth, and you can revoke access at any time from Zotero's settings.

Pick a collection from the Zotero picker in the import dialog. Academe pulls every item in the collection, plus:

• Paper metadataTitle, authors, journal, year, DOI, and abstract, using everything Zotero has on the record.
• Attached PDFsIf the Zotero item has a PDF attachment that is synced to Zotero File Storage, the PDF is pulled in too.
• TagsZotero tags transfer onto the imported papers so you can keep your existing organization.

Once imported, papers live in your Academe library like any other upload: searchable, citable, and readable alongside chat.

• Shared collections are not supported. Only personal collections import. If the collection you need is in a Zotero group library, duplicate it into your personal library first.
• Nested folders flatten. A collection with sub-collections is imported as one flat list of papers; rebuild the folder structure inside Academe afterwards.
• PDFs need Zotero File Storage.If your Zotero PDFs live in a local-only link rather than Zotero's own storage, Academe cannot fetch the file. You will get the metadata but the PDF slot will be empty.

If an import seems incomplete, the most common causes are: the PDF was a broken or orphan attachment in Zotero, the file was stored outside Zotero File Storage, or the item was part of a shared library. The import log surfaces any items that failed with a short reason so you can fix them in Zotero and re-run.

Other reference managers are supported via BibTeX and RIS uploads. See the import-export guide for those paths.