Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is free software that helps you cite your sources. With Zotero, you can...

• Save sources to a personal library.
• Organize your sources into collections for different projects.
• Automatically generate bibliographies in any style, including APA, MLA, or Chicago/Turabian.

If you don't want to download software, try using ZoteroBib instead. ZoteroBib is a website that generates citations and bibliographies with no download required.

Zotero is free. It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. It's compatible with Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge.

1. Download the Zotero app
2. Install the Zotero connector for your browser.

The app and the connector can both be downloaded here. 

Zotero is available as a mobile app for iOS or Android.

The mobile app provides many of the features of the full desktop version, and it also lets you add print books to your Zotero library by scanning their barcodes with the camera on your device.

This guide is based on a guide created by Jason Puckett at Georgia State University. The original guide, which you can view here, is licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Simpson Library thanks Jason for sharing his excellent work.