Available for beta testing: Zotero for Android

dstillman

We're happy to announce the beta of Zotero for Android.

You can install the app from the Google Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zotero.android

Current features:

• Sync personal and group libraries
• Edit item data and notes
• Organize items into collections
• Download and upload files via Zotero Storage
• View PDFs and snapshots
• Annotate PDFs (highlight, note, image, and ink annotations)

Not yet implemented:

• Saving from the browser
• Adding items via identifier or barcode scanning
• Citation/bibliography generation
• WebDAV file syncing

This is an early beta, so we don't recommend using it if you're in the middle of an important project. If you do want to try it, be sure you’ve made a backup of the Zotero data directory on your computer before installing the app.

The beta is currently limited to 1,000 testers, but we'll increase that limit once the app has gone through a bit more testing.

Please create new threads in these forums for any bug reports or feature requests. Be sure to put "Android" in your thread title so it's clear what you're referring to.

Thanks for helping to test the app!

northword

Great job!

chriscz

Very well done, and what a nice surprise for the the festive season. Will definitely give it a go!

l0o0

Wow, this is a big present for Christmas. I am looking forward to the incoming features.

pivic

Thanks a lot! Installation works great on my Android device. Looking forward especially to the citation/bibliography generation!

czy2023

Thankkkkkkks!!! is there any way to download this app? i cannot use googlepaly in China.

cedricrossi

Great job !!!

emanueleb

Thanks a lot for your work!

faruqsandi

Thank you!!

gyger

That is great, my larger library with 14000 elements timed out the first time but then on a second try it seemed to have worked.

angushushu

Thank you so much! This is a great Christmas present!

augustaugust

Thank so much. Been waiting for this for a very long time ❤️

Can't wait for WebDAV syncing and finally reading my documents on the go when using an Android phone and not having an iPad with me. Happy holidays to the team - thanks for all your work. It is great to see Zotero evolving.

Guillermo Nicora

Many, many thanks! Happy holidays for all the amazing Zotero team!

hnrzi

Wonderful, many thanks! <3

odinzxh

I'm a user from China and we can't use the Google Store. Can I download it in other ways?

EniacX

It’s the best news received this year.

dstillman

@czy2023, @odinzxh: We're planning to offer a direct download from our site with a built-in update-notification mechanism for people who can't use Google Play, but that won't happen until later in the beta.

julien.kindle

Oh no the early access program is already full...

dstillman

Oh no the early access program is already full...

OK, well that was fast. We'll increase the limit soon — we'd just like to get some fixes out for initial bug reports and make sure the beta is safe for broader use. Keep an eye on this thread for updates, and thanks for your patience!

smatthie

Wonderful! It is already very usable despite some missing functionality and certainly much better than what was available before (I tried Zoo, Zotez and the Web Library). I haven't noticed any bugs yet but will report when I see any.

This is the best Christmas present I got! (Well I didn't get any other presents but that's a different story). It's great that you managed to get it out before the end of the year. Thank you so much!

atnoir

Thanks. Waiting for webdav implementation.

kerenwang

It truly is Christmas!

jeremyvancleve

great news!

kisilc

Thank you so much!!!!!

Ioannes

I missed it!

Great news in any case. Super exciting.

I will be watching for it to open up.

TheConvolutedMind

Thanks a ton !!! Waiting for 2nd lot calling for beta tester.

malev

Thank you all!
The beta seams already functional. sync works well and fast, pdf viewer is really nice.

sstraume97

Great!
Can't wait to try it out on my Boox Nova Air when it becomes available. For those of us who don't like (or don't have) an iPad, this has been long-awaited.

patrickmartin

first post on the forum just to say: Wow! Thank you! Excited to get access. Happy holidays!

bhaughey

Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the hard work!

LoganJFisher

For those wondering, I can confirm that the S-Pen works wonderfully for notations in the Zotero app on the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.

I imagine it's similarly great with other styli on other devices.

This basically assures that I'll be buying a Boox tablet in the near future.