Easy way to copy Zotero URL to annotation

pdatlinger

Hi Zotero team,

First of all, it's unbelievable how much progress you've made over the years and I would like to congratulate you on version 7, which is absolutely amazing.

There's really only one feature I'm lacking for my workflow. Is there an easy way to copy the Zotero URL to an annotation (let's say in a PDF file)? I often want to link to a specific annotation from another app, e.g. from external notes or spreadsheets. If we could right-click on an annotation, and pick 'copy annotation URL' from the menu, that would be absolutely incredible.

But maybe I'm just missing this feature, or there is an elegant workaround.

Thank you very much,
Paul

martynas_b

Direct link copying is planned, but for now, you need to copy the annotation and paste it into a plain text editor to view the actual annotation link.

pdatlinger

Thank you, it's really great to hear that this feature is already planned.

In the meantime, I found a workaround for the Mac version, using a Keyboard Maestro macro that grabs the URL from the clipboard.

But I think a lot of users read with the iOS or online versions of Zotero. I was actually super impressed that if you follow the Zotero URL, even the iOS version takes you right to the highlight. There's just no easy way to grab these links in the mobile version.

What I'm hoping for is either direct copy buttons for 'copy URL' and 'copy text' on the highlight itself, or you click the three dot menu, then 'copy URL' and 'copy text'.

Thank you very much for considering this, and I wish you all the best.