Is using Zotero for Firefox together with Chrome Extension possible?
I need to use both Firefox and Chrome for my work. I'm currently using Zotero for Firefox for my references, and if I have a reference I want to pull in when using Chrome, I copy the URL to Firefox and save it to Zotero from there. I'm wondering if there is an easier way..if I install the Chrome plugin, can it talk to the database being used by Zotero for Firefox? I don't think this is possible from reading the description of Standalone vs Zotero for Firefox, but I want to check. Steve
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If you really don't want to do this, you can set the hidden preference httpServer.enabled https://www.zotero.org/support/preferences/hidden_preferences#general_preferences to true and the Chrome extension will communicate directly with the Firefox add-on.
It's not a super commonly used setting, so it's possible you might run into the occasional issue (or not -- it certainly should work).
What you cannot do, though, is to have the preference enabled _and_ use Firefox with Standalone, so be aware of that.