Upgrade StoragePlain‑text Quick Copy not placed on macOS clipboard
After the recent Zotero update on macOS, the Cmd+C no longer places plain‑text on the system clipboard as it did before.
Previously, when I copied a selected annotated item (including Zotero links), the text was available as plain text and could be pasted into any editor — including Emacs, terminal apps, and other plain‑text software.
Example content that used to be on the clipboard:
“TextContent” ([Author, 2015, p. 4](zotero://path..)) ([pdf](zotero://...path))
*Current behavior*:
• The copied content is not available in plain‑text editors.
• Pasting works in rich‑text/HTML editors (e.g., Word, Obsidian), where links appear correctly.
• Pasting into applications that only read plain text (e.g., Emacs or terminal editors) results in nothing being pasted.
*Settings*:
• OS: macOS
• Zotero Quick Copy preferences:
- Note Format: Markdown + Rich Text
- Markdown: Include Zotero Links (activated)
- Rich Text/HTML: Include Zotero Links (activated)
This worked reliably before the recent update, and now the plain‑text part of the clipboard appears to be missing or not correctly set for apps that rely on the system pasteboard.
Is this a regression in clipboard behavior, or am I missing a setting?
Report ID: 457430253
Please let me know if you need additional details.
Thank you for your excellent work on Zotero!
Previously, when I copied a selected annotated item (including Zotero links), the text was available as plain text and could be pasted into any editor — including Emacs, terminal apps, and other plain‑text software.
Example content that used to be on the clipboard:
“TextContent” ([Author, 2015, p. 4](zotero://path..)) ([pdf](zotero://...path))
*Current behavior*:
• The copied content is not available in plain‑text editors.
• Pasting works in rich‑text/HTML editors (e.g., Word, Obsidian), where links appear correctly.
• Pasting into applications that only read plain text (e.g., Emacs or terminal editors) results in nothing being pasted.
*Settings*:
• OS: macOS
• Zotero Quick Copy preferences:
- Note Format: Markdown + Rich Text
- Markdown: Include Zotero Links (activated)
- Rich Text/HTML: Include Zotero Links (activated)
This worked reliably before the recent update, and now the plain‑text part of the clipboard appears to be missing or not correctly set for apps that rely on the system pasteboard.
Is this a regression in clipboard behavior, or am I missing a setting?
Report ID: 457430253
Please let me know if you need additional details.
Thank you for your excellent work on Zotero!
Can you reproduce this in Troubleshooting Mode (Help → "Restart in Troubleshooting Mode…”)?
At the moment, I can copy the item to Rich-text applications like Word or Obsidian without any issue, but copying to the terminal or Emacs does not work. Do you have any idea what might be causing this problem?