Saving pdf on iOS (iPad)

kalder · 2026-03-11T11:15:04+00:00

Hello, I’m currently trying to save the PDF file from the web from a very common Journal website with dpi.
After checking the home, I tried to share via the browser to Zotero but it doesn’t export the PDF but just like a screenshot or a link to the article.
This is what I see in my Zotero app
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u32152/xh9g4jmrpp8lpc2dgjet.png

mvasilak · 2026-03-11T11:27:00+00:00

Hey @kalder, can you share the URL of the web page you try to save? With a first look, this seems like a Cloudflare challenge title. We have a potential fix for this case, but it is not released yet.

In the mean time, you can also try saving the pdf to your device and then sharing that to the Zotero app.

kalder · 2026-03-11T11:56:01+00:00

Thank you
This is the link. When I tried to import the pdf, I first opened the pdf and then shared to Zotero. Also tried with doi directly in Zotero but no success.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17440572.2026.2642311?scroll=top&needAccess=true

mvasilak · 2026-03-12T16:05:44+00:00

We have a potential fix for sharing to the zotero app while you are in this page, it will be part of an upcoming release.

When you say you opened the PDF, what you shared then was the page in Safari, right?

What I suggest as a stopgap measure is to open the PDF and share that directly to Zotero.

kalder · 2026-03-12T17:58:14+00:00

Yes, I opened the pdf in Safari and then shared to Zotero.

Just to confirm: you suggest to download the file, open with e.g. Acrobat reader and then share to Zotero?

Thanks

mvasilak · 2026-03-12T19:12:10+00:00

You can just save it to Files, and then share the file with Zotero. Assuming you have the latest version of the app, the PDF itself should be enough to recognize and fetch its metadata.