Available for beta testing: Recently Read collection

dstillman Zotero Team
In the latest Zotero beta, we've added a Recently Read collection to the top of the collections list. This is a virtual collection that shows the items in a library with attachments you've opened in the last two weeks, most recent first. It includes a Last Read column, which you can also add to other views if you'd like to.

Opening an attachment or changing pages will bump the item to the top of the list. (Changing pages will only update its last-read time once every few minutes.)

This data syncs between devices, so you can quickly find a file on another device that you've read elsewhere. We'll be adding this view to the mobile apps soon.
  • warguelles
    Excellent, I highly appreciate it! Particularly because it will sync between devices!!!

    Thank you!
  • warguelles
    Just a question...
    Will it be possible to search within this virtual collection in the future?
  • foss-
    Highly useful addition - thanks! Search indeed would be appreciated.
  • danielborek
    This is a great feature! I just installed Zotero 9 along with Zotero 8 just to test it :)
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    edited 12 days ago
    @warguelles, @foss-: In Advanced Search, you mean? There's an Attachment Last Read condition. (For now, you have to use "Include parent and child items of matching items" to match other conditions against the parent item.)
  • warguelles
    edited 11 days ago
    No, at least I'm referring to a simple search (Title, creator, year). Since items opened in the last two weeks will be included, I think this would make it possible to quickly find a specific article without having to scroll through the entire list.

    Right now, the search box appears, but it doesn't work.
  • anbuwi
    This is great!

    Just as a sidenote, a period longer than two weeks would be even better and the best solution probably if it was possible to set a custom period.
  • oyvindbs
    Fantastic news! Just checked the other day for this feature. This was my main issue with moving to read in the Zotero reader. Before, when I read in other readers I always sorted by the modified column. Thank you for bringing it back!
  • warguelles
    I'm referring to a simple search (Title, creator, year). Since items opened in the last two weeks will be included, I think this would make it possible to quickly find a specific article without having to scroll through the entire list.
    Just to let you know, that it is working in beta.15

    Thanks!
  • ryanwwest
    This is awesome! I've been using an 'AAA now reading' manual collection for this to keep it 'pinned' to the top of my collection list - it's pretty hard to scroll through a lot of collections on android with a Boox ereader.
  • garabedian
    Great addition, thank you!
  • foss-
    @dstillman: I also was referring to the top right search field, which did not have an effect for the recently read view. However in 9.0-beta.16+6140088b0 this is behaving as expected. So for me the issue is resolved.
  • hurak
    Excellent, thanks! I have been longing for something like this for years, see https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/96613/feature-request-recently-open-item#latest.
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