Double-clicking on an entry . . . Is this a screenshot?

ryofurue · 2026-06-27T09:46:02+00:00

When I double-clicked on an entry, Zotero shows what it appears to be a screenshot of the webpage of the paper. I imported this entry from a journal website. Since my institution doesn't subscribe to this journal, the PDF version wasn't imported. Then, double-clicking on the entry on Zotero shows the screenshot-like thing. It's not a pixmap. The hyperlinks on the screenshot are active and the text is selectable.

I like it, but how does this work? Does Zotero automatically take an HTML screenshot?

poettli · 2026-06-27T09:58:45+00:00

It is an option in Settings -> General -> File Handling (last line):
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u2119014/rynknz1wuyv362v2a8vk.png

ryofurue · 2026-06-27T13:39:24+00:00

> Automatically take snapshots . . .

Aha! Thank you! I didn't know this feature exists. I haven't noticed this until today probably because almost all my entries include a PDF version, so double-clicking shows the PDF.

I like this snapshot feature. When the PDF isn't available, this snapshot is of great help.