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  1. Zotero 8 beta does not display external PDF annotations that Zotero 7 and Zotero for iOS display

    by rdiaz02 · 10 days ago
    The built-in PDF reader of Zotero 8 (Zotero 8.0-beta.10+5a96e7c90, Linux, 64-bit) fails to display, in the PDF, annotations made with external programs that Zotero 7 or Zotero for iOS display.
  2. iPad app PDF reader glitch

    by bruec · 13 days ago
    When viewing a PDF on my iPad, hiding the toolbar leaves a grey rectangle at the top of the screen. Sometimes the rectangle appears when the toolbar is active, but the toolbar is pushed up into the to
  3. Why are the annotation tools greyed out in my PDF reader?

    by jackrweinstein · 21 days ago
    What am i doing wrong? I click on the PDF attachment and it pops up on my screen (Windows 11), but I can't click any of the annotation options, nor can I copy and paste the text. I feel like I'm missi
  4. Text Annotation and Selection Issues on iPad

    by zhangstef · 25 days ago
    Hi developers, thanks for making this great application working on both mac and iPad. I'm mainly using Zotero as PDF reader on mac and iPad. The usage is heavy on highlights and text annotations on PD
  5. PDF search checkboxes

    by youmukk · July 15, 2025
    Similar low performance of search texts in zotero PDF reader also occurred on my desktop. If the PDF file is too large, zotero sometimes raises a window saying a script is busy.
  6. Different Underline Types In Zotero

    by ralvare03 · July 10, 2025
    when I'm annotating on the black and white screen. However, when I try to export these annotations to my Obsidian, the Zotero Integration plugin doesn't notice the squiggly underlines.
  7. [bug] Dissapearing Item Pane when resizing

    by dstillman · July 7, 2025
    @Kevin.Russell: Framing common UI limits as "strangers deciding what will make my life easier" is bizarre and unhelpful. Zotero represents innumerable decisions over many years about what we think wil
  8. PDF reader feature suggestions

    by ArmlessAxolotl · July 5, 2025
    +1 for the feature of selecting the defaults of the reader.
  9. [Feature Request] make the internal pdf reader FULLSCREEN in zotero

    by mjthoraval · May 2, 2025
    Note that the Actions & Tags plugin has an Action Script to make the Reader full screen:
  10. Accessibility: My Publications feature problems

    by Mark W · April 10, 2025
    1. You can't get to that explanatory text with a screen reader.
  11. Screen reader: Item view indicates items are collapsed when they are not

    by Mark W · April 10, 2025
    "I am using NVDA or JAWS and reviewing items in a collection. When I go to the list of items, the screen reader announces that some of them are 'collapsed'. However, they do not have any attachment or
  12. Strange behaviour of copy-paste to annotations

    by RamonMi · March 30, 2025
    I have a PDF open from Zotero on one half of my screen and the main Zotero window with a note open on the other half.
  13. [Android] Hide sync popup in reader

    by DimaP · March 24, 2025
    Sync popup should no longer appear on Reader screen starting version 1.0.0-150
  14. Accessibility: Copying to collection in different library

    by rudolf.weeber · March 11, 2025
    I'm blind and use Zotero with a screen reader and keyboard. Generally, this works well with Zotero 7, however, it does not seem to be possible to copy an item to a collection in a different lirary wit
  15. Feature Request: Allow Alt + Enter to Open Links in Notes (for Accessibility)

    by AllenXaChen · March 2, 2025
    Currently, NVDA and other screen readers cannot activate links within the Zotero notes editor. When pressing Enter on a hyperlink, the editor simply stays in editing mode rather than opening the link.
  16. Automatically add PDFs as an attachment to parent item

    by happytobehere · February 26, 2025
    The quaderno has a feature that lets one split screen with the current pdf (in this case an article, paper, book, etc.) and a blank pdf that one can take notes on thats then associated with the curre
  17. Feature request: dimming option for Reader

    by nhan000 · February 19, 2025
    I'd like to have the ability to dim the Reader. This helps avoid nearly all the issues related to image and text colors being inverted or being conflicted with the themes. It'd also works on PDF made
  18. Keep screen alive option has disappeared on Zotero iOS

    by dstillman · February 14, 2025
    No, we changed it because we don't think manually toggling a setting makes any sense, and other reader apps don't do that either. Longer explanation here (from before we reduced from 25 to 5):
  19. Keep screen alive option has disappeared on Zotero iOS

    by nairaalam · February 14, 2025
    "My iOS is set to auto-lock after 3 minutes. In the reader, 5 minutes go by, and then the screen dims at 7:40 and turns off at 8:00. "
  20. Keep screen alive option has disappeared on Zotero iOS

    by dstillman · February 13, 2025
    It's working fine for me in 1.0.47. My iOS is set to auto-lock after 3 minutes. In the reader, 5 minutes go by, and then the screen dims at 7:40 and turns off at 8:00.
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