via Zotero itself with a combination of plugins: ZotFile to add files on-demand from a given directory (though I'm not sure it can add them as standalone attachments so that Zotero will run metadata

@bwiernik Yes, these DOI are functioning that may take me to the PDF using my browser. Though, I found my question is that PDFs are not downloaded locally. I am thinking to use Zotfile to sync to my D

I have around 30 publications in PDF format and I want to import, rename and move them to a custom folder with ZotFile. I think I did the first step right: all PDF files are in Zotero and they have a

Zotfile is currently your best option. See the “Send to Tablet” feature described at zotfile.com

I use Zotfile to automatically rename the attachments and put them in a folder I want them to have.

Are you actually using linked files (e.g., with ZotFile), or are you still using stored files?

add a transparent layer to PDFs? I use the ZotFile add-on to modify the filename at time of import. Does this affect PDF content?

I'm not aware of a plugin. It could be done via the API, but that would require some coding (same as an extension to ZotFile).

@ZenonMarko: Thats kinda possible, at least in a rudimentary way. You can extract annotations to notes (using ZotFile). Then with Zotero, under 'search all', you can search the full record (including

downloaded as well. Those PDF were renamed by ZotFile and uploaded to pcloud.com WebDAV I believe. Then I went ahead merging the duplicates (choosing the most recent versions of course). After that I

I'm using ZotFile and pcloud WebDAV too

See https://www.zotero.org/support/mobile for current options. I particular, the mobile website on zotero.org and Zotfile can be part of an iPad workflow.

It's possible to have all PDF attachments synced to a cloud provider without using ZotFile.

This is possible with Zotfile

Today, Zotero satisfies almost my every demands, without robbing me for one penny. By robbing I mean there is no restriction on a free account. (Buying storage is really not a big deal. One needs to p

You can look at ZotFile and the "send to tablet" feature for that, in combination with Dropbox or a different sync service. Note that this means you have to previously decide what to read, though.

and try http://zotfile.com

thank you for the clarification about linked files (nevertheless i think the user should be clearly informed of this implication when s/he eventually chooses the location with Zotfile - that is that l

Related thread: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/76841/about-zotfile

This isn't really about ZotFile. The issue is just that linked files aren't currently supported in groups and Zotero doesn't automatically convert linked files to stored files when copying attachments