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Zotero Plugin

Connect your Zotero library to the InCite cloud service, or host InCite locally — the plugin handles installation, indexing, and server management so you never need to touch a terminal.

Download Plugin (.xpi)

Requires Zotero 7 or later

Two ways to use it

The plugin manages connecting your Zotero library to InCite. Choose local mode (free, open-source, data stays on your machine) or cloud mode (no Python required, access from any device).

Local
free & open-source 		Cloud
inciteref.com
Plugin handles setup (install, index, serve) ✓ ✓
Upload library from Zotero — ✓
Data stays on your machine ✓ —
No Python required — ✓
Works across devices — ✓
Reference manager (collections, tags, notes) — ✓
Paper discovery (citation graph, related work) — ✓
Best retrieval model (Granite-FT) — ✓
Price Free Free during beta

Install

  1. 1

    Download the .xpi file

    Click the download button above to get zotero-incite.xpi

  2. 2

    Open the add-on installer

    In Zotero, go to Tools → Add-ons, click the gear icon, then Install Add-on From File…

  3. 3

    Select the .xpi file

    Browse to the downloaded zotero-incite.xpi and click Open

  4. 4

    Restart Zotero

    Restart Zotero when prompted. The InCite Control Center will appear in the plugin settings.

Setup

Local mode

Requires Python 3 and pip installed on your machine. The plugin handles everything else.

  1. 1

    Set mode to Local in plugin settings

    Zotero → Settings → inCite

  2. 2

    Open the Control Center

    The plugin detects Python, installs InCite into a virtual environment, indexes your Zotero library, and starts the local server — all from the Control Center UI.

Cloud mode

No Python required. Sign in and upload your library to inciteref.com.

  1. 1

    Set mode to Cloud in plugin settings

    Zotero → Settings → inCite

  2. 2

    Sign in from the Control Center

    Click "Sign In" to connect your InCite account. Create an account first if you don't have one.

  3. 3

    Upload or sync your library

    Use "Upload Library" to push papers and PDFs from Zotero, or "Sync via Zotero" to pull from the Zotero cloud API.

What the plugin connects you to

Once your library is set up (locally or in the cloud), you can use InCite from any of our editor plugins or the web interface.

Web interface

Browse recommendations, manage your library, and discover new papers at inciteref.com.

Editor plugins

Get citation recommendations while you write in Google Docs, Word, VS Code, or Obsidian.

Chrome extension

Save references from academic sites directly to your cloud library.