Zotero

Install Zotero and the connector

Download both from zotero.org/download. Install Zotero first, then the Zotero Connector browser extension. The connector adds a one-click “Save to Zotero” button on any paper page.

Better BibTeX plugin

Generates stable citekeys and auto-exports a .bib file.

1. Download the latest .xpi from Better BibTeX releases.
2. Zotero → Tools → Add-ons → gear icon → Install Add-on From File → pick the .xpi.
3. Restart Zotero.
4. Settings → Better BibTeX → Citation key formula: auth.lower + year + title.condense.lower.skipwords.select(1,1) Produces keys like chuo2020insights.
5. Right-click any item → Better BibTeX → Pin BibTeX key. Pin all keys you cite — they then never silently rename.

Auto-export the bibliography

1. In Zotero, right-click your master collection → Export Collection.
2. Format: Better BibLaTeX (or BibTeX if Word).
3. Tick Keep updated.
4. Save it next to your thesis document. If you used the suggested project folder from Prerequisites, that means ~/Documents/Masterarbeit/06_Thesis/references.bib. Otherwise pick any path; just remember it — Word/LaTeX needs to point at this file.

The file rewrites itself every time you change Zotero.

Word plugin

Zotero ships an installer.

Zotero → Tools → Word for macOS Integration → Install Microsoft Word Add-in.

Restart Word. A “Zotero” tab appears: Add/Edit Citation, Add/Edit Bibliography, Document Preferences.

Connect Zotero to Obsidian

Obsidian → Settings → Zotero Integration:

1. Database: Zotero (or Zotero 6, whichever applies).
2. Note Import Format → Add new format:
   • Name: Literature Note
   • Output Path: 1 Literature/.md
   • Template File: 9 Orga/Templates/Literature Note.md
3. Settings → Hotkeys → search “Zotero Integration: Insert notes from Zotero” → assign Cmd+Shift+I.

Highlight colours

In Zoteros PDF reader, the highlighter has 8 colours. BibFlow assigns:

Colour	Meaning
Yellow	General highlight
Green	Key term to remember

Yellows land under “General” in the imported note, greens under “Key terms”. Other colours are styled but unused by default — see Customisation to add them.