**Zotero** is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[Reference management software|reference management software]] designed to help researchers collect, organize, cite, and share scholarly sources. Developed by the [[Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media]] at [[George Mason University]], Zotero allows users to store [[Citation|citation]] information, [[PDF|PDFs]], and other files in a personal library that can be accessed across multiple devices and integrated with [[Word processor|word processors]] for automated [[Bibliography|bibliography]] generation. Zotero was first released in 2006 as a [[Firefox]] [[Browser extension|browser extension]] and later expanded to include standalone desktop applications for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], and [[Linux|Linux]], as well as mobile applications. The software can automatically detect and save citation information from [[Web browser|web browsers]] when users visit [[Library catalog|library catalogs]], [[Academic journal|journal]] websites, news sites, and other online sources. It supports a wide range of citation styles, including [[APA style|APA]], [[MLA Handbook|MLA]], [[The Chicago Manual of Style|Chicago]], and thousands of others, and can export references in formats such as [[BibTeX]] and [[RIS (file format)|RIS]]. The software features group libraries that enable [[Collaboration|collaborative]] research, allowing multiple users to share and annotate sources within a shared collection. Zotero's development is supported by [[Grant (money)|grants]] from organizations including the [[Andrew W. Mellon Foundation]] and the [[Institute of Museum and Library Services]], and its open-source nature has fostered a community of users and developers who contribute [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]] and [[Translator (computing)|translators]] to extend its functionality.