To improve the experience of use we have with our computer every day, it is not necessary to have heavy programs or applications, but simply that we think of complements for those we have already installed. Such is the case of Zotero, a plugin for the most famous browsers of today, thanks to which we will be able to save a lot of important information.

As we were saying, Zotero is none other than one of the most exciting plugins for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or any other of the browsers that exist today, a perfect one for those users who have to store a lot of relevant data on their computers from the sites they open in the browser. With this service, you can save all those contents in seconds, managing each aspect.

How it works

The use of this plugin is straightforward since once you have downloaded it in your browser, you only have to detect the appearance of its icon on the screen, which will be visible inside the Toolbar of the browser. When you run it, you will find the launching of a PDF in which you can find all the information we mentioned before, not only to create a new one but also to edit the ones already created.

Something we liked about Zotero is the enormous capacity to adapt to the different uses we can try to give to these new documents, taking into account that you will have the possibility to export them, print them, send their contents by e-mail, etc. Thus, fast and straightforwardly, you have all kinds of options for the perfect organization of your data.

Suppose you have to write an essay or a presentation. In that case, Zotero will allow you to compile all the information you want in these documents as PDFs so that, for example, keeping the bibliography at hand is not a problem. And since you can make all the modifications you want on the original documents created, you don't have to save it and then manage it without changes.

Zotero will allow you to modify the documents created in the format you want by adding all kinds of documents, notes, or marks, even though the addition of attachments, so you don't have to open them manually. And if you want to add links directly to the websites you've been using in your projects, you can do that, too, without any problems.

Zotero offers a Reference Library , which includes a trash garbage can to delete the contents we will no longer use. Thanks to this, we will have all kinds of organizational functions for each document created. You will be able to edit their titles. These icons accompany them and almost any aspect of these contents, so do not hesitate to modify them whenever you consider that this will collaborate with the organization.

And if you have created too many documents through Zotero and have trouble finding any of them, you should know that this program has an Advanced Search Engine in which you can add all kinds of information about the file to find it.

Zotero's user interface has conquered us from every point of view. It is lovely, and the location of each of the internal tools will be perfect for beginner users. Suppose we add that the application is ultimately translated into other languages, and the quality of the translation is good. In that case, its design becomes one of the main reasons to recommend it.

The best

Undoubtedly the best thing about Zotero is that the next time you store important information about a project or presentation, you won't need to keep a document open all the time. Thanks to this service, you won't lose any outgoing data from your following essay, with countless organization options so that all those elements are at your fingertips in a second.

The Worst

While Zotero doesn't have too many weaknesses to dwell on, we found it especially unfortunate that certain websites didn't support storing information in their documents. Although we don't know if it's the fault of the program itself or the pages in question, the truth is that from time to time, you will come across one that is not compatible, and that shouldn't surprise you.

Rating

In conclusion, we think Zotero is one of the most exciting browser add-ons we've seen so far, one that replaces a type of task that many of us perform manually, which can be annoying. If you want an organizer for the notes you get when you browse the web, here's a deluxe assistant.