Note: Zotero 8 no longer supports macOS 10.14 or earlier or Windows 7 or 8.
Redesigned citation dialog
Replaces Quick Format (red bar) dialog, classic citation dialog, and Add Note dialog with a unified dialog with List and Library modes
Allows searching by DOI or ISBN
Annotations in the items list
Makes it easier to view annotations across a library or collection
Allows searching for annotations directly (e.g., to create a note from all annotations with a given tag in a collection)
Reader Appearance panel with customizable themes
Provides quick access to document view settings
Introduces themes, with several built-in options (“Dark”, “Snow”, “Sepia”) and support for creating custom themes
Replaces previous “Use Dark Mode for Content” setting
Note tabs
Improved tabs menu
Press Ctrl/Cmd-; to bring up the menu at any time
Quickly filter for, switch to, or close tabs via the keyboard
Continuous file renaming
Automatically keeps attachment filenames in sync with parent item metadata as you make changes (e.g., changing the title); previously, files were only automatically renamed when they were initially added
Existing filenames can be updated to match the current filename format from the General pane of the settings
“Rename File from Parent Metadata” has been removed from the item context menu; manual renaming can be performed from the attachment pane if the filename doesn't match the configured filename format (e.g., because renaming is disabled)
Reading Mode for webpage snapshots
ARM Linux support
User interface improvements
Show item pane toggle button in library tab
Added ability to reorder item pane sections by dragging icons
Allow dragging items, collections, and searches into trash
Allow dragging attachments, notes, and related items from item pane
Expand collection tree rows when dragged over
Added ability to delete attachments from item pane
Maintain the size of tabs as they're being closed for faster closing of multiple tabs
Added tag autocomplete and note field in Zotero Connector save popup
Added option to show filenames in the items list
Relate multiple items via right-click → Relate Items
Other reader improvements
Copy or save images from EPUBs and webpage snapshots
Remember the most recently selected sidebar tab
Added spell-checking options to annotation text box context menu
Improved search performance
Note editor improvements
Word processor integration improvements
Added Tools → Manage Attachments → “Normalize Attachment Titles…” (
details)
Support zooming with standard shortcut keys in reports and other standalone windows
Remember the last file-import settings
Redesigned Styles Manager in settings to clarify that styles aren't selected there
Stop reopening collection/item panes at startup
Use extension-less filenames when adding multiple attachments at once
Restored attachment download progress spinner in item row
Moved New Group and New Feed directly under File menu
Added ability to hide My Publications
Show tag splitter when pasting tag with delimiters (e.g., semicolons) in item tags box
Relate embedded attachment note to its attachment when converting to standalone note
Use Troubleshooting Mode by default for “Restart with Logging Enabled…”, with checkbox to disable
Stop saving URLs dropped from Firefox (use the Connector for better results)
[Mac] Added Tahoe menu icons, for better or worse
Various accessibility improvements
Many additional improvements and bug fixes