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| ====== Is the Zotero web library the same as the Zotero desktop app? ====== | ====== Is the Zotero web library the same as the Zotero desktop app? ====== | ||
| - | The Zotero desktop app is the primary way of using Zotero and offers complete functionality. When people talk about " | + | The [[/ |
| - | The Zotero web library is a complementary tool for accessing your Zotero data when you're away from your main computer or using a platform that can't run Zotero (locked-down institutional computers, some Chromebooks, | + | The [[/ |
| A desktop app allows for vastly more functionality than a website. Here's an incomplete list of features that only the Zotero desktop app provides: | A desktop app allows for vastly more functionality than a website. Here's an incomplete list of features that only the Zotero desktop app provides: | ||
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| * Automatic retrieval of metadata for PDFs | * Automatic retrieval of metadata for PDFs | ||
| * Find Available PDF to locate open-access versions of files | * Find Available PDF to locate open-access versions of files | ||
| - | * An advanced PDF reader with annotation support (currently read-only in the web library) | ||
| * Importing of references from a file or from other reference managers | * Importing of references from a file or from other reference managers | ||
| + | * PDF full-text indexing (coming soon to web library) | ||
| * Advanced search and saved searches | * Advanced search and saved searches | ||
| * Retracted item notifications | * Retracted item notifications | ||
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| * CSL style editor | * CSL style editor | ||
| * Custom citation styles | * Custom citation styles | ||
| - | * Unfiled items collection | + | * Unfiled items collection |
| * Duplicate items collection and item merging | * Duplicate items collection and item merging | ||
| * Ability to create related items | * Ability to create related items | ||