Skip to Main Content
Wellesley College Research Guides

Zotero

Get set up with Zotero on your personal computer

Have a personal laptop or desktop computer? Download Zotero!

Download Zotero from zotero.org by clicking on the Download button. Zotero is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems.

You'll want to download the standalone Zotero application as well as the Zotero Connector for you browser of choice (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera--and yes, you can download Zotero Connector for multiple browsers!)

Home screen for Zotero with center button for downloading

Use Zotero on Campus Computers

Are you using campus computers? Sync your Zotero account to the computer you're using!

Zotero sync screenshot

Zotero is already installed on public Macs and Windows machines across campus. When you log into a Wellesley computer, you'll just open up Zotero, log in to your Zotero account, and sync your Zotero account to that machine before you get started. You'll have to do this for each new Wellesley computer you sit at, but don't worry, it's not hard!

Problems logging into interlibrary loan?

See Interlibrary Loan guide for more details to resolve login issues.