betterbib VS zotero

I find formatting is usually a nonissue with BibTeX files as entries tend to already be automatically generated from some authoritative source (e.g., CrossRef).

What I do end up using a lot however is nschloe's betterbib [1].

[1] https://github.com/nschloe/betterbib

Zotero is your answer, it even auto generates your citations.

https://www.zotero.org/

Apparently there are plugins for Logseq and Obsidian as well.

Zotero - Price: Free Free and open-source reference manager that helps you collect, organize, and cite your research sources.

I use the free and open source Zotero which I think you'd find very calibre-like and manage notes and concept linking with org-roam in emacs.

Zotero is great, but only if enhanced with plugins and a few settings. I don't use Zotero Better Notes so far, but here's my list:

- disable sync

- set “Base directory” (Preferences > Advanced > Files and Folders) to local literature folder

- set PDF View to “System default” (Preferences > General > “Open PDFs using..”)

- Enable recursive quick search in folders: go to Preferences > Advanced > Config Editor, search for `recursiveCollections`, double click (set to True)

- use CTRL-SHIFT-DRAG to drop files into Zotero as Links, see [#77](https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues/77)

- use CTRL-Shift-C to copy bibliography to clipboard

- Dark Theme [1]

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If I come across an article I want to come back to, I add it to my Zotero [1]. You can choose what level of snapshot to capture; I save thorough enough webpages to not have to worry about linkrot.

I already had Zotero set up for academic papers, but it probably is good enough to recommend over pocket or Unroll.me or any other ersatz solution.

It has browser plugins, syncing, both tags and folders, and it's free. You can pay them to sync larger files if you like, or you can use Zotfile.

1) https://www.zotero.org/

Rather than forcing a single app solution, I suggest a combo. As a well maintained and feature-rich local FOSS, I chose Zotero + Logseq

https://www.zotero.org/ is not just a citation manager. I look at it as a DB of archived pages, pdfs, and bookmarks.

https://logseq.com/ is an "advanced" outliner. So for gathering thoughts, it is both highly hierarchical (= outlining) and non-linear (through tagging and links).

It is a powerful combo, so it could be overwhelming for simpler use cases.

Hi, all! I'm trying to set up a personal server on OpenBSD. One of the things I need the server to be able to do is keep my Zotero files backed up, and Zotero uses WebDAV to do that. So far as I've been able to figure out, OpenBSD does not make it possible to run a WebDAV server. Is that right? I've found cadaver as a WebDAV client, and I've crawled the httpd man pages for any indication of the functionality, but so far, I'm coming up empty.

I use Zotero and Obsidian for this. I have been burned too many times with online services and my notes. I own the data this way.

Zotero - Zotero, I believe, should have a decent audience, but I still write a recommendation here. Zotero allows you to quickly add sources, studies etc. to cite. As it says on their webpage: “Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.” I do believe that it is extremely accurate, as I've had no problems so far. It is incredibly easy to use [but as with anything that is auto-generated, you should still check whether it picks the correct source to cite]. Still, it is great for what it does. Link in here: https://www.zotero.org/

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