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https://fossacademic.tech/2025/08/19/zotero-zettlr.html
It's a note about the relative strengths and weaknesses of using #Zettlr and #Zotero for note-taking and writing. Spoiler: I thought I would use Zotero less and less, but I find myself using it just as much as I ever have.
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A small correction: Zotero uses SQLite, not MySQL.
I definitely definitely definitely recommend Zotero to students. I teach it regularly. I'm not sure many of them take me up on the idea (particularly undergrads).
As for Emacs, I took one look and got super confused. I think I grew up with too many GUIs...
Bibdesk for summeries and notes on the text only.
@zettlr for own thought or synthesizing between multiple references.
In this case I also find it quite convenient to have included my Bibtex file in Zettlr, so I can easily refer to articles or books from within my Zettlr notes.
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