Bring your Zotero and Mendeley library with you
Connect Zotero or Mendeley, or import a BibTeX or RIS file. Your references arrive ready to cite, and their PDFs ready to ask about.
Zotero and Mendeley import are on paid plans (Plus and up). BibTeX and RIS files import on every plan.
Why use zotero and mendeley import
Keep your work
Years of saved references come across with their details.
Files too
Attached PDFs come with the references where the source allows.
Any style
Cite imported references in APA, MLA, Chicago or any of 10,000+ styles.
How it works
Connect or upload
In Library, connect Zotero or Mendeley, or upload a .bib or .ris file.
Choose
Pick the collections or items to import.
Cite
Type @ in your document to cite them.
What goes in, what comes out
You give it
- A Zotero or Mendeley account
- BibTeX (.bib) or RIS (.ris) files
You get
- Library entries with citation details
- Attached PDFs where available
Good to know
- Import copies your references; later changes in Zotero or Mendeley do not sync back automatically.
- Fields a source does not export (for example some notes) do not come across.
An example
You enter
A Zotero collection “Dissertation” with 230 items and 140 PDFs.
WriteOrbit returns
230 Library entries in a “Dissertation” collection; the 140 PDFs can be asked about.
Questions
More in the help center.
Does it sync both ways?
No. Import copies your references into WriteOrbit. Import again to pick up new items.
Which file formats work?
BibTeX (.bib) and RIS (.ris), which EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley and most databases can export.
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