# Local Zotero plugin support
**URL:** https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752
**Category:** Plugins
**Tags:** completed, improvement, imported
**Created:** [13 May 2026 09:06 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752 "2026-05-13T09:06:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@ONLYOFFICE\_team](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/ONLYOFFICE_team)
#### Post date: [13 May 2026 09:06 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/1 "2026-05-13T09:06:37Z")
Imported from UserVoice
Author: kepler
ONLYOFFICE Zotero plugin only works with Zotero when Zotero is used with an online cloud storage account, NOT with Zotero when Zotero is used with locally stored data.
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### Author:  [@ReferOnly](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/ReferOnly)
#### Post date: [8 June 2026 09:01 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/3 "2026-06-08T09:01:34Z")
Yes, indeed, the local Zotero seems to pass (or being asked to pass) the title instead of the author and another (empty in my case) field instead of the date.
The bibliography is also missing many of the style details
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### Author:  [@ReferOnly](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/ReferOnly)
#### Post date: [8 June 2026 09:02 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/4 "2026-06-08T09:02:22Z")
Just to clarify, the Online (via API) works on my system. Though, I would prefer to use it from local.
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### Author:  [@Constantine](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/Constantine)
#### Post date: [11 June 2026 11:05 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/5 "2026-06-11T11:05:37Z")
Hello @ReferOnly
Please specify version of Zotero plugin that you are using right now. You can check it in Plugin Manager \> Zotero plugin \> Info & Support tab.
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### Author:  [@ReferOnly](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/ReferOnly)
#### Post date: [11 June 2026 13:36 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/6 "2026-06-11T13:36:29Z")
Version: 1.0.8
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### Author:  [@ReferOnly](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/ReferOnly)
#### Post date: [11 June 2026 13:37 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/7 "2026-06-11T13:37:45Z")
And it is running in
ONLYOFFICE/9.4.0.129
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### Author:  [@Constantine](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/Constantine)
#### Post date: [18 June 2026 10:41 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/8 "2026-06-18T10:41:16Z")
Thanks. I believe this might be a bug, thus I am kindly asking you to start a new topic with all the details about the issue with local Zotero work.
In general, local support implies usage of the data that you have in Zotero locally. Probably, it is worth checking if any references are available offline.
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### Author:  [@ReferOnly](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/ReferOnly)
#### Post date: [18 June 2026 11:00 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/9 "2026-06-18T11:00:14Z")
check here:
> [@Zotero PlugIn for Only office - connection to the local zotero](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/zotero-plugin-for-only-office-connection-to-the-local-zotero/20089):
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> On ONLYOFFICE, the Zotero plugin, on my system cannot retrieve the right fields for citations when it is connected to the local Zotero with its local database. The local zotero is in sync with the only zotero account. When using the API key in ONLYOFFICE (and therefore breaking the link to the local zotero) the citation works perfectly. The bibliography is inserted as a single paragraph, both with local and with cloud zotero, this is not really part of this topic, but worthwhile mentioning. A…
does this helps?
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### Author:  [@Constantine](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/Constantine)
#### Post date: [18 June 2026 11:07 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/10 "2026-06-18T11:07:17Z")
It does, many thanks. Please await the reply there. I am closing this topic since general connection to local Zotero has been implemented.
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### Author:  [@Constantine](https://community.onlyoffice.com/u/Constantine)
#### Post date: [18 June 2026 11:07 UTC](https://community.onlyoffice.com/t/local-zotero-plugin-support/19752/11 "2026-06-18T11:07:25Z")