Citations on The Augmented Scholar

Zotero — Reference Manager for Researchers

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Why Zotero is the Researcher’s Default

Zotero is the reference manager I recommend without hesitation. It’s free, open-source, and has no meaningful competition for academic use cases.

The workflow that changed how I research:

Paperpile — Reference Manager for Google Workspace

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Paperpile — When It Beats Zotero

Paperpile is a paid reference manager ($3/month) that integrates deeply with Google Chrome and Google Docs. If your entire research workflow runs in Google Workspace, it’s worth considering over Zotero.