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AI Knowledge Workspace
Multi-turn conversations with full history and automatic syncing to your Zotero selection—no copy/paste needed.
Transform Zotero into an AI-powered research studio
Chat with papers, collections, and notes—all locally powered.
Zotero AI Newton brings conversational intelligence to your library. Summaries, Q&A, tone control, and cross-collection reasoning with OpenAI, DeepSeek, or your own models.
7x
Faster paper digestion
Zero
Cloud data leakage
Multi-turn
Context aware chats
AI Workspace
Ask your library anything
- Instant PDF summaries & citations
- Chat across collections with synced context
- Concise, detailed, or creative tones
- Works with OpenAI, DeepSeek, or custom LLMs
Ready in 2 minutes · Hot reload for devs
See how
Killer features
Everything you need to accelerate discovery
Built to feel magical from day one, engineered to respect your local-first workflow.
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PDF Superpowers
Get rapid summaries, citations, and Q&A on attached PDFs. Flip tone between concise, detailed, or creative instantly.
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Collection Intelligence
Aggregate and reason across folders before LLM calls to keep responses focused, accurate, and grounded in your library.
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Model Agnostic
Plug in OpenAI, DeepSeek, or custom endpoints with your own API key. No telemetry, everything stays local.
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Tone Mastery
Switch between concise briefs, deep dives, or creative inspiration for lectures, slides, and literature reviews.
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Lightning Dev Loop
Hot reload, lint checks, and build scripts baked in. Contribute prompts, new models, or PDF magic with ease.
2-min setup
Install and start chatting with your papers
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Download & add to Zotero
Grab the latest XPI, then Zotero → Tools → Add-ons → Install Add-on From File.
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Plug in your model
Edit → Preferences → Zotero AI Newton. Enter your OpenAI/DeepSeek API key, URL, and model. Choose auto/item/collection scope.
3
Start a chat
Select an item or collection, open the AI Workspace tab or sidebar, and ask away. Refresh context anytime.
Why researchers love Newton
Built for focus, privacy, and speed
Local-first & private
Your library stays on your machine. No telemetry, no surprise uploads—just your chosen API endpoint.
Context that sticks
Multi-turn chats remember what matters. Newton auto-syncs selections so every answer stays grounded.
Ready for teams
Share prompts, models, and presets. Contributors can build new workflows with linting and hot reload built-in.
Start in seconds
Turn Zotero into your AI research copilot.
Download the beta, install, and experience conversational literature reviews today.
FAQ
Everything you need to know
Does Newton send my PDFs to the cloud?
No. Data stays local. You control the API provider, URL, and key. Newton keeps your research private.
Which models are supported?
OpenAI, DeepSeek, or any custom LLM endpoint compatible with your API key. Swap models anytime.
How do I contribute?
Clone the GitHub repo, run npm install, then npm run start for hot reload or npm run build for release XPIs.