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Install ZotLit Install the companion

Create your first literature note Customize your annotations

Create and open literature notes Insert citations Keep notes up to date Import Zotero notes Use the annotation view Set up live updates Customize a template Explore template data Configure frontmatter properties Enable JavaScript templates Migrate from v1 Migrate v1 Eta templates

Literature notes and the managed region How ZotLit connects to Zotero How templates work JavaScript templates

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Tutorial

Guided walkthroughs that take you from installation to a working literature note with custom annotations.

These walkthroughs guide you from a fresh install to a working setup. Before you begin, install ZotLit and install the companion.

Create your first literature note

Pick an item from your Zotero library and create a literature note in Obsidian with metadata and annotations.

Customize your annotations

Edit how annotation callouts render by ejecting a template, changing its markup, and updating the note in place.

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