Getting started

Zotero Syllabus gives two ways to use a collection: Syllabus structures a course by class or week; Gallery is a personal reading list with covers and your own order (no classes required). Home, Reading Schedule, and Annotation Feed sit alongside.

Install

1. Download the extension file (.xpi).
2. In the Zotero menu bar, go to Tools → Plugins (or Add-ons).
3. Click the gear icon in the top right and select Install Plugin From File….
4. Select the downloaded .xpi file.
5. Ensure auto-updating is enabled for this add-on.
6. Restart Zotero.

Zotero version

For best results, use Zotero 8, 9, or 10. Zotero 7 works but has some minor styling issues.

Enable the views you need

Open Preferences → Zotero Syllabus → Views and turn each surface on or off:

Surface	What it’s for	Where it appears
Syllabus	Course structure (classes, priorities, due dates). Needs Turn into Syllabus.	Collection toolbar Table / Gallery / Syllabus
Gallery	Reading list (covers, reading order). No classes required.	Same collection toolbar
Home	Shelves for pinned, recently read, annotations, deadlines, and more	Library root — Table / Home
Reading Schedule	Class due dates across syllabi	Its own tab (toolbar or from Home)
Annotation Feed	Highlights and notes across sources	Its own tab (toolbar or from Home)

Open the docs anytime

In Zotero: Help → Zotero Syllabus Documentation opens this site. For a short walkthrough in the app, use Help → Open Zotero Syllabus User Guide.

Next steps

• Students — Your first week
• Educators — Build a course
• Researchers — Shelves and feed

Or jump to a how-to: Syllabus, Import a reading list, Home.

Language

The plugin UI follows Zotero’s language (Settings → General → Language). Besides English and Simplified Chinese, that includes Brazilian and European Portuguese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Arabic, Indonesian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.