DeepTutor = Zotero + AI.

Nothing new to learn.

Keep your Zotero collections, tags, and notes exactly as they are while layering an AI research assistant that reads every paper, figure, and citation for you.

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Keeps Zotero structure intact

Answers come with citations

Setup in under 10 minutes

Built for people who live in Zotero

DeepTutor mirrors your existing research habits so you can incorporate AI without the hassle of extra external tools.

Academic labs

Keep shared Zotero libraries synchronized across advisors, fellows, and rotating research assistants without rebuilding workflows.

  • Shared view of citations, annotations, and AI summaries.
  • Controlled access for rotating students or collaborators.

Graduate researchers

Move from reading backlog to publishable insights faster with question-driven summaries grounded in your PDF trove.

  • Understands figures, formulas, and scanned pages.
  • Saves every AI exchange back into Zotero notes.

R&D and policy teams

Give subject-matter experts trusted answers that survive peer review with transparent evidence trails.

  • One workspace for regulatory memos, specs, and patents.
  • Audit-ready citations for every statement DeepTutor produces.

How DeepTutor feels like Zotero but thinks like AI

Each feature is grounded in your library, so DeepTutor cooperates with the metadata, notes, and citations you already trust.

Familiar Zotero interface

DeepTutor mirrors the classic Zotero layout, so long-time users can step into AI-assisted research without relearning their workspace.

  • Keep your existing muscle memory so collections, tags, and notes live exactly where you expect them.
  • Invite teammates who already know Zotero and let them navigate DeepTutor without onboarding or tutorials.
  • Focus on research instead of retraining because DeepTutor keeps menus, shortcuts, and structure aligned with Zotero.

Smart Library Management

DeepTutor reads your Zotero database directly, so it always references the same collections and tags you already curated.

  • Skip reformatting because DeepTutor already understands your PDFs, figures, tables, and math expressions.
  • Jump straight to evidence with cited callouts that link you to the original page.
  • Save time trying to find the files you need with semantic searches.

Conversation-first reading

Ask natural-language or slash commands to compare papers, extract evidence, and draft notes in a single thread.

  • Stay in one workspace by blending questions, commands, and citations in a single panel.
  • Streamlined note-taking by having readily available paper comparisons and evidence extractions.
  • Automate repetitive review tasks with reusable prompts so you can focus on insights.

Your same Zotero workflow, with new AI capabilities

Everything starts from your Zotero database. DeepTutor simply adds reasoning, summaries, and collaboration on top.

  1. Step 1

Connect Zotero

Authenticate once to sync your entire Zotero collection so DeepTutor can instantly start accelerating your research.

  1. Step 2

Ask and explore

Pose questions, highlight passages, or run slash commands. DeepTutor reasons over every page and cites each answer.

  1. Step 3

Verify instantly

Jump straight to the text, figure, or table that DeepTutor referenced so you can fact-check before sharing.

  1. Step 4

Share with context

Export chats to Zotero notes, send summaries to collaborators, or copy structured outlines into your draft.

Built to streamline research

DeepTutor is the go-to workspace for your Zotero + AI needs.

Grounded answers only

Every statement links back to the citation, figure, or dataset DeepTutor relied on, so nothing is opaque.

Research-ready speed

Batch summarize dozens of PDFs, compare hypotheses, and collect insights without hopping between tools.

Multi-Document Analysis

Find potential connections and key synthesis points across papers easier, with up to 20 context files per chat.

One Workspace

Keep your workflow organized with your library management tool and AI research assistant in one space.

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Bring Zotero + AI to your research today

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