ZOTERO RESEARCH WORKSPACE · OPEN SOURCE

Collect the literature. Keep the evidence in sight.

Iktinah brings source-aware chat, semantic search, and structured extraction into a Zotero-centered workflow. You choose the papers, provider, and next action.

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The plugin is open source. Cloud sync is optional.

Iktinah workspace showing a comparison across selected papers with the active source set visible — Ask within a defined paper set, then return to the underlying source.

Product facts

LICENSE: MIT open source
HOST: Runs with Zotero
AI ACCESS: Bring your own provider keys
CLOUD: Optional sync and collaboration

THE RESEARCH LEDGER · 01–04

A workflow organized around the work.

Move from a library to an inspectable answer without giving up control of source scope.

01
Collect
Work from papers and metadata already organized in Zotero.
02
Read
Inspect full text, context, and the documents included in the current workspace.
03
Ask
Search semantically or ask questions against the paper set you select.
04
Verify
Return from generated output to source excerpts and structured comparison tables.

Iktinah paper table with extracted methodology, outcomes, limitations, and user-defined columns — TABLE VIEW · Extracted details remain arranged by paper and field for inspection.

CAPABILITY RECORD

Outputs stay connected to a research task.

ASK: Chat with selected papers and receive streaming responses.
FIND: Use semantic search to locate related material in the working set.
COMPARE: Extract paper details into structured tables for review.
PROVIDERS: Configure supported hosted providers or local models such as Ollama.

OWNERSHIP · LOCAL FIRST

The plugin works without a Iktinah subscription.

Use your own AI-provider credentials with the open-source plugin. Provider credentials stay on your device unless you enable the client-encrypted settings vault; device-local caches never sync.

Add a cloud plan only when you want workspace sync, Iktinah Cloud file storage, or collaboration features.

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PLANS · SAME OPEN-SOURCE CORE

Pay for cloud services, not access to the plugin.

Every plan includes the open-source Zotero plugin and BYOK support. Paid plans add sync, storage, devices, and team capabilities according to the plan ledger.

PLAN · FREE

Free

Everything local, bring your own keys

Full open-source Zotero plugin included
Bring your own AI keys (BYOK) included
Multi-device workspace sync not included
Iktinah Cloud file storage not included
Real-time team collaboration not included
Encrypted team messaging not included
SAML / OIDC SSO not included

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PLAN · SOLO

Sync Solo

Your whole workspace on every device

$15/quarter

3-month total · ≈$5.00/mo

Full open-source Zotero plugin included
Bring your own AI keys (BYOK) included
Multi-device workspace sync included
Iktinah Cloud file storage included
Real-time team collaboration not included
Encrypted team messaging not included
SAML / OIDC SSO not included

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PLAN · TEAM

Sync Team

Review together in real time

$24/quarter

3-month total · ≈$8.00/mo

5 seats included · +$3.00/quarter (≈$1.00/mo) per extra seat

10 GB + 2 GB per member · encrypted messaging included

Full open-source Zotero plugin included
Bring your own AI keys (BYOK) included
Multi-device workspace sync included
Iktinah Cloud file storage included
Real-time team collaboration included
Encrypted team messaging included
SAML / OIDC SSO not included

Get Started

Founder and institutional options are included in the full comparison. Compare all plans

NEXT VALID ACTION

Choose how you want to begin.

01 · LOCAL

Install the open-source plugin

Use Iktinah in Zotero with your own provider credentials. No sync account is required.

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02 · SYNC

Create a Iktinah account

Start an account for cloud sync and plan management, then connect the Zotero plugin.

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