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 in light mode: three public papers in a methods-check table with study design, recording setting, evaluation split, and an authored reading note. Extraction cells remain unfilled. — Example workspace

Product facts

LICENSE: AGPL-3.0-or-later open source
HOST: Runs with Zotero
AI ACCESS: Bring your own provider keys
CLOUD: Optional sync and collaboration

PRODUCT WALKTHROUGH · 2 MIN 18 SEC

See the research workspace in action.

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 Review showing a seeded six-paper screening example, the selected paper’s abstract, manual review notes, labels, and inclusion controls. — Screening & Triage in a seeded demonstration review. Inspect the abstract, record a decision, and keep manual notes beside the paper. Example decisions are not scientific conclusions.

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.

DEMONSTRATION DATA · ENGLISH UI

More of the research workflow.

Iktinah Chat in light mode with three public papers selected as context and an unsent question comparing study populations, validation methods, and limitations. — **03 · SOURCE CONTEXT**
A question ready for journal club, grounded in three selected public papers. The draft is unsent; no answer has been generated.

A Markdown research brief in the Zotero workspace editor, with an evidence map and public-paper source links. — **04 · WORKSPACE EDITOR**
Keep a research brief and its public sources beside the conversation. The text is a prepared demonstration, not an AI finding.

A seeded PRISMA flow diagram with six screened records and three included studies, warning that duplicate history is not recorded. — **05 · REVIEW FLOW**
Follow recorded review stages. These illustrative counts are seeded; unknown duplicate history remains explicitly unrecorded.

Iktinah web Collect and sync page showing personal cloud storage, file upload and folder creation controls. — **06 · COLLECT & SYNC**
Organize research files in the web workspace. This capture uses an isolated synthetic demo account.

OPERATIONAL PLEDGE

Data stays local until you choose to move it.

The desktop plugin works with your local library. AI requests send selected context to the provider you configure; optional cloud sync uploads the content you choose to synchronize. Review your provider’s policy before sharing sensitive material.

PLANS · SAME OPEN-SOURCE CORE

Transparent pricing for academic and team research

Choose an individual plan or collaborate across your entire research group.

PLAN · FREE

Open Source

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

Download Free

PLAN · SOLO

Sync Individual

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

Get Started

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

Detailed Feature Comparison: Detailed Feature Comparison

NEXT VALID ACTION

Ready to build your evidence-first workspace?

01 · LOCAL

Install the open-source plugin

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

Download Iktinah for Zotero

02 · SYNC

Create your Iktinah account

Start collaborating and synchronizing your research.

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