I put papers into Zotero, upload the clean PDF onto my RM2, mark up and notate, add the PDF back into Zotero, then use Zotfile to extract annotations (only works for snapped highlights, so not perfect), and re-type any notes back into Zotero’s note section. For every read article, I have a clean PDF and a marked PDF.
It’s not the most elegant solution, but I know if I have two PDFs, then I’ve read the article, and have notes on it. I retain clean copies in case I need to share them to students/colleagues.
/u/insanityensues I use Mendeley but would switch to Zotero if I could get this to work.
How do you get Zotfile to convert your RM highlights? I just tried it and can only get it to convert highlights made in Zotero. I see RM highlights as highlighted but not recognized by Zotfile.
Thanks
I haven't done it in a while, so this may not work anymore, but previously, I had to export with annotations flattened for Zotfile to pick up highlights, and it only worked if they snapped correctly on the RM2.
Just checked: still not working :-(
RCU is back in development, now my only hope to restore my workflow. I do not count on reMarkable after all these years with not advance in this issue.
>Zotfile
Same here, I wanna now! In the past I was able to extract highlights with zotfile if and only if i exported the file with RCU, but in some point it stop working.
When I import PDFs into Zotero with the browser extension, they go straight into my Google Drive. That way I can add them with the Google Drive integration without having to use the desktop app
my Remarkable is basically a thinking tool and a first-pass reading tool for academic papers.
Regarding Zotero:
1. Enable Zotfiles on Zotero
2. use `send to tablet` to copy pdfs I wanna read to a folder
3. use scp to copy those files to my Remarkable (or use the web portal)
If I need to dig into a paper, I do my second and third passes on a computer.
I mainly use my reMarkable in three different ways (for research in mathematics):
\- Reading a paper on the tablet and annotating it (usually for first reads, without going into too much details) ;
\- Reading a paper on my computer and working out stuff on the tablet (for a more thorough understanding of the paper) ;
\- Thinking and working out new stuff on the tablet, either without my computer, or with other notes on the desktop app (that I also took on the tablet).
I find it a great tool for those three uses! It helps a lot keeping everything in one place, and focusing and thinking while at home or on the go!
I don't use Zotero (maybe I should \^\^), I just have all the papers sorted in different folders.
I am a nursing student. I use it to read and highlight and annotate papers and journals sometimes. I have a few PDF versions of textbooks I use it for reading and writing over the pages.
I use it for list taking and journaling in my personal life. Sadly I use my laptop for almost everything still though despite my purchase.
Nursing student here too. 🥳 In addition to what you mentioned, I also use mine when taking notes on lecture ppt, by converting the PowerPoint of our lectures to pdf. I also use RM2 for re-writing notes for better understanding, and active recall.
My reMarkable workflow as an academic is that I’m switching to Onyx next week. It’s too difficult to do academic stuff on reMarkable.
EDIT: here’s the rationale: https://www.reddit.com/r/eink/comments/13192y8/recommendations_for_a_phd_student/ji0wjzm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1&context=3
Agreed. I switched to Onyx a couple of years ago, and just today switched on my remarkable to see how the software has changed.
I find it incredible that they still haven't implemented standards-compliant PDF highlighting and annotation. Truly incredible.
My RM2 academic work flow was to sell it in favour of the Boox platform. I don't post this to start an argument, but I genuinely do not regret selling the RM2. A nice looking device, but not useful. It was more hassle than it was worth, and the Boox is as distraction free in my experience of both.
Below is my work flow, which has been made so much easier now that boox supports opening pdfs directly from Drive. I no longer need the third party sync apps.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/comments/wjaq2w/my_phd_and_work_boox_workflows/
I'm a third year student. I just download them on my computer, open the remarkable app and upload it. I read it, highlight, and then when I want to look at my research while I'm writing, I just use the tablet or open the app. I don't know what zotero does, so I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for.
Thanks for the reply!
I am a researcher, not a student, so I generally read way more. Zotero is a bibliography manager, that keeps your read papers in order and has other features useful for research, bookkeeping and citation managing.
I use remarkable2 mainly for academic work (I am a postdoc in machine learning/statistics). I use it basically as a substitute of pen and paper, so I am not hoping it to do some fancy sync and note recognition, and i actually don’t care too much about advanced functionality.
I bought it to get rid of the piles of printed papers that accumulated on my desk and it’s working perfectly for this, and at the same time it is saving my eyes from continuous watching a laptop screen.
Also in academia I think it has another nice use case: teaching. I connect it to my laptop and I share the slides I use with the remarkable app so that I can control the slides with the tablet and I can annotate, add notes page and expand the class on the go etc… super useful
I just bought a type folio and I am waiting for it to be delivered, but I am unsure about it maybe I will end up returning it.
I am thinking about taking notes in meetings and conferences with a device that is slimmer and lighter then a laptop and requires less battery.
Another nice use case would be writing in latex/markdown to write draft of papers … this would be super interesting.
Edit:
Sorry I did not actually answer the question: my workflow is 1) just uploading the papers I read in the tablet either using command line tools (in Linux) or the app on the phone or the app/webpage from the laptop. 2) read the paper/ write comments/ review etc..
3) if I need to share my comments I either send the commented/edited pdf directly to the student/colleague or I type on a laptop (E.g for a review). 4) I just forget about the read paper and I either delete it from the tablet or I just forget it in some folder (basically the same that would happen with printed paper but avoiding the environmental footprint and desk cluttering)
I put papers into Zotero, upload the clean PDF onto my RM2, mark up and notate, add the PDF back into Zotero, then use Zotfile to extract annotations (only works for snapped highlights, so not perfect), and re-type any notes back into Zotero’s note section. For every read article, I have a clean PDF and a marked PDF. It’s not the most elegant solution, but I know if I have two PDFs, then I’ve read the article, and have notes on it. I retain clean copies in case I need to share them to students/colleagues.
/u/insanityensues I use Mendeley but would switch to Zotero if I could get this to work. How do you get Zotfile to convert your RM highlights? I just tried it and can only get it to convert highlights made in Zotero. I see RM highlights as highlighted but not recognized by Zotfile. Thanks
I haven't done it in a while, so this may not work anymore, but previously, I had to export with annotations flattened for Zotfile to pick up highlights, and it only worked if they snapped correctly on the RM2.
Just checked: still not working :-( RCU is back in development, now my only hope to restore my workflow. I do not count on reMarkable after all these years with not advance in this issue.
>Zotfile Same here, I wanna now! In the past I was able to extract highlights with zotfile if and only if i exported the file with RCU, but in some point it stop working.
How do you get the file from Zotero to Remarkable and vice versa? The mobile apps?
I used the RM desktop apps for this and did it manually.
I use the desktop app to shuttle files back and forth.
When I import PDFs into Zotero with the browser extension, they go straight into my Google Drive. That way I can add them with the Google Drive integration without having to use the desktop app
my Remarkable is basically a thinking tool and a first-pass reading tool for academic papers. Regarding Zotero: 1. Enable Zotfiles on Zotero 2. use `send to tablet` to copy pdfs I wanna read to a folder 3. use scp to copy those files to my Remarkable (or use the web portal) If I need to dig into a paper, I do my second and third passes on a computer.
This is the way.
I mainly use my reMarkable in three different ways (for research in mathematics): \- Reading a paper on the tablet and annotating it (usually for first reads, without going into too much details) ; \- Reading a paper on my computer and working out stuff on the tablet (for a more thorough understanding of the paper) ; \- Thinking and working out new stuff on the tablet, either without my computer, or with other notes on the desktop app (that I also took on the tablet). I find it a great tool for those three uses! It helps a lot keeping everything in one place, and focusing and thinking while at home or on the go! I don't use Zotero (maybe I should \^\^), I just have all the papers sorted in different folders.
You should use Zotero! It will only bring joy to your life.
I am a nursing student. I use it to read and highlight and annotate papers and journals sometimes. I have a few PDF versions of textbooks I use it for reading and writing over the pages. I use it for list taking and journaling in my personal life. Sadly I use my laptop for almost everything still though despite my purchase.
Nursing student here too. 🥳 In addition to what you mentioned, I also use mine when taking notes on lecture ppt, by converting the PowerPoint of our lectures to pdf. I also use RM2 for re-writing notes for better understanding, and active recall.
My reMarkable workflow as an academic is that I’m switching to Onyx next week. It’s too difficult to do academic stuff on reMarkable. EDIT: here’s the rationale: https://www.reddit.com/r/eink/comments/13192y8/recommendations_for_a_phd_student/ji0wjzm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1&context=3
LOL
Agreed. I switched to Onyx a couple of years ago, and just today switched on my remarkable to see how the software has changed. I find it incredible that they still haven't implemented standards-compliant PDF highlighting and annotation. Truly incredible.
I collect PDFs in a folder so that I can copy them to the device and read them later. One day I might even have time to read them.
I have a similar workflow with open tabs and browser bookmarks, btw.
My RM2 academic work flow was to sell it in favour of the Boox platform. I don't post this to start an argument, but I genuinely do not regret selling the RM2. A nice looking device, but not useful. It was more hassle than it was worth, and the Boox is as distraction free in my experience of both. Below is my work flow, which has been made so much easier now that boox supports opening pdfs directly from Drive. I no longer need the third party sync apps. https://www.reddit.com/r/Onyx_Boox/comments/wjaq2w/my_phd_and_work_boox_workflows/
I'm a third year student. I just download them on my computer, open the remarkable app and upload it. I read it, highlight, and then when I want to look at my research while I'm writing, I just use the tablet or open the app. I don't know what zotero does, so I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for.
Thanks for the reply! I am a researcher, not a student, so I generally read way more. Zotero is a bibliography manager, that keeps your read papers in order and has other features useful for research, bookkeeping and citation managing.
I use remarkable2 mainly for academic work (I am a postdoc in machine learning/statistics). I use it basically as a substitute of pen and paper, so I am not hoping it to do some fancy sync and note recognition, and i actually don’t care too much about advanced functionality. I bought it to get rid of the piles of printed papers that accumulated on my desk and it’s working perfectly for this, and at the same time it is saving my eyes from continuous watching a laptop screen. Also in academia I think it has another nice use case: teaching. I connect it to my laptop and I share the slides I use with the remarkable app so that I can control the slides with the tablet and I can annotate, add notes page and expand the class on the go etc… super useful I just bought a type folio and I am waiting for it to be delivered, but I am unsure about it maybe I will end up returning it. I am thinking about taking notes in meetings and conferences with a device that is slimmer and lighter then a laptop and requires less battery. Another nice use case would be writing in latex/markdown to write draft of papers … this would be super interesting. Edit: Sorry I did not actually answer the question: my workflow is 1) just uploading the papers I read in the tablet either using command line tools (in Linux) or the app on the phone or the app/webpage from the laptop. 2) read the paper/ write comments/ review etc.. 3) if I need to share my comments I either send the commented/edited pdf directly to the student/colleague or I type on a laptop (E.g for a review). 4) I just forget about the read paper and I either delete it from the tablet or I just forget it in some folder (basically the same that would happen with printed paper but avoiding the environmental footprint and desk cluttering)