Exported PDFs missing citations
Author: carlos-llamedoCreated Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
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Description
When exporting a Markdown to PDF through Zettlr, citations in text are shown missing as if citeproc hadn't been able to find the bibliography file. Strangely, the bibliography is indeed printed, and this doesn't happen if I run Pandoc with the same default file.
A markdown like
Hello! This is my document [@Anderson2013].Is shown as a PDF like this.
I have a global Zotero export throught BBT CSL JSON on ~/.local/share/pandoc/biblioteca.json. The bug happens when Zettlr uses it's built-in pandoc binary, as well as when it uses the system-installed one.
Reproducing
Produce a minimal Markdown document with Pandoc citation syntax. Point Zettlr to a valid bibliography file and export it throught XeLaTeX PDF.
Zettlr version
4.7.0
Installation Method
From the Website or GitHub
Installation Method (Other)
Official RPM
Your Platform
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Architecture
- Intel 64bit
- ARM 64bit (includes Apple Silicon)
Operating System Version
Fedora Linux
Additional Information
No response
Source: Zettlr/Zettlr