#6566·Zettlr

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

markdown
Hello! This is my document [@Anderson2013].

Is shown as a PDF like this.

Image

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

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