FileMind

Export & Integration

FileMind works with every reference manager you already use. Export your library's metadata in standard formats or push directly to Zotero.

Zotero (Direct Push)

FileMind connects to Zotero via the Zotero API. You can browse your Zotero collections, select papers, and push metadata with a single click.

To set up Zotero integration:

  1. Go to Settings → Integrations → Zotero
  2. Enter your Zotero API key (available from zotero.org/settings/keys)
  3. Enter your Zotero user ID
  4. Optionally set a default collection for new items

Or configure in your config file: 

[zotero]
enabled = true
api_key = "your-zotero-api-key"
user_id = "your-user-id"
library_type = "user"
default_collection = "FileMind Imports"

BibTeX Export

Export to .bib format for use with LaTeX, Overleaf, and BibTeX-compatible tools.

  • Entry type: @article if a venue is present, @misc otherwise
  • Citation keys are deterministic: FirstAuthorYear TitleSlug (e.g., Smith2021PolarizationFiltering)
  • Collision handling: appends a, b, c suffixes if keys collide
  • DOI and arXiv fields included when available

RIS Export

Export to .ris format for Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, and other reference managers. Entry type is JOUR if a venue is present, GEN otherwise.

CSV Export

Export all metadata fields to a spreadsheet-compatible CSV file. Useful for custom workflows, data analysis, or importing into tools that don't support BibTeX or RIS.

Quality Gates

FileMind applies quality checks before exporting to prevent garbage entries:

  • Title — must be non-empty, 10-220 characters, not mostly digits or symbols
  • Authors — at least one author must be present
  • Year — must be between 1900 and the current year + 1
  • Confidence — must meet the minimum threshold (default: 0.7)

Records that fail quality checks are collected in a skipped records report alongside the export file, with per-field reasons explaining why each record was excluded. This lets you manually review and fix low-confidence entries.