I use Zotero with BetterBibTeX (BBT) to manage my references and generate .bib / .json files.

For text editing I use Emacs to write in Markdown and have incorporated helm-bibtex to allow me to enter citations easily: https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-bibtex

I'm not certain that this kind of set-up will solve your problem (as I use pretty standard Zotero styles for my citekeys), but as others have noted, BBT allows you to change the formatting of citekeys. I haven't experimented too much with helm-bibtex, but it works well with Emacs. Emacs is kind of a world in itself to get into, but I am comforted at least by the probability that it won't disappear any time soon and I can continue using my hard-won knowledge till at least the end of my academic career. :-)

pedro....-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org schrieb am Samstag, 7. Januar 2023 um 18:34:14 UTC+1:
> One related problem I run into with other options, is that I often have one author with multiple books which can make searching through citekeys difficult. For instance I may have 5 cite keys listed as @foo123, @foo345, @foo678, etc. So if, when searching, it could display the author name and book, and then insert the citekey that would be the best!

On Zotero, the BetterBibTeX plugin allows you to customize the citekey to be exported in the .bib file. This way you can use something like `@author:2010firstwordoftitle` to make it easier to find what you need.

Em sexta-feira, 8 de setembro de 2017 às 18:15:34 UTC+1, MK escreveu:
I've been using a number of different writing programs recently, and each time I make a switch I always run into the same problem, how to easily insert citations. Most recently I've been satisfied with Sublime Text and this plugin that reads my .bib file and easily inserts the pandoc citation. Now I'm fiddling with Ulysses, and I've run into the problem again: how to easily access and insert my citations. I plan on continuing to use a .bib file and convert with pandoc.

Since I use Launchbar, I thought that if there were a way to search through my .bib file with that and insert my citation, this would make the issues disappear. However, I'm really not sure how to do it. Essentially I'm looking for the same functionality of that plugin just not tied to sublime text. Any thoughts would be appreciated! 

One related problem I run into with other options, is that I often have one author with multiple books which can make searching through citekeys difficult. For instance I may have 5 cite keys listed as @foo123, @foo345, @foo678, etc. So if, when searching, it could display the author name and book, and then insert the citekey that would be the best!

PS I've seen some options such as this one by David Sanson which uses bibdesk, and this one which uses text expander, both of which I've found a little awkward. 

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