While in the inactive mode, clicking on the icon will save the current location as a webpage in your Zotero library.

In contrast, when looking at the homepage of Google Scholar, the icon should be inactive. The folder icon represents that there are multiple items on the screen which you may want to add to your library. As an example, here is a Google Scholar search, this search when brought up in any browser will turn into a folder icon. This icon will light up and take on different icons when various item types are recognized during your web browsing and searching. The browser connector is a small icon that resides near your URL bar. It's recommended to add the browser connector on your most frequently used browser. You only need to have one of the browser connectors, but having more will not interfere with processes.

Here are examples of where your Zotero connector should be in each of the browser types. To ensure the success of the Zotero browser connector, you may need to restart the browser.

Endnote cite while you write inactive