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AstroZotero

by RickWashon · github.com/RickWashon/AstroZotero

add some features besides pdf downloading

Reading & PDFsImport & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.07 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
50
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
3
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
GPL-3.0
A+
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low, and our live test in Zotero found nothing unexpected
Applies to v0.3.4, released 23 Sep 2026Code checked · tested installed in Zotero 10.0.3 on 27 Sep 2026
Fork of samuelyeewl/zot-nasa-adsA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code, uploaded by the project's automated GitHub buildThe release file was uploaded by the project's automated GitHub build. We haven't yet rebuilt it from the source to compare.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify7 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (6)
api.adsabs.harvard.eduapi.openalex.orgarxiv.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.doi.orgopenalex.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.ui.adsabs.harvard.edunamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Where we found it
api.adsabs.harvard.edupreferences.js · line 22
const url = "https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q=bibcode%3A2020ApJ...888...99A&fl=bibcode&rows=1";
api.openalex.orgastro-map.js · line 971
const raw = await this.openAlexRequest("https://api.openalex.org/works/" + source.openAlexID);
doi.orgastro-map.js · line 977
enAlexRequest("https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=doi:" + encodeURIComponent("https://doi.org/" + doi) + "&per_page=1");
Powerful capabilitiesStores API keys or passwordsLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn API keyDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 23 Sep 20263 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
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We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • An API keyNeeds a key you get from the service (NASA ADS). What needs it: a NASA ADS API token, which the setup steps tell the user to paste.

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 7 addresses in 2 groups.

Scholarly services (6)
api.adsabs.harvard.eduapi.openalex.orgarxiv.orgnamed in its codedoi.orgopenalex.orgnamed in its codeui.adsabs.harvard.edunamed in its code
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Evidence · file and line
api.adsabs.harvard.edupreferences.js · line 22
const url = "https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q=bibcode%3A2020ApJ...888...99A&fl=bibcode&rows=1";
api.openalex.orgastro-map.js · line 971
const raw = await this.openAlexRequest("https://api.openalex.org/works/" + source.openAlexID);
doi.orgastro-map.js · line 977
enAlexRequest("https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=doi:" + encodeURIComponent("https://doi.org/" + doi) + "&per_page=1");

Forks and alternatives

Fork of samuelyeewl/zot-nasa-ads.

1 other plugin uses the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 2 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Zot-NASA-ADS to make their own versions and kept its ID.Show what this means
  • You can only have one. Zotero sees them as the same plugin.
  • Installing another replaces it. If you install one of the others, it takes this one's place.
  • Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
AstroZotero · this pluginRickWashon/AstroZoteroA+Recommended5023 Sep 2026
Zot-NASA-ADSThe most used · samuelyeewl/zot-nasa-adsARecommended10426 Feb 2025
See all 2 and how they differ →

No forks listed.

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The developer's response

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Install AstroZotero
A+Recommended, tested in Zotero
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v0.3.4.xpi · 0.07 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures