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KeepZotero (Zotero 10)

by zycyjun · github.com/zycyjun/KeepZotero-Windows

Keeps Zotero 10 running in the Windows system tray when you close the main window.

KeepZotero (Zotero 10) has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it uses the network; we couldn't tell where, and 1 more finding. It works with Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Interface & look
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.01 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
In useAn estimate of how many copies of Zotero have it: Zotero downloads each new version once for every copy that has the plugin, so we count the downloads of its most-downloaded recent release. Rounded. Plugins that update from outside GitHub count low.
12
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
12
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
1
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
BSD-3-Clause
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it uses the network; we couldn't tell where, and 1 more finding
Applies to v0.3.5, released 11 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
Documentation in Chinese onlyOur summary is in English, but the plugin's own docs and support are in Chinese.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the zycyjun account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesUses the network; we couldn't tell whereMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
No further detail for this area yet.
Powerful capabilitiesLoads native code, and 1 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (1)
Loads native code
Low concern (1)
Works with files on your computer
Where we found it
Loads native codecontent/tray-worker.js · line 154
const text=ctypes.jschar.array(128)();
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 10 · not 9, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 11 Oct 20261 contributor
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LanguagesDocumentation in Chinese onlyInterface language not declared
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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

Written by AI from the README

Keeps Zotero 10 running in the Windows system tray when you close the main window. Double-click the tray icon to reopen it and right-click to quit. Optionally starts Zotero hidden at login.

Closing Zotero normally quits it, so reopening is slow. Inspired by yhmtsai/KeepZotero, this version works on Windows x64 only and loads a native DLL inside Zotero.

What you'll need

Detected automatically

We haven't detected any setup requirements. That isn't the same as none: check the developer's README.

Where your data goes

We found: uses the network; we couldn't tell where.

Other plugins that do this

Matched on what they do

For the same job, work with Zotero 10 and graded B or better. Closest match first.

  • B
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    Matches “minimize to system tray” · 5,548 downloads · Slowing down · Zotero 7–10, 11 beta
  • B
    Zotero Tray

    Hides Zotero to a system tray icon on Linux when you close the window, instead of quitting.

    Matches “close to system tray” · 82 downloads · Active · Zotero 7–10
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How we pick these

By how closely what they do matches this plugin, using descriptions and the phrases people search with. Copies and forks of this plugin are listed under Forks and copies instead. No plugin pays to appear here.

Forks and copies

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 KeepZotero 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.
KeepZotero (Zotero 10) · this pluginzycyjun/KeepZotero-WindowsBUse with care1211 Oct 2026
KeepZoteroThe most used · yhmtsai/KeepZoteroARecommended14,11113 Apr 2025
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BUse with care
Before you install: It uses the network; we couldn't tell where, and 1 more finding.Read the finding
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