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文献译读

by JackBlack419 · github.com/JackBlack419/wenxian-yidu

Translates papers into Simplified Chinese: side-by-side split view, paragraph comparison, translate-on-select and a box for your own text.

文献译读 has Atlas grade C (not recommended) because it downloads and runs a program we haven't reviewed yet. It works with Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

TranslationReading & PDFs
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Downloads a .xpi file (5.2 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.
66
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
66
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.
2
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
3
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
C
Atlas gradeNot recommended
because it downloads and runs a program we haven't reviewed yet
Applies to v0.2.5, released 23 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
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 JackBlack419 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 goesContacts a server we couldn't identify: firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net14 addresses in 5 groups.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Not identified (1)
firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net
AI services (1)
api.deepseek.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Translation (8)
aidemo.youdao.comapi.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comapi.niutrans.comdict.youdao.comopenapi.youdao.comtranslate.googleapis.comtranslation.googleapis.comwww.bing.com
Code hosting (3)
api.adoptium.netgithub.comnodejs.org
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Where we found it
firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.netcontent/offline/modelDownload.mjs · line 33
const response = await fetcher(`https://firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net/${attachment.location}`, { headers: { Range: `bytes=${start}-${end}` }, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(180000)
aidemo.youdao.comcontent/scripts/wenxianyidu.js · line 3115
return resultText(await form("https://aidemo.youdao.com/trans", {
api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comcontent/scripts/wenxianyidu.js · line 8985
const url = `https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/translate?api-version=3.0&from=` + encodeURIComponent(src2 === "auto" ? "" : src2) + `&to=` + encodeURIComponent(tgt);
Powerful capabilitiesDownloads and runs a program we haven't reviewed yet, and 6 moreHighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
High concern (1)
Downloads and runs a program we haven't reviewed yet
Medium concern (1)
Launches programs on your computer
Low concern (5)
Uses the clipboardStores API keys or passwordsRuns code it assembles while runningWorks with files on your computerRuns its own server for programs on this computer
Where we found it
Downloads and runs a program we haven't reviewed yetcontent/scripts/wenxianyidu.js · line 503

We haven't yet reviewed who publishes the file or whether anything stops it changing, so it counts as a high concern until we do. From opendataloader-project/opendataloader-pdf on GitHub; checked only against a checksum from the same place, which catches a broken download but not a swapped one.

const resp = await Zotero.HTTP.request("GET", source.url, {
Launches programs on your computercontent/scripts/wenxianyidu.js · line 1634

Programs it names include java, sh

"resource://gre/modules/Subprocess.sys.mjs"
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 23 Oct 20263 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in ChineseInterface: English and Chinese
No further detail for this area yet.
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

Translates papers into Simplified Chinese: side-by-side split view, paragraph comparison, translate-on-select and a box for your own text. Uses free web engines, your own AI API or an optional offline engine. Windows and Zotero 10.

Reading English literature in Chinese otherwise means copying text out of the PDF. The translated PDF is saved as an attachment beside the original. Based on Z-Transplit.

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: contacts a server we couldn't identify: firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net. 14 addresses in 5 groups.

Not identified (1)
firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net
AI services (1)
api.deepseek.comnamed in its code
Translation (8)
aidemo.youdao.comapi.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comapi.niutrans.comdict.youdao.comopenapi.youdao.comtranslate.googleapis.comtranslation.googleapis.comwww.bing.com
Code hosting (3)
api.adoptium.netgithub.comnodejs.org
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Evidence · file and line
firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.netcontent/offline/modelDownload.mjs · line 33
const response = await fetcher(`https://firefox-settings-attachments.cdn.mozilla.net/${attachment.location}`, { headers: { Range: `bytes=${start}-${end}` }, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(180000)
aidemo.youdao.comcontent/scripts/wenxianyidu.js · line 3115
return resultText(await form("https://aidemo.youdao.com/trans", {
api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comcontent/scripts/wenxianyidu.js · line 8985
const url = `https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/translate?api-version=3.0&from=` + encodeURIComponent(src2 === "auto" ? "" : src2) + `&to=` + encodeURIComponent(tgt);

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Install 文献译读
CNot recommended
We don't recommend itIt downloads and runs a program we haven't reviewed yet.
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