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ZBridge

by taotaochen86 · github.com/taotaochen86/zbridge

ZBridge — 让本机网页直连 Zotero 的桥接插件，无需中继

ZBridge has a Zotero Plugins grade of C (not recommended) because it runs code web pages send it. It works with Zotero 7–10, 11 beta. Last checked 10 Nov 2026.

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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.
5
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
6
Latest releaseDownloads of version 10.1.5, its latest release, since it came out on 6 Nov 2026. A new release starts from zero; Downloads counts every release.
5
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
3
AgeTime since its GitHub repository was created, on 6 Nov 2026. The plugin can be younger than its repository.
3 days
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to this plugin. Bots don't count, nor do the authors of a template or project it was copied from.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
C
Zotero Plugins gradeNot recommended
because it runs code web pages send it
Applies to v10.1.5, released 6 Nov 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 taotaochen86 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 goesNo web requests foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Powerful capabilitiesRuns code web pages send it, and 3 moreHighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
High concern (1)
Runs code web pages send it
Low concern (2)
Stores API keys or passwordsRuns code it assembles while running
Not a concern (1)
Lets programs on this computer connect through Zotero's built-in server
Where we found it
Runs code web pages send itbootstrap.js · line 179
const action = new AsyncFunction(code)
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✓ works
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 6 Nov 20261 contributor
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LanguagesDocumentation in English and ChineseInterface language not declared
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What it does

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Where your data goes

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CNot recommended
We don't recommend itIt runs code web pages send it.
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