Archives selected papers into a separate named archive library that keeps tags, notes, attachments and collections, with optional scheduled backups.
Zotero Archiver has Atlas grade C (not recommended) because it writes to Zotero's database directly. It works with Zotero 7–10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.
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.
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DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
6
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
2
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
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LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
C
Atlas gradeNot recommended
A+ABCC
because it writes to Zotero's database directly
Next rung: B, once nothing in the code is a serious concern.
Applies to v1.0.1, released 26 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
文
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 Aspray166 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.
No further detail for this area yet.
Powerful capabilitiesWrites to Zotero's database directly, and 2 moreHighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
High concern (1)
Writes to Zotero's database directly
Medium concern (1)
Launches programs on your computer
Low concern (1)
Works with files on your computer
Where we found it
Writes to Zotero's database directlyzotero-archiver.js · line 847
Tables: collectionItems
await Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
Launches programs on your computerzotero-archiver.js · line 472
Programs it names include powershell
var proc = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/process/util;1"]
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
Archives selected papers into a separate named archive library that keeps tags, notes, attachments and collections, with optional scheduled backups. Switch between libraries or restore papers to the main one. Mainly for Chinese-language users.
Moving old papers out of a working library by export and import resets dates and breaks Word citations. This copies the data directory instead, so archived items stay complete and can be deleted from the main library to free space.
What you'll need
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We haven't detected any setup requirements. That isn't the same as none: check the developer's README.
Where your data goes
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