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Zotero Better Authors

by erbiaoger · github.com/erbiaoger/zotero-better-authors

Customize the displayed authors list

AI & summaries
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.05 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
9
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
6
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v5.1.21, released 6 Aug 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8, 9.
Fork of github-young/zotero-better-authorsA 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 identify6 addresses in 3 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (1)
api.deepseek.com
Scholarly services (4)
api.crossref.orgapi.openalex.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.
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Where we found it
api.deepseek.comcontent/scripts/betterauthors.js · line 2630
const response = await this.http.request("https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions", {
api.crossref.orgcontent/scripts/betterauthors.js · line 2526
const response = await this.http.request(`https://api.crossref.org/works/${encodeURIComponent(doi)}${query}`, { headers: { Accept: "application/json" } });
doi.orgcontent/scripts/betterauthors.js · line 2597
const filter = `doi:${dois.map((doi) => `https://doi.org/${doi}`).join("|")}`;
Powerful capabilitiesStores API keys or passwords, and 1 moreLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.Keeps its own database filelowLow concern.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9 · not 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7, 8, 9Detected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 6 Aug 20266 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: 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

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
  • Zotero 7, 8, 9Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 6 addresses in 3 groups.

AI services (1)
api.deepseek.com
Scholarly services (4)
api.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgnamed in its codedoi.orgopenalex.orgnamed in its code
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Evidence · file and line
api.deepseek.comcontent/scripts/betterauthors.js · line 2630
const response = await this.http.request("https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions", {
api.crossref.orgcontent/scripts/betterauthors.js · line 2526
const response = await this.http.request(`https://api.crossref.org/works/${encodeURIComponent(doi)}${query}`, { headers: { Accept: "application/json" } });
doi.orgcontent/scripts/betterauthors.js · line 2597
const filter = `doi:${dois.map((doi) => `https://doi.org/${doi}`).join("|")}`;

Forks and alternatives

Fork of github-young/zotero-better-authors.

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 Zotero Better Authors 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.
Zotero Better Authors · this pluginerbiaoger/zotero-better-authorsARecommended96 Aug 2026
Zotero Better AuthorsThe most used · github-young/zotero-better-authorsA+Recommended148,59225 Aug 2026
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Install Zotero Better Authors
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v5.1.21.xpi · 0.05 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