Downloads a .xpi file (0.04 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.
102
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
A+ABBC
because it downloads a program and runs it, and 1 more finding
Next rung: A, once every finding in the code comes out low.
Applies to v0.8.1, released 25 Sep 2026Code checked · tested installed in Zotero 10.0.3 on 27 Sep 2026
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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, 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 identify2 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Code hosting (1)
github.comseen when we ran itIt contacted this address when we ran it in Zotero.
Powerful capabilitiesDownloads a program and runs it, and 5 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Downloads a program and runs itmediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Uses the clipboardlowLow concern.Turns on Zotero's local API, so programs on this computer can read your librarylowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.Lets programs on this computer connect through Zotero's built-in server
Where we found it
Downloads a program and runs itcontent/runtime.js · line 150
When Zotero starts (a setting, on by default), it downloads its own server (25–72 MB, with Node.js if you don't have it) from the project's GitHub release and runs it, as the README says. The file is checked only against a checksum from the same place.
await Zotero.HTTP.download(asset.url,archive,{
Launches programs on your computercontent/runtime.js · line 15
Programs it names include node
const process = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/process/util;1'].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIProcess);
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 10 · not 9, 11 betaUpdates automatically