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Zotero Dual Reader

by jeremyliew7 · github.com/jeremyliew7/zotero-dual-reader-releases

Side-by-side translation preview for academic PDFs in Zotero.

Zotero Dual Reader has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it launches programs on your computer. It works with Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

TranslationReading & PDFs
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.03 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.
7
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
17
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
5
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
None stated
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it launches programs on your computer
Applies to v0.1.8, released 30 Sep 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 jeremyliew7 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 goesIts code only names services we could identify1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (1)
api.openai.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.
Powerful capabilitiesLaunches programs on your computer, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (1)
Launches programs on your computer
Low concern (2)
Works with files on your computerUses Zotero's password manager
Where we found it
Launches programs on your computerchrome/content/modules/parser.js · line 313
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
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 30 Sep 20261 contributor
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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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

Side-by-side translation preview for academic PDFs in Zotero. This repository only hosts the plugin's release files and update feed.

For readers who want a paper and its translation on screen together; its source is kept elsewhere and the repository documents nothing more.

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: its code only names services we could identify. 1 address in 1 group.

AI services (1)
api.openai.comnamed in its code

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BUse with care
Before you install: It launches programs on your computer.Read the finding
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