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Zotero → EasyRead

by apple5089 · github.com/apple5089/zotero-easyread

Sends a PDF to the EasyRead reader with a right-click.

Zotero → EasyRead has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it uses the network; we couldn't tell where, and 1 more finding. It works with Zotero 8–10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Reading & PDFsAI & summaries
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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.
10
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
12
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.
5
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
because it uses the network; we couldn't tell where, and 1 more finding
Applies to v0.1.1, released 5 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
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; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the apple5089 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 has no version for Zotero 10
Where your data goesUses the network; we couldn't tell whereMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
No further detail for this area yet.
Powerful capabilitiesLaunches programs on your computer, and 1 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (1)
Launches programs on your computer
Low concern (1)
Works with files on your computer
Where we found it
Launches programs on your computerbridge.js · line 141

Programs it names include EasyRead

Zotero.Utilities.Internal.exec(executable, []).catch(error => Zotero.logError(error));
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 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 5 Oct 20261 contributor
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in ChineseInterface 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

Sends a PDF to the EasyRead reader with a right-click. Syncs your reading notes, highlights and saved AI answers back into a child note on the item. Needs EasyRead installed on the same computer.

People who read papers in EasyRead and manage them in Zotero otherwise copy notes between the two by hand. Its developer says it is an independent community project, tested only on Windows.

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: uses the network; we couldn't tell where.

Forks and copies

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 → EasyRead 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 → EasyRead · this pluginapple5089/zotero-easyreadBUse with care125 Oct 2026
See all 2 and how they differ →

1 listed fork.

The developer's response

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BUse with care
Before you install: It uses the network; we couldn't tell where, and 1 more finding.Read the finding
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