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Zotero → EasyRead

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

Sends PDFs to the EasyRead reading app with a right-click and skips duplicates by file hash.

Zotero → EasyRead isn't graded yet: we're still checking where its network code sends data. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Reading & PDFsFiles, sync & backup
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There's no release file current Zotero can install. The source stays linked for reference.
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DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
4
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
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StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
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ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
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LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
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Atlas gradeNot graded yet
because we're still checking where its network code sends data
Applies to v0.2.0, released 14 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Zotero won't install this fileZotero won't install this file: its manifest has no update address, which Zotero requires
Fork of apple5089/zotero-easyreadA 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; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the gulubao account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically
Where your data goesUses the network; we couldn't tell whereMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
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Powerful capabilitiesWorks with files on your computer, and 1 moreLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Low concern (2)
Works with files on your computerOpens files or links with your system's own apps
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero won't install this fileDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn older ZoteroDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 14 Oct 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in ChineseInterface language not declared
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What it does

Written by AI from the README

Sends PDFs to the EasyRead reading app with a right-click and skips duplicates by file hash. It syncs your EasyRead notes, highlights and saved AI answers back into a Zotero child note.

Lets you manage papers in Zotero but read in EasyRead without losing your reading notes. Sync is manual and one-way. A fork of apple5089/zotero-easyread that adds macOS and Ubuntu support and a settings page.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • An older ZoteroNot working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

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

Forks and copies

Fork of apple5089/zotero-easyread.

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 plugingulubao/zotero-easyread–Not graded yet414 Oct 2026
Zotero → EasyReadThe most used · apple5089/zotero-easyreadBUse with care125 Oct 2026
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