Plugins / Reading & PDFs

Zotero Figure Extract

by pbilodeau94 · github.com/pbilodeau94/zotero-figure-extract

Extracts figures and tables from a paper's PDF and files them under the item as child attachments titled from their captions.

Zotero Figure Extract has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 7–9, not the current Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

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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.
10
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
1
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v0.1.1, released 29 Sep 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8, 9.
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 lists version 0.1.2, but its download link is broken, so Zotero can't update it
Where your data goesOnly contacts servers you set up1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
On your computer (1)
localhost
Powerful capabilitiesWorks with files on your computerLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Low concern (1)
Works with files on your computer
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
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MaintenanceActive · last release 29 Sep 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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What it does

Written by AI from the README

Extracts figures and tables from a paper's PDF and files them under the item as child attachments titled from their captions. Adds a figures-extracted tag and can store the captions as JSON. Needs a separate extractor service, run locally with Docker.

Gets every figure and table as a ready image without screenshots. Several items can be processed in one go, and a bundled alternative backend gives better crops than pdffigures2.

What you'll need

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

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts servers you set up. 1 address in 1 group.

On your computer (1)
localhost

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Install Zotero Figure Extract
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v0.1.1.xpi · 0.01 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