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Folder Import for Zotero

by Yunoinsky · github.com/Yunoinsky/zotero-folder-import

Import folder of attachments into a collection hierarchy

Organising & tagsImport & metadataFiles, sync & backup
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.06 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
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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.
None stated
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it sends data through a public relay: 0x0.st, and 3 more findings
Applies to v0.0.14, released 13 Apr 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8, 9.
Fork of retorquere/zotero-folder-importA 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, 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 is broken (nothing is there), so Zotero can't update it
Where your data goesSends data through a public relay: 0x0.st2 addresses in 2 groups.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Apps you connect (1)
0x0.st
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Where we found it
0x0.stcontent/folder-import.js · line 6582
const response = await fetch("https://0x0.st", {
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 3 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/folder-import.js · line 1163

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptcontent/folder-import.js · line 1105

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Launches programs on your computercontent/folder-import.js · line 7521
const proc = 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 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 13 Apr 20266 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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What it does

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What you'll need

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

Where your data goes

We found: sends data through a public relay: 0x0.st. 2 addresses in 2 groups.

Apps you connect (1)
0x0.st
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Evidence · file and line
0x0.stcontent/folder-import.js · line 6582
const response = await fetch("https://0x0.st", {

Forks and alternatives

Fork of retorquere/zotero-folder-import.

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 Folder Import for Zotero 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.
Folder Import for Zotero · this pluginYunoinsky/zotero-folder-importBUse with care813 Apr 2026
Folder Import for ZoteroThe most used · retorquere/zotero-folder-importBUse with care94,1727 Sep 2026
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Before you install: It sends data through a public relay: 0x0.st, and 3 more findings.Read the finding
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