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Group Linked Files

by pad-mac · github.com/pad-mac/Zotero-Group-Linked-Files

Keeps a group library's PDFs in a shared folder or on a WebDAV server instead of Zotero Storage, while you still open and annotate them in Zotero's reader.

Group Linked Files has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 7–10, 11 beta. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Files, sync & backup
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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.
5
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
7
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
4
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v0.4.0, released 21 Oct 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, 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 offers this version
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Code hosting (1)
github.com
Where we found it
github.comprefs.js · line 19
pref("extensions.group-linked-files.reportURL", "https://github.com/pad-mac/Zotero-Group-Linked-Files/issues/new");
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 computerUses Zotero's password manager
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✓ works
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 21 Oct 20261 contributor
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: German and English
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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

Keeps a group library's PDFs in a shared folder or on a WebDAV server instead of Zotero Storage, while you still open and annotate them in Zotero's reader. New files are renamed by a scheme and copied across.

Zotero doesn't allow linked files in group libraries, and group file sync uses the owner's storage quota. This lets a team share PDFs through Seafile or WebDAV while items and annotations sync normally.

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: only contacts services we could identify. 1 address in 1 group.

Code hosting (1)
github.com
Evidence · file and line
github.comprefs.js · line 19
pref("extensions.group-linked-files.reportURL", "https://github.com/pad-mac/Zotero-Group-Linked-Files/issues/new");

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Install Group Linked Files
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v0.4.0.xpi · 0.03 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
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