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Mdnotes for Zotero

by argenos · github.com/argenos/zotero-mdnotes

Exports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu, creates a blank notes file per item, and can batch export.

Mdnotes for Zotero has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It's a Zotero 6 plugin, so Zotero 7 and later can't load it. What to use instead. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Citing & writing
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.06 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.
64k
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
114,573
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
20
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1,401
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
12
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
GPL-3.0
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v0.2.3, released 3 May 2022Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Legacy plugin for Zotero 6 onlyUses the old plugin format. Zotero 7 and later can't load it.
Another plugin uses the same ID3 other plugins share 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 offers version 0.1.3, which isn't newer than this one, so Zotero won't update it for now
Where your data goesNo web requests found; its code names known servicesLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
No further detail for this area yet.
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 6 only (legacy plugin)Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 6 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceArchived · last release 3 May 202212 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
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What it does

Written by AI from the README

Exports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu, creates a blank notes file per item, and can batch export. It was designed with Obsidian in mind.

Getting Zotero notes into Markdown tools means copying by hand. This is legacy software for Zotero 5 and 6, and the author recommends Obsidian's Zotero Integration plugin instead.

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: no web requests found; its code names known services.

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Forks and copies

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3 listed forks.

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Install Mdnotes for Zotero
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v0.2.3.xpi · 0.06 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