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Mdnotes for Zotero

by Edd-Gao · github.com/Edd-Gao/zotero-mdnotes

Exports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu.

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 (0.07 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.
12
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
12
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.
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 12 Aug 2023Code 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.
Fork of argenos/zotero-mdnotesA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
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; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the Edd-Gao account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from argenos/zotero-mdnotes, another listed project with the same add-on IDThe 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 goesOnly contacts services we could identify2 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (1)
doi.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Apps you connect (1)
flomoapp.com
Where we found it
flomoapp.comcontent/mdnotes.js · line 1083
var url = 'https://flomoapp.com/iwh/OTcyMDYw/414d91d69c76016b4267c4adaeb18170/';
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
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceDormant · last release 12 Aug 202312 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
No further detail for this area yet.
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

Exports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu. Also creates a file for your own notes and batch-exports everything. Works best with ZotFile and Better BibTeX installed.

Useful for keeping Zotero notes in Markdown tools such as Obsidian. A fork of argenos/zotero-mdnotes, and its developer tested it only on Zotero 5.

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. 2 addresses in 2 groups.

Scholarly services (1)
doi.orgnamed in its code
Apps you connect (1)
flomoapp.com
Evidence · file and line
flomoapp.comcontent/mdnotes.js · line 1083
var url = 'https://flomoapp.com/iwh/OTcyMDYw/414d91d69c76016b4267c4adaeb18170/';

Forks and copies

Fork of argenos/zotero-mdnotes.

3 other plugins use the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 4 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Mdnotes 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.
See all 4 and how they differ →

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Install Mdnotes for Zotero
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v0.2.3.xpi · 0.07 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