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Zotero PDF Background

by azhar-rafiq · github.com/azhar-rafiq/zotero-pdf-background

a zotero plugin of changing pdf background color to care your eyes

Reading & PDFs
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.2 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v2.2.1, released 18 May 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Fork of wangqian06/zotero-pdf-backgroundA 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.
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Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the azhar-rafiq account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically: the update address is copied from Zotero's sample plugin
Where your data goesNo web requests foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Powerful capabilitiesNo powerful capabilities foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaManual updates only
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 18 May 20263 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
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What it does

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What you'll need

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Forks and alternatives

Fork of wangqian06/zotero-pdf-background.

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 Zotero PDF Background 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.
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Zotero PDF Background · this pluginazhar-rafiq/zotero-pdf-backgroundARecommended018 May 2026
Zotero PDF BackgroundThe most used · wangqian06/zotero-pdf-backgroundARecommended34,9938 Jul 2026
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Install Zotero PDF Background
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v2.2.1.xpi · 0.2 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