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Translate for Zotero

by wubanshui · github.com/wubanshui/zotero-pdf-translate

Translate PDF, EPub, webpage, metadata, annotations, notes to the target language. Support 20+ translate services.

Reading & PDFsTranslationImport & metadataAI & summaries
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.4 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
3
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
2
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
43
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 2 more findings
Applies to v2.1.5, released 27 May 2025Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
Fork of windingwind/zotero-pdf-translateA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same ID13 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 wubanshui account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate, another listed project with the same add-on IDThe update address has no version for Zotero 7
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify35 addresses in 3 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (2)
api.openai.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.com
Translation (32)
api-edge.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comapi-free.deepl.comapi.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comapi.deepl-pro.comapi.deepl.comapi.dictionaryapi.devapi.fanyi.baidu.comapi.interpreter.caiyunai.comapi.microsofttranslator.comapi.openl.clubapis.niutrans.comaudio.dict.cnnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.capi.dict.cncn.bing.comdict.cndict.youdao.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.dictionary.cambridge.orgedge.microsoft.comejje.weblio.jpfanyi.youdao.comitrans.xfyun.cnnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.mt.aliyuncs.comniutrans.comopenapi.youdao.comtmt.tencentcloudapi.comtrans.neu.edu.cntranslate.google.comtranslate.googleapis.comtranslate.volcengineapi.comwww.collinsdictionary.comwww.youdao.comwww2.deepl.com
Scholarly services (1)
dict.cnki.net
Where we found it
api.openai.comprefs.js · line 43
pref("extensions.zotero.ZoteroPDFTranslate.chatGPT.endPoint", "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions");
generativelanguage.googleapis.comprefs.js · line 54
pref("extensions.zotero.ZoteroPDFTranslate.gemini.endPoint", "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-1.5-flash-latest");
api-edge.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comchrome/content/scripts/zoteropdftranslate.js · line 515
`https://api-edge.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/translate?from=${data2.langfrom}&to=${data2.langto}&api-version=3.0&includeSentenceLength=true`,
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.Sends your text or keys unencrypted (http://) to api.fanyi.baidu.com, api.interpreter.caiyunai.com and 3 moremediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…chrome/content/scripts/zoteropdftranslate.js · line 2235

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptchrome/content/scripts/zoteropdftranslate.js · line 2181

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Sends your text or keys unencrypted (http://) to api.fanyi.baidu.com…chrome/content/scripts/zoteropdftranslate.js · line 305

Anyone on the network in between can read it

"http://translate.volcengineapi.com/?Action=TranslateText&Version=2020-06-01",
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7 · not 9, 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 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7Detected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceSlowing down · last release 27 May 202543 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English, Italian 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

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 35 addresses in 3 groups.

AI services (2)
api.openai.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.com
Translation (32)
api-edge.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comapi-free.deepl.comapi.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comapi.deepl-pro.comapi.deepl.comapi.dictionaryapi.devapi.fanyi.baidu.comapi.interpreter.caiyunai.comapi.microsofttranslator.comapi.openl.clubapis.niutrans.comaudio.dict.cnnamed in its codecapi.dict.cncn.bing.comdict.cndict.youdao.comnamed in its codedictionary.cambridge.orgedge.microsoft.comejje.weblio.jpfanyi.youdao.comitrans.xfyun.cnnamed in its codemt.aliyuncs.comniutrans.comopenapi.youdao.comtmt.tencentcloudapi.comtrans.neu.edu.cntranslate.google.comtranslate.googleapis.comtranslate.volcengineapi.comwww.collinsdictionary.comwww.youdao.comwww2.deepl.com
Scholarly services (1)
dict.cnki.net
Evidence · file and line
api.openai.comprefs.js · line 43
pref("extensions.zotero.ZoteroPDFTranslate.chatGPT.endPoint", "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions");
generativelanguage.googleapis.comprefs.js · line 54
pref("extensions.zotero.ZoteroPDFTranslate.gemini.endPoint", "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-1.5-flash-latest");
api-edge.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comchrome/content/scripts/zoteropdftranslate.js · line 515
`https://api-edge.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/translate?from=${data2.langfrom}&to=${data2.langto}&api-version=3.0&includeSentenceLength=true`,

Forks and alternatives

Fork of windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate.

13 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 14 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Translate 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.
Translate for Zotero · this pluginwubanshui/zotero-pdf-translateBUse with care227 May 2025
Translate for ZoteroThe most used · windingwind/zotero-pdf-translateBUse with care10.9M18 Aug 2026
Zotero PDF TranslateCopy · Jinshijiming/zotero-pdf-translate-z6CNot recommended1031 Aug 2025
Translate for ZoteroCopy · nian1147/zotero-pdf-translate-medicalBUse with care619 Sep 2026
See all 14 and how they differ →

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Install Translate for Zotero
BUse with care
Before you install: A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 2 more findings.Read the finding
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