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Zotero Pdf2zh

by TanO2003 · github.com/TanO2003/zotero-pdf2zh

PDF2zh for Zotero | Zotero PDF中文翻译插件

Reading & PDFsTranslationAI & summaries
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.08 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
1
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
17
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it downloads a program and runs it, and 3 more findings
Applies to v4.0.7, released 2 Aug 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8, 9.
Fork of guaguastandup/zotero-pdf2zhA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same ID4 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 is broken (nothing is there), so Zotero can't update it
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify12 addresses in 3 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (7)
api.deepseek.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.api.openai.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.api.siliconflow.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.ark.cn-beijing.volces.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.cloud.siliconflow.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.dashscope.aliyuncs.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.platform.deepseek.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.
Translation (3)
BabelDOC (the AI provider it's set up with)api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.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.pdf2zh-next (SiliconFlow, or the engine it's set up with)
On your computer (2)
127.0.0.1named in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.localhostnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Powerful capabilitiesDownloads a program and runs it, and 4 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Downloads a program and runs itmediumMedium concern: worth reading 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)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.Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Where we found it
Downloads a program and runs itcontent/scripts/pdf2zh.js · line 4458

The first time you translate a PDF, it downloads a 180–206 MB translation program from the developer's GitHub release and runs it. The README doesn't mention it, the file is checked only against a checksum from the same place, and we can't read the program itself.

const response = await fetch(manifest.archiveURL);
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/pdf2zh.js · line 129

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptcontent/scripts/pdf2zh.js · line 85

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Launches programs on your computercontent/scripts/pdf2zh.js · line 4567
const process = Cc["@mozilla.org/process/util;1"].createInstance(
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9 · not 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 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7, 8, 9Detected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 2 Aug 202617 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in ChineseInterface: 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

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 7, 8, 9Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 12 addresses in 3 groups.

AI services (7)
api.deepseek.comnamed in its codeapi.openai.comnamed in its codeapi.siliconflow.cnnamed in its codeark.cn-beijing.volces.comnamed in its codecloud.siliconflow.cnnamed in its codedashscope.aliyuncs.comnamed in its codeplatform.deepseek.comnamed in its code
Translation (3)
BabelDOC (the AI provider it's set up with)api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.comnamed in its codepdf2zh-next (SiliconFlow, or the engine it's set up with)
On your computer (2)
127.0.0.1named in its codelocalhostnamed in its code

Forks and alternatives

Fork of guaguastandup/zotero-pdf2zh.

4 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 5 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Zotero PDF2zh 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.
Zotero Pdf2zh · this pluginTanO2003/zotero-pdf2zhBUse with care12 Aug 2026
Zotero PDF2zhThe most used · guaguastandup/zotero-pdf2zhBUse with care605,77523 Aug 2026
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