Right-click a paper to create a child note with an AI-written quick read, built from its metadata and indexed PDF text, or the abstract when there is no PDF.
Zotero Quick Read Note has Atlas grade B (use 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 1 more finding. It works with Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.
Downloads a .xpi file (1.2 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.
11
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
11
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.
1
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
A+ABBC
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding
Next rung: A, once every finding in the code comes out low.
Applies to v0.1.1, released 26 Sep 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
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 Hzx0211 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 a placeholder
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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.
Medium concern (2)
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)
Low concern (2)
Stores API keys or passwordsWorks with files on your computer
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/quickreadnote.js · line 135
zotero://plugin. zotero-plugin-toolkit removed this link in version 6.0.0; this plugin is built with an older version
Right-click a paper to create a child note with an AI-written quick read, built from its metadata and indexed PDF text, or the abstract when there is no PDF. Prompt, research context and note template are editable. Needs an OpenAI-compatible API key.
Gives you a structured first look at a paper before deciding to read it fully. Text goes to the service you configure and long papers are cut off after 80,000 characters.
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. 1 address in 1 group.
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