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Zotero-QuickLook

by nathancashion · github.com/nathancashion/Zotero-QuickLook

A Zotero 7/8 plugin for macOS that lets you preview attachments with QuickLook by pressing Space

Files, sync & backup
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.04 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.
3
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it launches programs on your computer, and 1 more finding
Applies to v1.0.8, released 21 Apr 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 gchapron/Zotero7QuickLookA 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.
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 nathancashion account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesNo web requests foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Powerful capabilitiesLaunches programs on your computer, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Runs a compiled program it ships, which we can't readmediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Where we found it
Launches programs on your computerquicklook.js · line 307

Programs it names include contactsheet, qlmanage

"resource://gre/modules/Subprocess.sys.mjs"
Runs a compiled program it ships, which we can't readquicklook.js · line 92

contactsheet

contactMenuItem.id = "quicklook-contactsheet-menu-item";
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
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MaintenanceActive · last release 21 Apr 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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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: no web requests found.

Forks and alternatives

Fork of gchapron/Zotero7QuickLook.

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 Zotero7QuickLook 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-QuickLook · this pluginnathancashion/Zotero-QuickLookBUse with care321 Apr 2026
Zotero7QuickLookThe most used · gchapron/Zotero7QuickLookBUse with care2256 May 2026
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Before you install: It launches programs on your computer, and 1 more finding.Read the finding
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