Creates Robust Links for web resources from within Zotero, building on web archives and the Memento protocol.
Zotero Robust Links has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it contacts the developer's server: robustlinks.mementoweb.org. It's a Zotero 6 plugin, so Zotero 7 and later can't load it. What to use instead. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.
Downloads a .xpi file (0.01 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.
690
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
749
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
2
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
22
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
5
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
NOASSERTION
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
A+ABBC
because it contacts the developer's server: robustlinks.mementoweb.org
Next rung: A, once every finding in the code comes out low.
Applies to v2.0.0-20220320145937, released 11 Apr 2022Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Legacy plugin for Zotero 6 onlyUses the old plugin format. Zotero 7 and later can't load it.
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 shawnmjones 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
Where your data goesContacts the developer's server: robustlinks.mementoweb.org2 addresses in 2 groups.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Developer's servers (1)
robustlinks.mementoweb.org
Scholarly services (1)
doi.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Where we found it
robustlinks.mementoweb.orgchrome/content/robustlinks/RobustLinksCreator.js · line 71
Powerful capabilitiesNo powerful capabilities foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
No further detail for this area yet.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 6 only (legacy plugin)Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Creates Robust Links for web resources from within Zotero, building on web archives and the Memento protocol. Its developer points to external instructions for use.
Links to web pages break over time. Robust Links add archived copies so a reference stays reachable.
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: contacts the developer's server: robustlinks.mementoweb.org. 2 addresses in 2 groups.
Developer's servers (1)
robustlinks.mementoweb.org
Scholarly services (1)
doi.orgnamed in its code
Evidence · file and line
robustlinks.mementoweb.orgchrome/content/robustlinks/RobustLinksCreator.js · line 71
The developer hasn't responded. Developers can reply here, and their reply sits next to our findings.I'm the developer
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