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Zotero Rule Outline

by p1aintiff · github.com/p1aintiff/zotero-rule-outline

Generates a bookmark outline for a PDF using local rules based on font size and numbered headings, then writes it into the PDF.

Zotero Rule Outline has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Reading & PDFs
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Downloads a .xpi file (2.2 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.
40
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
52
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
4
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Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v1.0.3, released 20 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Documentation in Chinese onlyOur summary is in English, but the plugin's own docs and support are in Chinese.
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Code transparencyMinified (compressed) 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 offers version 1.0.2, which isn't newer than this one, so Zotero won't update it for now
Where your data goesNetwork code only in bundled libraries: pdfjs-distLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Powerful capabilitiesNo powerful capabilities foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 10 · not 9, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 20 Oct 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in Chinese onlyInterface language not declared
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What it does

Written by AI from the README

Generates a bookmark outline for a PDF using local rules based on font size and numbered headings, then writes it into the PDF. You review and edit the detected headings and page numbers first. Runs entirely on your machine with no API key.

Papers and books without bookmarks are hard to navigate. This builds a table of contents and writes it into the original file, keeping the attachment and its annotations. The interface is in Chinese.

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: network code only in bundled libraries: pdfjs-dist.

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Install Zotero Rule Outline
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v1.0.3.xpi · 2.2 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
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