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Sci-PDF

by xiamu508 · github.com/xiamu508/zotero-scipdf-zotero10

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Sci-PDF has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it changes Zotero settings that aren't its own, and 2 more findings. It works with Zotero 7–10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Import & metadataFiles, sync & backup
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.05 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.
5
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
5
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.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
None stated
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it changes Zotero settings that aren't its own, and 2 more findings
Applies to v8.1.2, released 5 Nov 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Another plugin uses the same ID4 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
Documentation in Chinese onlyOur summary is in English, but the plugin's own docs and support are in Chinese.
Contacts a shadow libraryUsing a site such as Sci-Hub carries legal risk in some countries.
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 xiamu508 account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from syt2/zotero-scipdf, another listed project with the same add-on IDThe update address offers version 8.1.1, which isn't newer than this one, so Zotero won't update it for now
Where your data goesIts code only names services we could identify7 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (7)
sci-hub.boxnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.sci-hub.eenamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.sci-hub.rednamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.sci-hub.rennamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.sci-hub.runamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.sci-hub.senamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.sci-hub.stnamed 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 capabilitiesChanges Zotero settings that aren't its own, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (3)
Changes Zotero settings that aren't its ownA 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)
Where we found it
Changes Zotero settings that aren't its owncontent/scripts/scipdf.js · line 3710

Adds sources to Zotero's Find Available PDF, at startup, without asking

Zotero.Prefs.set(_CustomResolverManager.zoteroCustomResolversPrefKey, JSON.stringify(resolvers), true);
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/scipdf.js · line 129

zotero://plugin. zotero-plugin-toolkit removed this link in version 6.0.0; this plugin is built with an older version

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

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 5 Nov 20261 contributor
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LanguagesDocumentation in Chinese onlyInterface: English and Chinese
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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

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: its code only names services we could identify. 7 addresses in 1 group.

Scholarly services (7)
sci-hub.boxnamed in its codesci-hub.eenamed in its codesci-hub.rednamed in its codesci-hub.rennamed in its codesci-hub.runamed in its codesci-hub.senamed in its codesci-hub.stnamed in its code

Forks and copies

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 Sci-PDF 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.
Sci-PDF · this pluginxiamu508/zotero-scipdf-zotero10BUse with care55 Nov 2026
Sci-PDFThe most used · syt2/zotero-scipdfBUse with care999,4369 Sep 2026
See all 5 and how they differ →

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Before you install: It changes Zotero settings that aren't its own, and 2 more findings.Read the finding
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