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Zotero Watch Folder

by stark1tty · github.com/stark1tty/zotero-watch-folder-zotero8

Zotero 8 plugin that monitors a folder for new files and auto-imports them with metadata retrieval, smart rules, duplicate detection, and collection synchronization

Reading & PDFsOrganising & tagsImport & metadataFiles, sync & backup
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.01 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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MIT
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Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v1.0.0, released 8 Apr 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8.
Fork of josesiqueira/zotero-watch-folderA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same ID2 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
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Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the stark1tty account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from josesiqueira/zotero-watch-folder, another listed project with the same add-on IDZotero will update it on Zotero 8 to version 2.8.5 from josesiqueira/zotero-watch-folder on GitHub (rated: Few concerns found)
Where your data goesNo web requests foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Powerful capabilitiesWorks with files on your computerLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
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Works withZotero 7, 8 · not 9, 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 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7, 8Detected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 8 Apr 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English
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What it does

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What you'll need

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  • Zotero 7, 8Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

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Forks and alternatives

Fork of josesiqueira/zotero-watch-folder.

2 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 3 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Zotero Watch Folder 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 Watch Folder · this pluginstark1tty/zotero-watch-folder-zotero8ARecommended2008 Apr 2026
Zotero Watch FolderThe most used · josesiqueira/zotero-watch-folderARecommended1,91523 Jun 2026
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Install Zotero Watch Folder
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v1.0.0.xpi · 0.01 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures