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ZoteroQuickLook

by 404neko · github.com/404neko/ZoteroQuickLookReload

Previews attachments with a quick look window: macOS native QuickLook, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or the QuickLook app on Windows.

ZoteroQuickLook has Atlas grade C (not recommended) because its code is obfuscated: deliberately scrambled, so we couldn't check all of it. It's a Zotero 6 plugin, so Zotero 7 and later can't load it. What to use instead. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Files, sync & backupInterface & look
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.02 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.
14k
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
13,560
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
8
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
181
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MPL-2.0
C
Atlas gradeNot recommended
because its code is obfuscated: deliberately scrambled, so we couldn't check all of it
Applies to v1.4.6, released 13 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 transparencyObfuscated code: deliberately scrambled, so we couldn't check all of itThe developer uploaded the release file from the 404neko account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.HighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address doesn't list this add-on, so Zotero won't update it
Where your data goesWe couldn't fully check where it sends data: the code is obfuscatedUnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
No further detail for this area yet.
Powerful capabilitiesRuns code it assembles while runningLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Low concern (1)
Runs code it assembles while running
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.
Zotero 6 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceSlowing down · last release 13 Apr 20221 contributor
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English
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What it does

Written by AI from the README

Previews attachments with a quick look window: macOS native QuickLook, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or the QuickLook app on Windows.

Checking a file otherwise means opening it in a full application. A fork of mronkko/zoteroquicklook; its README doesn't say what it changes.

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: we couldn't fully check where it sends data: the code is obfuscated.

Other plugins that do this

Matched on what they do

For the same job, work with Zotero 10 and graded B or better. Closest match first.

  • B
    ZoteroQuickLookMac

    On macOS, previews the selected item's attachment when you press Space.

    Matches “quick look preview on mac” · 379 downloads · Active · Zotero 7–10
    Works with Zotero 10Actively maintained
  • B
    zotLook

    Previews the selected attachment when you press Space, using the system's own preview panel: Quick Look on macOS, GNOME Sushi on Linux and QuickLook on Windows.

    Matches “quick look preview attachments” · 495 downloads · Active · Zotero 7–10
    Works with Zotero 10Actively maintained
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Install ZoteroQuickLook
CNot recommended
We don't recommend itIts code is obfuscated: deliberately scrambled, so we couldn't check all of it.
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