Plugins / Reading & PDFs

ZoTracer

by etShaw-zh · github.com/etShaw-zh/zotracer

Tracks your research activities, creates detailed timelines, and exports notes to platforms like Flomo.

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Downloads a .xpi file (7.3 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
27
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
14,053
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because its release file was replaced after publication, and 2 more findings
Applies to v1.0.6, released 24 Feb 2025Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyRelease file replaced after publicationThe release was created by an automated GitHub workflow, but this file was uploaded afterwards from the etShaw-zh account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version, but Zotero won't install it as an update: the file doesn't match the fingerprint the update address gives
Where your data goesIts code only names services we could identify1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Apps you connect (1)
flomoapp.comnamed 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 capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Keeps its own database filelowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/zotracer.js · line 143

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptcontent/scripts/zotracer.js · line 89

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 · 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 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn API key for some featuresDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceSlowing down · last release 24 Feb 20252 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: 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
  • An API key for some featuresWorks without one: Activity tracking and timeline views. Needs a key (Flomo): Flomo export needs a Flomo incoming webhook from your own account.
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: its code only names services we could identify. 1 address in 1 group.

Apps you connect (1)
flomoapp.comnamed in its code

Forks and alternatives

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The developer's response

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BUse with care
Before you install: Its release file was replaced after publication, and 2 more findings.Read the finding
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