Zotero 6 plugins and what to use now
Plugins made for Zotero 6 and earlier use the old plugin format, which Zotero 7 and later can't load. We list 99 of them. For 28 we found something that works with Zotero 10: a plugin its developer points to, an updated fork, or another plugin that does the same job.
Why your old plugins stopped working
Zotero 7 changed how plugins are built, so each plugin had to be updated for the new format. The ones below never were, so Zotero won't load them. Their cards stay up so you can see what they did and what to use instead. Copying an old plugin's file into a newer Zotero won't help.
With something to use instead (28)
- ZotFilejlegewie/zotfile · 2.1M downloads · Zotero 6
The classic attachment manager: renames and moves PDFs into a custom folder, attaches new downloads, sends PDFs to a tablet folder and back, and extracts PDF annotations into notes.
Use instead- BZotero AttangerDoes the same job
Manages attachment files: attach your latest download to an item with one shortcut, rename files with Zotero's naming template, and move them into a folder tree built from metadata or collections, ready for Dropbox or OneDrive.
- AZotMoovDoes the same job
Moves or copies attachments into a folder you choose as linked files, automatically on import or by right-click.
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- Zotero PDF Previewwindingwind/zotero-pdf-preview · 280,016 downloads · Zotero 6
Shows a preview of an item's PDF pages in the right-hand item pane, either under the info tab or in its own Preview tab.
Use instead- AZoteroPreviewDoes the same job
Adds a Preview tab that shows a citation preview for the selected item in a bibliographic style you choose.
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- Zotero Citation Counts Managereschnett/zotero-citationcounts · 133,779 downloads · Zotero 6
Fetches citation counts for selected items from Crossref, INSPIRE-HEP and Semantic Scholar.
Use instead- A+Zotero Citation Counts ManagerUpdated fork
Fetches citation counts from Crossref, INSPIRE-HEP, Semantic Scholar and NASA/ADS, by right-click or when items are added, and stores them in Extra.
- A+Google Scholar Citation CountDoes the same job
Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar for selected items or collections and writes them to the Extra field.
- AAlphaPulseDoes the same job
Adds two item list columns: alphaXiv likes and citation counts, the latter from Google Scholar by default, or OpenAlex or Semantic Scholar.
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- Mdnotes for Zoteroargenos/zotero-mdnotes · 114,573 downloads · Zotero 6
Exports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu, creates a blank notes file per item, and can batch export.
Use instead- Asuper-scholarDoes the same job
Exports Zotero PDF papers to an Obsidian vault from the item right-click menu.
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- Storage Scanner for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-storage-scanner · 78,425 downloads · Zotero 6
Scans your attachments from the Tools menu and tags items #duplicates or #broken as it finds duplicate or missing attachment files.
Use instead- AAttachment ScannerDoes the same job
Scans your library for items with missing, absent or duplicate attachments and tags them.
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- Duplicates Merger for Zoterofrangoud/ZoteroDuplicatesMerger · 46,823 downloads · Zotero 6
Merges duplicates in two modes: smart merge for selected items, and bulk merge through the whole Duplicate Items pane without prompts.
Use instead- AZotDupeDoes the same job
Finds likely duplicates that exact matching misses, such as preprints and published versions, translations, different item types and incomplete records.
- A+ZoplicateDoes the same job
Catches duplicates the moment you import and asks whether to keep the new copy, the old one or both, then merges without losing attachments or notes.
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- Zotero Scholar CitationsMaxKuehn/zotero-scholar-citations · 43,635 downloads · Zotero 6
Fetches the number of citations for your items from Google Scholar and stores it in the Extra field, so you can sort by it.
Use instead- A+Google Scholar Citation CountDoes the same job
Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar for selected items or collections and writes them to the Extra field.
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- Zotero Mementoleonkt/zotero-memento · 28,605 downloads · Zotero 6
Archives web pages you save through the browser connector to the Internet Archive and archive.today.
Use instead- AWayback AutosaveDoes the same job
Saves the URL of every new item to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, however it was added.
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- ZoteroQuickLookmronkko/ZoteroQuickLook · 24,814 downloads · Zotero 6
Previews attachments with a quick look window: macOS's native QuickLook, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or the QuickLook app on Windows.
Use instead- BZoteroQuickLookUpdated fork
Opens the selected item's PDF in macOS Quick Look when you press space in the items list.
- BzotLookDoes the same job
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.
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- Zotodowbthomason/zotodo · 24,037 downloads · Zotero 6
Creates Todoist tasks for papers added to Zotero, automatically on import or for existing items.
Use instead- A+Zotero Todoist BridgeDoes the same job
Adds a Send To Todoist right-click submenu with one entry per template, creating tasks from selected papers.
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- LyZwshanks/lyz · 13,592 downloads · Zotero 6
Inserts citations from Zotero into LyX documents with a Cite in LyX command.
Use instead- BLyZUpdated fork
Connects Zotero to LyX through the LyXServer pipe.
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- ZoteroQuickLook404neko/ZoteroQuickLookReload · 13,560 downloads · Zotero 6
Previews attachments with a quick look window: macOS native QuickLook, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or the QuickLook app on Windows.
Use instead- BZoteroQuickLookMacDoes the same job
On macOS, previews the selected item's attachment when you press Space.
- BzotLookDoes the same job
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.
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- Zotero ScihubPatrixe/zotero-scihub · 2,856 downloads · Zotero 6
Adds an Update Scihub PDF right-click entry that downloads a PDF from Sci-Hub for items with a DOI and attaches it.
Use instead- A+PDFerret for ZoteroDoes the same job
Downloads PDFs for items with a DOI from configurable providers, with Sci-Hub and Anna's Archive built in and custom providers by URL template.
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- Zotero Scihubsneakers-the-rat/zotero-scihub · 2,363 downloads · Zotero 6
Adds an Update Scihub PDF right-click entry that downloads a PDF from Sci-Hub for items with a DOI and attaches it.
Use instead- A+PDFerret for ZoteroDoes the same job
Downloads PDFs for items with a DOI from configurable providers, with Sci-Hub and Anna's Archive built in and custom providers by URL template.
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- zbatch Tools for Zoterompatelh/zbatch · 1,908 downloads · Zotero 6
Adds an item context menu for batch editing.
Use instead- AZotero Search & ReplaceDoes the same job
Searches fields such as title, creators, abstract, tags and DOI and replaces text in bulk, using regular expressions, exact match or SQL LIKE patterns.
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- Zotero Link Local Filesretorquere/zotero-link-local-files · 607 downloads · Zotero 6
Links dropped or imported files instead of copying them into Zotero storage.
Use instead- AZotMoovDoes the same job
Moves or copies attachments into a folder you choose as linked files, automatically on import or by right-click.
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- Zotero SJR RankingsJacse/zotero-sjr-rankings · 590 downloads · Zotero 6
Tags selected journal articles with their SJR quartile and writes the journal's H index into the Journal Abbr field.
Use instead- APublication RankingsDoes the same job
Adds a sortable Ranking column showing SJR quartiles, CORE conference ranks, ABS, FT50 and VHB ratings for each item's journal or conference, colour coded.
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- Zotero Citation Counts Manager (Frankenstein Edition)welpdx/zotero-citationcounts · 561 downloads · Zotero 6
Fetches citation counts for selected items from Crossref, InspireHEP, Semantic Scholar and Google Scholar.
Use instead- A+Google Scholar Citation CountDoes the same job
Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar for selected items or collections and writes them to the Extra field.
- AAlphaPulseDoes the same job
Adds two item list columns: alphaXiv likes and citation counts, the latter from Google Scholar by default, or OpenAlex or Semantic Scholar.
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- Zotero Scholar Citationssmlum/zotero-scholar-citations · 286 downloads · Zotero 6
Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar when you add or update an item and saves them as a plain number in the Extra field for sorting.
Use instead- A+Google Scholar Citation CountDoes the same job
Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar for selected items or collections and writes them to the Extra field.
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- Sci-Hub Plugin for Zoteroandrusha/zotero-scihub · 285 downloads · Zotero 6
Downloads PDFs by DOI from Sci-Hub and attaches them to your items, through an "Update Scihub PDF" right-click command or automatically for newly added papers.
Use instead- A+PDFerret for ZoteroDoes the same job
Downloads PDFs for items with a DOI from configurable providers, with Sci-Hub and Anna's Archive built in and custom providers by URL template.
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- ZoteroQuickLookbwiernik/ZoteroQuickLook · 176 downloads · Zotero 6
Previews a selected attachment with QuickLook: macOS's native Quick Look, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or a custom preview command you set.
Use instead- BzotLookDoes the same job
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.
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- ZoteroQuickLookRegulust/ZoteroQuickLook · 171 downloads · Zotero 6
Previews a selected attachment with QuickLook: macOS's native Quick Look, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or a custom command.
Use instead- BzotLookDoes the same job
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.
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- Sci-Hub Plugin for Zoterojun0404/zotero-scihub · 151 downloads · Zotero 6
Downloads PDFs for items with a DOI from Sci-Hub automatically in Zotero and Juris-M.
Use instead- A+PDFerret for ZoteroDoes the same job
Downloads PDFs for items with a DOI from configurable providers, with Sci-Hub and Anna's Archive built in and custom providers by URL template.
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- Zotionptigas/zotion · 80 downloads · Zotero 6
Sends notes on your papers from Zotero into a Notion database.
Use instead- A+NoteroDoes the same job
Syncs items from chosen Zotero collections into a Notion database, one page per item with its metadata, and optionally its notes and annotations.
- AZotero2NotionDoes the same job
Syncs items from My Library into a Notion database, one page per item, built from Markdown templates you edit in Zotero settings.
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- Zotero MementoDilLemon/zotero-shortdoi-8-update · 51 downloads · Zotero 6
Looks up full DOIs or shortDOIs for selected items through Crossref and the shortDOI service, and checks stored DOIs, marking invalid ones.
Use instead- A+DOI ManagerDoes the same job
Retrieves shortDOIs, resolves long DOIs, validates and cleans DOI fields, and searches Crossref for items missing a DOI, from the right-click menu.
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- ZoteroQuickLookYaoLiMuMu/ZoteroQuickLook · 25 downloads · Zotero 6
Previews attachments with QuickLook on macOS, Gloobus-Preview on Linux, or a QuickLook tool of your choice on Windows, from within Zotero.
Use instead- BzotLookDoes the same job
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.
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- Metadata SearchGrayXu/zotero6-metadata-search-plugin · 12 downloads · Zotero 6
Searches CrossRef and DBLP by title and authors from the right-click menu, pulls DBLP BibTeX results, and updates the fields you choose on the selected item.
Use instead- A+Zotero Metadata RefreshDoes the same job
Batch-refreshes item metadata from CrossRef, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar and DBLP, showing a preview of old and new values to approve before anything is written.
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- Sci-Hub Plugin for Zoterosamshott/zotero-scihub · 8 downloads · Zotero 6
Downloads PDFs from Sci-Hub for items with a DOI, from a right-click command or automatically when you add new items.
Use instead- A+PDFerret for ZoteroDoes the same job
Downloads PDFs for items with a DOI from configurable providers, with Sci-Hub and Anna's Archive built in and custom providers by URL template.
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No replacement found yet (71)
We haven't found a plugin that works with Zotero 10 and does the same job. Search plugins for Zotero 10 by what you need, or check whether Zotero itself now does it.
- Night for Zoterotefkah/zotero-night · 276,550 downloadsA dark theme for the Zotero 6 interface and PDF reader.
- Zotero更新影响因子redleafnew/zotero-updateifs · 153,811 downloadsFetches journal impact factors and JCR and CAS quartiles from the Justscience site by journal name and stores them in item fields.
- Zotero ThemeiShareStuff/ZoteroTheme · 33,867 downloadsAdds theme support to Zotero, with a way to reset to the default theme from the theme editor in preferences.
- Zotero Report Customizerretorquere/zotero-report-customizer · 22,396 downloadsLets you edit Zotero's item reports in place: remove fields, reorder them and save the layout.
- Zotero AutoIndexretorquere/zotero-auto-index · 22,267 downloadsKeeps your attachments full-text indexed automatically, with settings in Zotero's Search preferences.
- Scaffoldzotero/scaffold · 19,281 downloadsAn integrated development environment for writing Zotero translators, the scripts that capture metadata from web pages.
- Zotero Voyant Exportcorajr/zotero-voyant-export · 12,239 downloadsExports a Zotero collection as a zip of its full texts, ready to upload to Voyant Tools for text analysis.
- Zotero Save with TagNicoleMayer/zotero-save-with-tag · 10,006 downloadsTags every item you save through the Zotero Connector with To-Read.
- ZotServerMunGell/ZotServer · 6,643 downloadsAdds a local-only HTTP API to Zotero, built on its port 23119 server, with a search endpoint that takes JSON conditions such as quick search or tag.
- The Literaturetheliterature/theliterature-zotero · 6,413 downloadsAdds a context-menu entry that fetches a PDF from Sci-Hub.
- Zotero MAS MetaDatatobihol/zotero-mas-metadata · 3,693 downloadsAdds estimated citation counts from the Microsoft Academic Search API to the Extra field of selected items.
- ZoteroFields-Plugin-for-ZoteroiShareStuff/ZoteroFields-Plugin-for-Zotero · 3,402 downloadsFills fields such as impact factor from a local CSV file you supply, matching journal names or abbreviations.
- Zotero Roam Exportmelat0nin/zotero-roam-export · 3,017 downloadsExports items, multiple items or whole collections to Roam Research's JSON import format.
- Zotero Scholar Citationsnico-zck/zotero-scholar-citations · 2,861 downloadsFetches citation counts for your items from Google Scholar and stores them in the Extra field so you can sort by them.
- Propachi: monkey-patch for Zotero CSL processorJuris-M/propachi-vanilla · 2,834 downloadsReplaces Zotero's citation (CSL) processor with an alternative version through a monkey-patch, for the Juris-M variant of Zotero.
- Backup-Plugin-for-ZoteroiShareStuff/Backup-Plugin-for-Zotero · 2,520 downloadsBacks up Zotero's data and profile folders on Windows and Linux into a dated folder, either at your request or when Zotero starts.
- Zotero Literature Data ManagerAlbertShenC/Zotero-Literature-Manager · 2,334 downloadsFills in data for arXiv papers automatically.
- Juris-M Word for Windows IntegrationJuris-M/jurism-word-for-windows-integration · 2,170 downloadsRepackages the Zotero Word for Windows integration for use with Juris-M, with a chooser that prevents the Juris-M and Zotero versions being installed together.
- ZotUpdate018/zotupdate · 2,077 downloadsUpdates books' Chinese Library Classification numbers and Douban ratings, pulls tables of contents as notes, and tries to download sample chapters and e-books.
- Propachi: monkey-patch for Zotero CSL processor (Uppercase subtitles version)Juris-M/propachi-upper · 1,636 downloadsReplaces Zotero's built-in CSL citation processor with an alternative version that capitalises subtitles.
- Paper Machinespapermachines/papermachines · 1,436 downloadsAnalyses and visualises a collection's full text for digital humanities research.
- Zotero Auto Fetchzhang-hz/zotero-autofetch · 1,385 downloadsAutomatically downloads PDFs for new items from Sci-Hub and Google Scholar.
- Bluebook signalsJuris-M/bluebook-signals-for-zotero · 1,098 downloadsAdds a drop-down menu of standard Bluebook signals to the Prefix field in the word processor citation dialogs of Zotero and MLZ.
- Juris-M Word for Mac IntegrationJuris-M/jurism-word-for-mac-integration · 903 downloadsRepackages the Zotero Word for Mac integration so it works with the Juris-M referencing platform.
- Zotero Clear Fieldqnscholar/zotero-clear-field · 839 downloadsAdds a Clear Field command to the Tools menu that blanks the fields you choose on one or several selected items.
- Zotero Open Citationszuphilip/zotero-open-citations · 773 downloadsLooks up selected items by DOI in the OpenCitations COCI service and adds the result as a note.
- Zotero Robust Linkslanl/Zotero-Robust-Links-Extension · 749 downloadsCreates Robust Links for web resources from within Zotero, building on web archives and the Memento protocol.
- PDF kit for Zoterosharpevo/zotero-pdfkit · 744 downloadsAdds two right-click commands.
- Juris-M LibreOffice IntegrationJuris-M/jurism-libreoffice-integration · 678 downloadsRepackages the Zotero LibreOffice integration so it works with the Juris-M referencing platform.
- Zotero OPDS serverretorquere/zotero-opds · 570 downloadsAn early-stage plugin for an embedded OPDS server inside Zotero; its README is still the template's and documents no features yet.
- Api Endpoint for ZoteroDominic-DallOsto/zotero-api-endpoint · 324 downloadsProvides an HTTP server endpoint inside Zotero so other programs can interact with it.
- Propachi: monkey-patch for Zotero CSL processor and editor integration (with TeXmacs support)KarlHegbloom/propachi-texmacs · 241 downloadsReplaces Zotero's citeproc-js and parts of its word-processor integration so citations come out in a TeXmacs LaTeX format.
- ZotFlomo018/zotflomo · 208 downloadsPublishes a Zotero note to Flomo, the note-taking service, from a right-click command, using your Flomo API URL.
- Zotero Journal Abbreviations Managerjimustafa/zotero-jabbr · 201 downloadsFills the Journal Abbr field for selected journal articles through a right-click command, only when the field is empty, so nothing is overwritten.
- ZotServere-zz/ZotServer · 194 downloadsRuns a local HTTP API on your machine so other desktop applications can search and read your Zotero library without internet access.
- PROSEC Linker for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-prosec-linker · 161 downloadsCreates links from items using URL templates you define with {PDF}, {TITLE} and {DOI} placeholders, through a right-click Create Prosec Links command.
- zotero-inspectorvolatile-static/zotero-inspector · 149 downloadsAdds a Show DOM Inspector command under Tools, Developer that injects an inspector into all of Zotero's HTML frames.
- Night for ZoteroMuiseDestiny/zotero-night · 120 downloadsA dark theme for Zotero's interface and PDFs based on the Nord colour scheme, with a quick toggle between PDF filters, a cleaner tab bar and some animations.
- Paper Machineserickpeirson/papermachines · 97 downloadsAnalyses and visualises a document collection for the digital humanities.
- Zotero UBB1 Holding CheckNbtKmy/ZoteroAddonForUBB1 · 90 downloadsChecks whether the UB-UBB1 library at the University of Zurich holds selected books, by searching Alma through its SRU interface using the ISBN.
- Uid Column for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-uid-column · 85 downloadsAdds a column to the item list that shows each item's unique ID and its select link.
- Erdos for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-erdos · 81 downloadsFinds the shortest chain of co-authorship between given authors in your library.
- Cite Columns for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-cite-columns · 80 downloadsAdds item list columns rendered from a CSL style.
- Clear Journal Abbrev for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-clear-journal-abbrev · 78 downloadsClears the journal abbreviation field on the items you have selected.
- Asreview for Zoteroretorquere/zotero-asreview · 70 downloadsShows ASReview rankings in Zotero.
- Paper MachinesChristianFrisson/papermachines · 68 downloadsAnalyses and visualises a text collection for digital humanities research.
- Zotero Redownloaderelbaro/zotero-redownloader · 66 downloadsScans your library and downloads missing attachments from their URLs, such as arXiv or OpenReview, not only PDFs.
- Fullcreator Plugin for Zoteroliwind/zotero-fullcreator · 65 downloadsAdds all authors' full names to the main item list column, shown as last name then first name.
- VisZottsekitsi/viszot · 56 downloadsRenders a citation graph of a Zotero collection so you can see how its items connect.
- ZoteRenamekjamison/ZoteRename · 49 downloadsA file renaming utility for Zotero.
- Zutilo Utility for Zoteroswfc/Zutilo · 36 downloadsAdds editing shortcuts that stock Zotero lacks.
- Zotero Link Supplementarymugpeng/zotlink · 34 downloadsSupplementary file management that works with ZotFile: after ZotFile moves a PDF, the item's supplementary files are moved along and relinked to the new path.
- Zotero UZH-AOI Holding CheckNbtKmy/ZoteroAddonForAOI · 32 downloadsChecks whether the UZH Asia-Orient Library holds the books in your library, using the ISBN.
- Toolboxlateshift/iwutoolbox · 31 downloadsAdds a copy citation button to the Zotero toolbar, using the citation style chosen in the Quick Copy preferences.
- Zotero Scholar Citationsnico-zck/zotero-scholar-citations-forked · 29 downloadsFetches the number of citations for your items from Google Scholar and stores it in the Extra field so you can sort by it.
- Preis-Checker mit OpenDBNbtKmy/zotero-price-checker · 28 downloadsLooks up the price of Japanese books by ISBN through the OpenBD API and writes it to the Extra field.
- HelloZoterosaona-raimundo/HelloZotero · 20 downloadsA hello-world example of a Zotero plug-in with no real features, for people writing their first plugin.
- Background for Zotero Pdf Readerattr0/zotero-pdf-background · 20 downloadsAdds a toolbar eye button to the PDF reader that switches between background colours, including a green one, to ease eye strain.
- MarkDBConnectpipme/zotero-markdb-connect · 16 downloadsScans a folder of Markdown notes from Obsidian, logseq or Zettlr and tags the Zotero items they match, by Better BibTeX citekey or item key.
- ZotFileGrayXu/zotfile · 16 downloadsThe classic attachment manager: renames and moves PDFs, attaches files, sends PDFs to a tablet and back, and extracts annotations.
- Zotero Collection Selectordsuess/zotero-collection-selector · 13 downloadsAdds two endpoints to Zotero's local connector server: one lists all collections as JSON and one switches the selected collection by id.
- Journal Abbr for Zoteroliuyujie0136/zotero-journalabbr · 13 downloadsReplaces journal titles with standard abbreviations from a right-click menu entry.
- Mdnotes for ZoteroEdd-Gao/zotero-mdnotes · 12 downloadsExports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu.
- ZotFiledomiden/zotfile · 12 downloadsRenames, moves and attaches PDFs and other files to items, syncs PDFs to a tablet or mobile reader, and extracts PDF annotations into notes.
- TaraJinshijiming/tara-0.06-fix · 11 downloadsBacks up and restores Zotero preferences, installed plugins, citation styles, translators and locate engines.
- Mdnotes for Zoterocorvo007/zotero-mdnotes · 11 downloadsExports item metadata and notes as Markdown files from the right-click menu, creates a file for your own notes and batch-exports everything.
- Zotero PDF Fulltext SearchLiuNing12921/zotero-pdf-fulltext-search · 10 downloadsAdds a PDF full-text search box to the main Zotero window that shows matching snippets from Zotero's indexed PDF text.
- Mdnotes for Zoterorxy0424/zotero-mdnotes · 9 downloadsExports item metadata and notes as markdown files.
- Zotero PDF Translatecode-thx/zotero-pdf-translate-v0.9.8-nocnkiAds · 9 downloadsTranslates selected text in the PDF reader.
- Zotero Scihubtausackhn/zotero-scihub · 8 downloadsDownloads PDFs from Sci-Hub for items with a DOI, from a right-click command or automatically when new items are added.