RapidOCR for Zotero
By chen7447 rapidocr-for-zotero 5 GitHub Stars
Makes scanned PDFs searchable and selectable from the right-click menu with a bundled RapidOCR engine, needing no Python or Tesseract, and adds the result as a separate [OCR] attachment without changing the source PDF.
To install, save the .xpi file and drag it onto the Plugins window in Zotero (Tools → Plugins). In Firefox, right-click the download link and choose Save Link As. A plugin has full access to your Zotero and your computer, and the index does not review its code before listing it, so install only plugins from developers you trust. More about installing
Zotero compatibility
For version 2.1.0, the release the index read
| Zotero | Declared | Start test | User reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Declares all of Zotero 10 | Started Zotero 10.0.6 | None yet |
| 9 | Declares all of Zotero 9 | Started Zotero 9.0.6 | None yet |
| 8 | Does not declare Zotero 8 | Not tested | None yet |
| 7 | Does not declare Zotero 7 | Not tested | None yet |
Declared range: Zotero 9.0 to 10.0.*. How the index reads plugins
Tried version 2.1.0 on Zotero? Report what you found:
Details
- Plugin id
pdfocrforzotero@example.com- Manifest description
- 开装即用：在 Zotero 内用 RapidOCR 把扫描 PDF 做成可搜索、可选择的 PDF。无需 Python / Tesseract。
- GitHub description
- 开装即用的 Zotero PDF OCR 插件。无需 Python / Tesseract，右键即可把扫描件做成可搜索、可选择的 PDF。
- Archived on GitHub
- No
- Source code at the repository's top level
- Yes
- Repository created
- 2026-08-24
- Release read by the index
- 2.1.0, published 2026-09-07
- Releases with an .xpi
- 10
- Open issues and pull requests
- 0
- Host of update.json
- raw.githubusercontent.com
- Menus and settings in
- English (United States), Chinese (China)
Overrides
The index corrects, fills in, or replaces these upstream facts.
| Field | Upstream value | Override value | For version | Used | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
description | Manifest: 开装即用：在 Zotero 内用 RapidOCR 把扫描 PDF 做成可搜索、可选择的 PDF。无需 Python / Tesseract。 GitHub: 开装即用的 Zotero PDF OCR 插件。无需 Python / Tesseract，右键即可把扫描件做成可搜索、可选择的 PDF。 | Makes scanned PDFs searchable and selectable from the right-click menu with a bundled RapidOCR engine, needing no Python or Tesseract, and adds the result as a separate [OCR] attachment without changing the source PDF. | every version | yes | Translated from the introduction and the "为什么能开装即用" and "使用手册" sections of README.md, which is in Chinese. The manifest description and the GitHub About text are half or more Chinese. |
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