ZotFetch
By fdossi zotfetch 5 GitHub Stars
Downloads PDFs for selected items in batches from sources such as Unpaywall, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Europe PMC, Sci-Hub mirrors, and a configured institutional proxy, resolves publisher landing pages to the actual PDF, and retries failed or login-blocked items.
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 1.6.6, 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 | Declares part of Zotero 8. Declared range: Zotero 8.0.4 to 10.0.* | Started Zotero 8.0.4 | None yet |
| 7 | Does not declare Zotero 7 | Not tested | None yet |
Declared range: Zotero 8.0.4 to 10.0.*. How the index reads plugins
Tried version 1.6.6 on Zotero? Report what you found:
Details
- Plugin id
zotfetch@edslab.research- Manifest description
- ZotFetch: Batch PDF downloader
- GitHub description
- ZotFetch: Batch PDF downloader plugin for Zotero 8
- Archived on GitHub
- No
- Source code at the repository's top level
- Yes
- Repository created
- 2026-03-19
- Release read by the index
- 1.6.6, published 2026-10-27
- Releases with an .xpi
- 5
- Open issues and pull requests
- 0
- Host of update.json
- raw.githubusercontent.com
- Menus and settings in
- English (United States)
Overrides
The index corrects, fills in, or replaces these upstream facts.
| Field | Upstream value | Override value | For version | Used | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
description | Manifest: ZotFetch: Batch PDF downloader GitHub: ZotFetch: Batch PDF downloader plugin for Zotero 8 | Downloads PDFs for selected items in batches from sources such as Unpaywall, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Europe PMC, Sci-Hub mirrors, and a configured institutional proxy, resolves publisher landing pages to the actual PDF, and retries failed or login-blocked items. | every version | yes | Condensed from the opening and the "Features", "Usage", and "Download Sources" sections of README.md. The manifest description, "ZotFetch: Batch PDF downloader", is in English and has fewer than six words, and the GitHub About text, "ZotFetch: Batch PDF downloader plugin for Zotero 8", is in English and not shown. |
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