# argenos/zotero-mdnotes

A Zotero plugin to export item metadata and notes as markdown files

Repository: https://github.com/argenos/zotero-mdnotes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zotero-mdnotes
Homepage: https://argenos.github.io/zotero-mdnotes/
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: zotero, obsidian, markdown, zotero-plugin, zotfile-extracted-annotations, zotero-notes, obsidian-md
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-10-18T11:27:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2227, "days_push": 684, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1399, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:37.024482+00:00)

## What it is
A Zotero plugin that exports item metadata and notes as markdown files, with customizable templates and batch export. It is popular for Obsidian workflows but is no longer maintained and is incompatible with Zotero 7.

## Use cases
- export zotero item metadata to markdown files
- export zotero notes to markdown for obsidian
- batch export zotero library to markdown
- create markdown note files linked to zotero items
- customize markdown export templates for zotero
- sync zotero annotations with obsidian vault

## When to choose
- you use Zotero 5 and want markdown exports into Obsidian or another markdown tool
- you need customizable templates for exporting item metadata and notes
- you want batch export of a Zotero library to markdown files

## When to avoid
- you use Zotero 7 or later, since the plugin is incompatible
- you want actively maintained software with support
- you are an Obsidian user open to the recommended Zotero Integration alternative

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: markdown, documentation, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, education, files
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: zotero, obsidian, reference-management, note-taking, zotero-plugin, academic-writing, markdown, desktop

## Member repositories
- argenos/zotero-mdnotes (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.024482+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:09.912711+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/argenos/zotero-mdnotes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.024482+00:00, sha 817c286a099b)
  - homepage: https://argenos.github.io/zotero-mdnotes/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:53:37.487523+00:00, sha 02e317564418)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.