# windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate

Translate PDF, EPub, webpage, metadata, annotations, notes to the target language. Support 20+ translate services.

Repository: https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zotero-pdf-translate
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: zotero, translate, translation, plugin, zotero-plugin, pdf, zotero7
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:46:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1638, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 74}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11625, forks 506 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:49.135652+00:00)

## What it is
A Zotero plugin that translates text from PDFs, EPubs, webpages, metadata, annotations, and notes using 20+ translation services. It integrates translation directly into the Zotero reader with pop-ups, annotation comments, and a standalone comparison window.

## Use cases
- translate pdf text while reading in zotero
- add translations to pdf annotations and notes
- translate item titles and abstracts in a reference library
- compare translations from multiple services side by side
- translate epub and webpage content in zotero
- single word dictionary lookup while reading papers

## When to choose
- you use Zotero for research and read non-native-language papers
- you want translations embedded in annotations and notes
- you need multiple translation services with one tool

## When to avoid
- you don't use Zotero
- you need a standalone document translator outside a reference manager
- you need offline-only translation

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: nlp, pdf, internationalization
- domain: pdf, education, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: zotero-plugin, translation, academic-research, pdf-reader, annotation, localization, desktop

## Member repositories
- windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.135652+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 2026-08-29T17:15:27.238961+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.135652+00:00, sha 43211704c2e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.