# jlegewie/zotfile

Zotero plugin to manage your attachments: automatically rename, move, and attach PDFs (or other files) to Zotero items, sync PDFs from your Zotero library to your (mobile) PDF reader (e.g. an iPad, Android tablet, etc.), and extract PDF annotations.

Repository: https://github.com/jlegewie/zotfile
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zotfile
Language: Java
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-04-16T14:14:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5360, "days_push": 869, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4367, forks 291 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.688846+00:00)

## What it is
ZotFile is a Zotero plugin for managing PDF attachments: it automatically renames, moves, and attaches PDFs to Zotero items, syncs PDFs to mobile readers, and extracts PDF annotations. It is written in Java/JavaScript and distributed as an .xpi extension.

## Use cases
- automatically rename and organize PDF attachments in Zotero
- sync my Zotero PDFs to my iPad or Android tablet
- extract highlights and annotations from PDFs into Zotero notes
- attach PDFs to Zotero items automatically
- manage a Zotero library stored in a custom folder location

## When to choose
- you use Zotero 4.x or 5 and want automated PDF attachment management
- you need annotation extraction from PDFs into Zotero
- you want to sync your Zotero library to a mobile PDF reader

## When to avoid
- you use Zotero 6 or 7, where built-in features or actively maintained alternatives are recommended
- you need timely bug fixes or support, since the project is no longer actively developed

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: pdf, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: pdf, developer-tools, files
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: zotero, zotero-plugin, pdf-management, annotations, reference-management, academic, research, desktop

## Member repositories
- jlegewie/zotfile (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.688846+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 2026-08-29T18:21:24.442299+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jlegewie/zotfile (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.688846+00:00, sha 52f841e16826)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.