zotero-pdf-translate-guide
Guide to Zotero PDF Translate for multilingual PDF and annotation translation
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill zotero-pdf-translate-guide --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Zotero PDF Translate Guide ## Overview Zotero PDF Translate is one of the most popular Zotero plugins with over 10,000 stars on GitHub, providing seamless translation capabilities directly within the Zotero PDF reader. It enables researchers to translate selected text, annotations, metadata, and even entire pages without leaving their reference management workflow. The plugin supports a wide range of translation engines including Google Translate, DeepL, Microsoft Translator, OpenAI, and numerous other services. This flexibility allows researchers to choose the engine that best suits their language pair, domain, and accuracy requirements. For academic work involving technical terminology, the ability to switch between engines or use specialized services is invaluable. Zotero PDF Translate goes beyond simple text translation. It handles EPub documents, web pages saved to Zotero, item metadata fields, and annotation notes. This makes it an essential tool for any researcher who regularly reads papers in languages other than their primary working language, or who collaborates across linguistic boundaries. ## Installation and Setup Install Zotero PDF Translate through the Zotero Add-o
- Overview
- Installation and Setup
- Core Features
- Academic Workflow Integration
- Troubleshooting Common Issues
- References
What does the zotero-pdf-translate-guide skill do?
Guide to Zotero PDF Translate for multilingual PDF and annotation translation
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill zotero-pdf-translate-guide --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.