l0o0/tara

A Zotero add-on for backup and restore preferences, add-ons, translators, styles, and locate between two machines

470

stars

102

commits

TypeScript

primary language

Jun 7, 2026

updated

zotero
zotero-plugin

README

IconTara

Tara(Taraxacum)蒲公英

中文文档

Tara is a Zotero add-on for backup and restore preferences, add-ons, translators, styles. You can keep the same settings between different Zotero or restore history settings from the backup.

Backup includes:

  • Zotero preferences, include add-ons
  • Zotero installed add-ons
  • Zotero CSL styles
  • Zotero translators
  • Zotero locate,which is under Zotero directory

excludes:

  1. Specific path in Zotero and add-ons
  2. Zotero sync account information

Usage

Download xpi from release page. After installation,function buttons are listed in Zotero toolbar

  1. Create button will create backup attachment under Tara_Backup item in Zotero.
  2. Export button will export backup attachment to Backup folder in Zotero data directory. You can install tara in another Zotero, and then click restore to select the exported attachment.
  3. Restore button can restore selected attachment you created before.

Preferences setting.

❤Thanks

This add-on is proud to use Zotero plugin template and Zotero plugin scaffold.

Contributors

l0o0

96 commits

northword

6 commits

l0o0/tara

A Zotero add-on for backup and restore preferences, add-ons, translators, styles, and locate between two machines

470

stars

102

commits

TypeScript

primary language

Jun 7, 2026

updated

zotero
zotero-plugin

README

IconTara

Tara(Taraxacum)蒲公英

中文文档

Tara is a Zotero add-on for backup and restore preferences, add-ons, translators, styles. You can keep the same settings between different Zotero or restore history settings from the backup.

Backup includes:

  • Zotero preferences, include add-ons
  • Zotero installed add-ons
  • Zotero CSL styles
  • Zotero translators
  • Zotero locate,which is under Zotero directory

excludes:

  1. Specific path in Zotero and add-ons
  2. Zotero sync account information

Usage

Download xpi from release page. After installation,function buttons are listed in Zotero toolbar

  1. Create button will create backup attachment under Tara_Backup item in Zotero.
  2. Export button will export backup attachment to Backup folder in Zotero data directory. You can install tara in another Zotero, and then click restore to select the exported attachment.
  3. Restore button can restore selected attachment you created before.

Preferences setting.

❤Thanks

This add-on is proud to use Zotero plugin template and Zotero plugin scaffold.

Contributors

l0o0

96 commits

northword

6 commits

Languages

TypeScript

60.2%

HTML

17.6%

JavaScript

16.5%

Fluent

5.6%