The best zotero-better-notes alternatives

zotero-actions-tags

windingwind/zotero-actions-tags

Customize your Zotero workflow.

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• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
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obsidian-sample-plugin

obsidianmd/obsidian-sample-plugin

Template for Obsidian community plugins with build configuration and development best practices.

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• BSD Zero Clause License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you specifically need obsidian-plugin

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zotero-style

MuiseDestiny/zotero-style

Ethereal Style for Zotero

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• you would rather work in JavaScript than TypeScript
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zotero-pdf-translate

windingwind/zotero-pdf-translate

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

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• you want the more recently updated codebase
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jasminum

l0o0/jasminum

A Zotero add-on to retrive CNKI meta data. 一个简单的Zotero 插件，用于识别中文元数据

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• you want the more recently updated codebase
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honkit

honkit/honkit

:book: HonKit is building beautiful books using Markdown - Fork of GitBook

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open-knowledge

inkeep/open-knowledge

Beautiful, AI-native markdown IDE and LLM wiki

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• GNU General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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obsidian-second-brain

eugeniughelbur/obsidian-second-brain

Persistent memory for Claude Code and 6 other CLI agents, stored as plain markdown in your Obsidian vault. Stop re-explaining your projects, decisions and people every session. 45 commands: hybrid semantic search, self-rewriting notes, key-less web research, and scheduled agents that maintain the vault while you sleep.

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typora_plugin

obgnail/typora_plugin

Typora Plugin. Feature Enhancement Tool | Typora 插件，功能增强工具

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claudian

YishenTu/claudian

An Obsidian plugin that embeds Claude Code/Codex as an AI collaborator in your vault

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• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (15.9k)
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• you specifically need claude-code or codex

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PDFMathTranslate

PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate

[EMNLP 2025 Demo] PDF scientific paper translation with preserved formats - 基于 AI 完整保留排版的 PDF 文档全文双语翻译，支持 Google/DeepL/Ollama/OpenAI 等服务，提供 CLI/GUI/MCP/Docker/Zotero

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khoj

khoj-ai/khoj

Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free.

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• you would rather work in Python than TypeScript
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