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A Zotero plugin to make Todoist tasks for papers added to Zotero

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Zotodo

Add Todoist tasks for papers in Zotero. Install by downloading the latest version. Scaffolded with the wonderful generator-zotero-plugin.

Features

  • Automatically generate Todoist tasks when new papers are imported
  • Generate Todoist tasks for existing papers
  • Templating of task and optional task comment, including paper information (authors, title, abstract, etc.)
  • Customizable project, section, and due date settings
  • Customizable labels for tasks
  • Generate Zotero select links
  • Generate Zotero PDF opening links

Installation

  1. Download the latest version of the .xpi.
  2. In Zotero, go to Tools > Add-ons.
  3. Click the gear icon in the upper right corner, and select "Install Add-On From File".
  4. Navigate to where you downloaded the Zotodo .xpi and select it.

Configuration

  • See "Zotodo Preferences" in the "Tools" menu.

Notes

  • You must set your Todoist API key in the preferences for this plugin to work. OAuth might be implemented eventually, but it's not there right now.
  • For select links to work, you may need to set up handling of the zotero:// protocol on your computer.

TODO/Future features

  • Create project/labels if nonexistent
  • OAuth flow for getting authorization key
  • Set project by Zotero collection
  • Add more template tokens
  • Switch to official Todoist API client