@Jolyne_AI: When reading English PDF papers, the most time-consuming part is not the difficulty of the content, but being repeatedly interrupted by terminology and long sentences: looking up translations, switching windows, returning to the original text, repositioning—your reading rhythm is completely broken. If you use the open-source reference management tool Zotero, I recommend pairing it with the PDF2zh translation plugin: one-click translation of the entire paper into Chinese, while preserving…

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Introducing the PDF2zh translation plugin for Zotero, which supports one-click translation of English PDF papers into Chinese, preserving formulas and layout, providing side-by-side Chinese-English comparison, and supporting multiple translation engines.

When reading English PDF papers, the most time-consuming part is not the difficulty of the content, but being repeatedly interrupted by terminology and long sentences: looking up translations, switching windows, returning to the original text, repositioning—your reading rhythm is completely broken. If you use the open-source reference management tool Zotero, I recommend pairing it with the PDF2zh translation plugin: one-click translation of the entire paper into Chinese, while preserving the original for side-by-side comparison; supports multiple translation services, formulas remain intact without messing up the layout; dual-column papers can be intelligently converted to single-column, making reading on mobile much smoother. GitHub: http://github.com/guaguastandup/zotero-pdf2zh… Key features: - One-click translation of English PDF: choose pure Chinese or Chinese-English side-by-side; - Automatically preserve mathematical formulas and figures, minimizing layout disruption; - Multiple translation engines available: Bing, DeepSeek, Zhipu, etc.; - Dual-column to single-column conversion, significantly improving mobile reading experience; - Support for custom Chinese fonts, recommended: LXGW WenKai, more pleasant to read. Usage is also straightforward: first deploy PDF2zh using local code or Docker and configure the translation service, then set plugin parameters in Zotero. The README has complete steps—just follow along.
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