Bionic for Zotero Reader

Bionic reading experience with Zotero.

🧩 Outline

🧐 What is this?

👋 Install

😎 Quick start

🔧 Development

🔔 Disclaimer

🔎 My Zotero Plugins

🤗 Contributors

🧐 What is this?

Bionic for Zotero is a Zotero plugin that implements a bionic reading experience in the Zotero reader.

What is bionic reading?

Bionic Reading is a reading method designed to make it easier and faster to comprehend text by guiding the reader's eyes through bolded initial letters of words. This technique emphasizes the beginning of each word, allowing the brain to "fill in" the rest of the word and phrase intuitively, leveraging cognitive shortcuts.

As shown in this sentence, the bolded initial letters of each word are used to guide the reader's eyes through the text, making it easier to comprehend.

Why bionic reading works/doesn't work?

The effectiveness of Bionic Reading is a subject of ongoing debate, largely because it depends on individual differences in reading habits, cognitive processing, and preferences.

Want to know more? Check out the latest research on Google Scholar.

👋 Install

• Download the plugin (.xpi file) from below.

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  Note: If you're using Firefox as your browser, right-click the .xpi and select "Save As.."

• In Zotero click Tools in the top menu bar and then click Plugins

• Go to the Extensions page and then click the gear icon in the top right.

• Select Install Add-on from file.

• Browse to where you downloaded the .xpi file and select it.

• Finish!

😎 Quick start

1. Open a PDF in the Zotero reader.
2. The PDF will be displayed in bionic reading mode by default.
3. To toggle bionic reading mode, use the View menu in the top menu bar.

🔧 Development

This plugin is built based on the Zotero Plugin Template. See the setup and debug details there.

To start, run

git clone https://github.com/windingwind/bionic-for-zotero.git
cd bionic-for-zotero
npm install
npm run build

The plugin is built to ./builds/*.xpi.

🔔 Disclaimer

Use this code under AGPL. No warranties are provided. Keep the laws of your locality in mind!

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🤗 Contributors