Mendeley Web Importer

Mendeley Web Importer

Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.

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What is Mendeley Web Importer?
Mendeley Web Importer is a Chrome extension designed to streamline your research workflow. When viewing articles or references, simply click the Mendeley icon in your browser's toolbar. It will analyse the page, retrieve important metadata like title, authors, and even full text PDFs where available, and add to your Mendeley library. Additionally, by creating a Mendeley account, you will have the capability to save, read, and cite the articles you import by using the extension and will be provided with 2GB of free storage space.
Stats
Users: 2,000,000+
Version: 3.2.88 (Last updated: 2023-10-10)
Creation date: 2020-06-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • storage
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.16M
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3.20 (540) 1,197,395+
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Summary
Analyze keywords

When viewing an article or a list of references in the browser, click the Mendeley Web Importer icon in the toolbar. The extension will analyse the page and retrieve metadata like title, authors, etc. and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your Mendeley library.

Get a Mendeley account at https://www.mendeley.com/ where you can save, read and cite the articles you import with the extension. You will also receive 2GB of free storage space.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
    Cons
    • Not working
    • Doesn't work on Chrome
    • Poor functionality
    • Slow and unreliable
    • Difficult to use
    Most mentioned
    • Not working
    • Doesn't work on Chrome
    • Web importer
    • Poor functionality
    • Difficult to use
    Recent reviews
    The web importer isnt working at all
    by NUHA AFIQAH FISOL NUHA AFIQAH FISOL, 2024-06-11

    Not working. Sometimes work with pdfs. But stopped working with html pages.
    by Avantika Mathur Avantika Mathur, 2024-06-10

    Not working right now...
    by Jorge R. E. Jorge R. E., 2024-06-10
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    Safety
    Risk impact

    Mendeley Web Importer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Mendeley Web Importer if you trust the publisher.

    Risk likelihood

    Mendeley Web Importer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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