Shortweb

Shortweb makes it easy to do research by allowing you to search, aggregate, and reference relevant content from the web.
What is Shortweb?
Shortweb is a Chrome extension that enables easy research by providing the ability to highlight text online, save highlights, and share them with friends. It allows you to efficiently search, aggregate, and reference relevant web content, streamlining your research process.

Extension stats

Users: 16 ▼ -3
Rating: 4.33 (12)
Version: 0.3.1 (Last updated: 2016-02-17)
Creation date: 2016-02-17
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://www.getshortweb.com/*
  • activeTab
Size: 667.65K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

Shortweb is a tool that lets you highlight text online. Save highlights to look at later and share your highlights with your friends!

User reviews

Great for school assignments and sharing info with classmates.!
by Satwik Nandala, 2015-09-30

This is one of my favorite extensions to use. Makes sharing important information to a team so much easier!
by Partha Unnava, 2015-07-23

No crowd sourcing. Not as advertised.
by Ryan Thomas, 2015-05-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Shortweb requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Shortweb is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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