# BetterArxivHTML

> Better arXiv HTML (experimental): Citation popovers with title, authors, and abstract (arXiv API, Crossref, Semantic Scholar).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/betterarxivhtml](https://chrome-stats.com/d/betterarxivhtml)

## Overview

- **ID:** `betterarxivhtml`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Lhior
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.4.21
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-14
- **First published:** 2026-04-10
- **Size:** 39 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/betterarxivhtml/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Lhior/BetterArxivHTML/issues](https://github.com/Lhior/BetterArxivHTML/issues)

## Description

For HTML versions of arxiv manuscripts, this allows to render citations "in place" instead of having to go back and forth to the references sections of the article.

## Rankings

- #139,998 — Overall
- #75 — popover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://export.arxiv.org/*`
- `https://api.crossref.org/*`
- `https://api.semanticscholar.org/*`
- `https://api.openalex.org/*`

### Content script matches

- `arxiv.org`
- `*.arxiv.org`
- `ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/betterarxivhtml)