Paperpile Extension

Name: Paperpile Extension
Rating: 4.62962962962963 (189 reviews)
Author: http://paperpile.com/

By: http://paperpile.com/

Collect, organize, annotate and cite your research papers in Chrome.

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The Paperpile Extension is a powerful Chrome tool designed for students, researchers, and academics to efficiently collect, organize, annotate, and cite research papers. It supports importing citations and PDFs from hundreds of publisher websites like Nature and Science, as well as deep integration with academic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and more. Users can annotate PDFs directly within Chrome using Paperpile's built-in viewer and enjoy automatic syncing of papers to Google Drive.

This extension offers seamless citation and bibliography creation in Google Docs with over 9,000 citation styles, including APA, MLA, Harvard, and Chicago. It supports easy migration from other reference managers like Mendeley and Zotero, making it an ideal solution for collaborative academic work. Regular updates and dedicated support ensure a smooth, powerful experience for managing research materials.

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By:

http://paperpile.com/

Users:

200,000

Rating:

4.63

(189)

Version:

1.5.851 Last updated: 2025-06-11

Creation date:

2020-05-05

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
unlimitedStorage
contextMenus
tabs
scripting
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
offscreen
cookies

Host permissions:

http://*/
https://*/

Size:

12.17MB

Email:

su*****@paperpile.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-19

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Ranking

# 1,154 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#469 in Education ▼ 4

#26 in sheets erweiterung keyword 18 ▲

#30 in chrome extension keyword 83 ▲ 7

#31 in reference keyword 34

#41 in extension keyword 84 ▲ 7

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Paperpile (v1.0.71)

1,476 3.83

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User reviews

Paperpile Extension is widely praised for its seamless Google Docs integration, ease of use, and efficient reference management suitable for academics and students. Users appreciate features like cross-device sync and effective PDF annotation. However, multiple reviews highlight bugs affecting citation insertion and formatting, authorization errors, and occasional crashes. The Android app also faces issues with annotation reliability. While the extension offers excellent customer support, some users express dissatisfaction with the subscription pricing model. Overall, it's seen as a powerful but occasionally unstable tool for reference management.

Pros

Excellent integration with Google Docs and Google Drive, facilitating citation management and paper organization.
User-friendly interface that simplifies saving papers, formatting citations, and managing references.
Cross-device synchronization allowing use on Mac, Windows, iPad, and other devices seamlessly.
Effective customer support with prompt responses and helpful solutions.
Useful features for academics, students, and researchers including PDF annotation and search within PDFs.

Cons

Bugs and glitches impacting core functionalities such as inserting and formatting citations, causing frustration.
Authorization issues and occasional failure to connect or sync properly with Google Docs.
Occasional crashes of Chrome when the extension is enabled.
PDF viewer problems, including missed clicks during annotation and unreliable saving or syncing of annotations on Android app.
Subscription and pricing concerns, with some users feeling the payment model is confusing or expensive.

Recent reviews

Dlaczego link z cytatu w google doc się nie otwiera? Dostaję komunikat : You cannot view or change the references of this document You need access to the Google Docs Document and open this page via the Paperpile Chrome extension or Google Docs add-on. A mam wszystko poinstalowane...

Ka*****, 2025-06-13

The software is sufficiently buggy as to be unusable. One example, https://forum.paperpile.com/t/vanishing-insert-citation-menu/10785, makes it impossible to add citations from paperpile to a Google doc. This is bizarre, since that's one of the core functionalities of the software. I suggest not purchasing.

Jo*****, 2025-05-04

Me gusta la aplicación, pero no me funciona. No formatea correctamente. Tengo que instalar y desinstalar la extensión cada vez que trabajo en un documento en google drive. Una lástima, porque me encantaba la idea de trabajar en el drive con documentos de Word. Como alterno ordenadores de linux y windows, trabajar en el drive era una buena opción. A ver si la pueden mejorar....

Ju*****, 2025-03-27

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Paperpile Extension requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Paperpile Extension is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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