# Citavi Picker

> The Citavi Picker is an extension for Citavi software users (www.citavi.com). The Citavi Picker lets you easily import online information.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `citavi-picker`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Citavi by Lumivero
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 60,852
- **Weekly downloads:** 78
- **Rating:** 4.14 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 2021.4.8.5
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-13
- **First published:** 2007-01-11
- **Size:** 1.19 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/citavi-picker/)
- **Website:** [http://www.citavi.com](http://www.citavi.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/citavi-picker/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/citavi-picker/privacy/)

## Description

The **Citavi Picker** Chrome extension is designed for users of Citavi software, offering seamless import of bibliographic data from major sources like PubMed, Google Scholar, arXiv.org, and multiple library catalogs with just a single click. Enhance your research workflow by automatically retrieving bibliographic information using ISBN numbers or DOI names, saving valuable time in managing references.

Beyond importing references, the Citavi Picker allows you to save web page metadata, selected text quotations, and images directly into your Citavi project, enriching your resource collection. To enable Google Scholar citation imports, adjust settings to show links compatible with EndNote, facilitating smooth integration. With Citavi Picker, streamline your academic research and bibliographic management effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #293 — Overall
- #31 — Search Tools
- #47 — import
- #53 — software
- #77 — transfer
- #85 — catalog

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `identity`
- `tabs`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `contextMenus`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Citavi Picker is praised for enabling quick and convenient import of citations into the Citavi database, making it valuable for researchers and writers. However, multiple users report compatibility problems with Firefox versions, character encoding issues in localized interfaces, and occasional performance slowdowns when used on certain websites. Some also experience glitches like indefinite loading states during reference import. Despite these issues, it works well for many users and significantly aids academic reference management.

### Pros

- Allows quick import of citations and references into Citavi library, saving time.
- Convenient for researchers, scientists, and academic writers for managing literature.
- Functions satisfactorily in Firefox for most users.
- Supports multiple languages based on browser settings.

### Cons

- Compatibility issues with certain Firefox and Citavi versions requiring downgrades.
- Character encoding problems causing misrendered accented characters in non-English languages.
- Sometimes causes performance issues or slows down specific websites, leading Firefox to suggest disabling the add-on.
- Occasionally gets stuck in a loading state during importing, and image quotations may not be added properly.

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