CleanCites

Name: CleanCites
Author: asbedb

By: asbedb

A simple Firefox/Chromium extension to help hide or highlight citations in browser based scientific journals.

This add-on was removed from Firefox Add-ons Store on 2026-04-21

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Features & Capabilities

CleanCites Simply looks for citations in the below format on websites.

Check if it contains a year in parentheses (e.g., (2021))
Check for author-year format: "Author, A. (YYYY)"
Check for citation patterns with journal names or volume/page info
Min 5 letter words, ensures bracketed text does not start with e.g. or see.

and helps hide or highlight them making your journal article reading process more enjoyable.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

asbedb

Daily users:

Version:

1.1 Last updated: 2025-02-18

Version code:

5895010

Creation date:

2025-02-12

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
tabs

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

15.53KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-04-21

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Developed by:

asbedb

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cleancites/

Website:

https://github.com/asbedb/CleanCites

Is CleanCites Safe?

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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CleanCites may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.