# Crossref Search

> Find single citations using the context menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `crossref-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David Shorthouse
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 15
- **Version:** 2.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-11-14
- **Size:** 24 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/crossref-search/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/GlobalNamesArchitecture/biblio-chrome/issues](https://github.com/GlobalNamesArchitecture/biblio-chrome/issues)

## Description

Crossref Search is a Firefox add-on that allows you to find single citations by searching for highlighted bibliographic references using Crossref's search service. Simply right-click (command-click for Mac) on a reference and a new browser tab will open with the corresponding result from Crossref's database. Explore the add-on's code on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #27,995 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/crossref-search)