Mendeley Web Importer

Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.

Mendeley Web Importer: A Convenient Research Tool

Mendeley Web Importer is a Chrome extension designed to streamline your research workflow. When viewing articles or references, simply click the Mendeley icon in your browser's toolbar. It will analyse the page, retrieve important metadata like title, authors, and even full text PDFs where available, and add to your Mendeley library. Additionally, by creating a Mendeley account, you will have the capability to save, read, and cite the articles you import by using the extension and will be provided with 2GB of free storage space.
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Extension stats

Users: 2,000,000+
Version: 3.3.2 (Last updated: 2024-12-16)
Creation date: 2020-06-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • storage
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.31M

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Mendeley Web Importer (v3.2.78)
4.04 (448) 107,399+
Mendeley Web Importer (v3.3.2)
3.20 (579) 1,108,606+
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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

When viewing an article or a list of references in the browser, click the Mendeley Web Importer icon in the toolbar. The extension will analyse the page and retrieve metadata like title, authors, etc. and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your Mendeley library.

Get a Mendeley account at https://www.mendeley.com/ where you can save, read and cite the articles you import with the extension. You will also receive 2GB of free storage space.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
    Cons
    • Does not work or is unreliable during login and importing process
    • Cannot import or download PDFs, which is a key function
    • Repeated need to log in to the extension and manage cookies due to institutional login issues
    • Overall quality has degraded since moving to Mendeley Reference Manager and their cloud system
    • Frequent errors and need for reloading the extension
    Most mentioned
    • Stopped working for importing PDFs
    • Login issues and institutional authentication problems
    • Decreased functionality and reliability after recent updates
    • Comparison to alternatives like Zotero due to ongoing issues
    • Inability to import reliable reference data
    User reviews
    No sirve para nada, no permite iniciar sesión

    not working
    by Showry Peng, 2025-01-14

    has stopped working months ago, I remove from Chrome
    by Sabrina Albet, 2025-01-07
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

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

    Risk likelihood

    Mendeley Web Importer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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