Mendeley Web Importer

Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.
What is Mendeley Web Importer?
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.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000,000+
Version: 3.2.92 (Last updated: 2024-10-15)
Creation date: 2020-06-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • scripting
  • storage
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
Size: 2.46M

Other platforms

Mendeley Web Importer (v3.2.78)
4.01 (419) 109,521+
Mendeley Web Importer (v3.2.92)
3.20 (568) 1,258,628+
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
    • Web importer is not working consistently.
    • Sign-in issues, keeps logging users out.
    • Extension often does not open or crashes.
    • Requires frequent restarts of the browser or application.
    • Errors in saving references or incorrect data.
    Most mentioned
    • Not functioning properly.
    • Problems with signing in.
    • Issues with the extension opening.
    Recent reviews
    Does not work, so 0 out of 5, the 1 out of 5 is only because 1 is is the lowest score I can input.
    by Matthew Reinhold, 2024-11-02

    The PDF always fails to attach itself when importing the reference. This has been happening for MONTHS - please fix ASAP!
    by Paul Norman, 2024-11-01

    No sirve
    by Andriu Dex, 2024-11-01
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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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