Compare Chrome extensions: Mendeley Web Importer vs IE Tab

Stats Mendeley Web Importer Mendeley Web Importer IE Tab IE Tab
User count 2,000,000+ 6,000,000+
Average rating 2.40 4.32
Rating count 2,505 19,094
Last updated 2023-10-10 2024-04-19
Size 2.16M 950.27K
Version 3.2.88 17.4.18.1
Short description
Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library. Display web pages using IE within Chrome. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more.
Full summary

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.

IE Tab exactly emulates Internet Explorer, and enables you to load your web pages with different versions of IE (IE7 - IE11)

FULLY SUPPORTED IN WINDOWS 11 AND AFTER INTERNET EXPLORER IS REMOVED IN FEBRUARY 2023.

Please note that IE Tab for Windows does require the use of a separate executable, ietabhelper.exe. You can read more about that in the FAQ below.

-- FEATURES --

  • Create a list of URLs that will automatically open in IE Tab

  • Group Policy support for enterprise deployments

  • Securely use the old IE rendering engine

  • Edit Sharepoint documents instead of opening read-only

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