Mendeley Web Importer

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.
Stats
Users: 2,000,000+
Version: 3.2.88 (Last updated: 2023-10-10)
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: 2.16M
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Summary
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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
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Useful when it works
  • Helpful for academic tasks
  • Easy to use when functioning properly
Cons
  • Unreliable performance
  • Frequent bugs and issues
  • Slow and unresponsive
  • Requires frequent reauthentication
Most mentioned
  • Unreliable performance
  • Doesn't open or login
  • Frequent bugs and issues
  • Slow and unresponsive
Recent reviews
by Andreia Pereira Andreia Pereira, 2024-03-28

loadingnya lama, tolong diperbaiki kinerja sistemnya
by HAFIDZ HAFIDZ, 2024-03-28

No funciona la extensión. NO detecta la referencia, ni abre la base datos de Mendeley. Antes funcionaba muy bien, pero creo dejaron de actualizarla.
by Luci L.V. Luci L.V., 2024-03-27
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Safety
Risk impact

Mendeley Web Importer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Mendeley Web Importer if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

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

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