Google Scholar PDF Reader

Supercharge your paper reading: follow references, skim outline, jump to figures, cite and save.

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Google Scholar PDF Reader Extension

"Google Scholar PDF Reader" is a Chrome extension that transforms the way you read PDF papers. It enables you to preview references, skim outlines with AI-generated summaries, and jump directly to figures for a faster reading experience. With customizable viewing modes, citation copying, and the ability to save articles to your Scholar Library, this extension supercharges your academic research and streamlines the citation process. Experience a smarter way to manage and interact with academic literature.

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Extension stats

By: https://scholar.google.com

Users: 700,000+

Rating: 4.16

(416)

5 new ratings

Version: 0.2.4 (Last updated: 2025-03-01)

Creation date: 2024-03-16

Permissions:

webNavigation
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
scripting
storage
offscreen
clipboardWrite

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 3.60M

Email: sc*****@google.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 634 ▲ 83

Other rankings

#57 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 7

#10 in pdf keyword 73

#11 in summarize pdf keyword 24

#13 in reader keyword 89 ▲ 2

#35 in google keyword 91 ▼ 3

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Integration with Google Scholar library
Automated outline generation and reference hyperlinks
Useful for reading PDF documents
Good night mode implementation
Ability to view citations in text

Cons

Lack of highlighting and annotation features
Performance issues with large PDF files
Incompatibility with Overleaf for compiling PDFs
Issues with dark mode affecting images
Copy-paste functionality issues

Most mentioned

Need for highlighting and annotation features
Desire for a dark mode for PDFs
Integration with Google Drive for saving PDFs
Smooth performance with large files
AI outlines feature is beneficial

User reviews

好用的插件，但是只能被动调用不能主动调用。他似乎存在根据pdf文件的信息主观判断是不是paper的机制，有时候我打开一些文章会用默认adobe打开，死活没法切到scholar阅读器，不是很好。

Jingdan Chen, 2025-03-08

가장 필요한 추가 기능 1. 두쪽 보기 (!!!!!) 2. 하이라이트 3. 메모

SweetWater, 2025-03-08

Yapay Zeka özetlemesinde dil ayarları yapılabilirse daha iyi olur. It would be better if language settings could be made in the AI summarisation.

Burak Barıt, 2025-03-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Scholar PDF Reader requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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