Google Scholar PDF Reader

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

What is Google Scholar PDF Reader?

Google Scholar PDF Reader is a Chrome extension that enhances the reading experience of academic papers. It allows users to preview references, navigate the table of contents, jump to figures, change viewing modes, copy citations, and save articles to their Scholar Library for future reference.

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By: https://scholar.google.com

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Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.43 (175) ▼ 0.03

Version: 0.1.2 (Last updated: 2024-04-17)

Creation date: 2024-03-16

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

webNavigation
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
scripting
storage
offscreen
clipboardWrite

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 3.28M

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

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2200 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#2426 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 19 #23 in pdf keyword 82 ▼ 17 #23 in reader keyword 83 ▼ 13 #195 in google keyword 94 ▼ 146 #276 in google search keyword 65 ▲

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Summary

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When you install Scholar Reader, PDFs on all sites will have a new look in Chrome. To make this happen, Chrome will ask for permissions to read and change data on all sites. Scholar Reader makes no changes other than the presentation of PDFs.

• Preview references as you read. Click the in-text citation to see a summary and find the PDF. • Scan a table of contents. Interested in methods, results, or discussion? Click the section to go straight to it. • Click in-text figure mentions to see the figure and the back button to keep reading. • Make it right for your eyes with light, dark, and night modes. • Copy and paste common citation formats without leaving the paper. • Save articles to your Scholar Library to read or cite later.

By installing this extension, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Saves time for referring citations
Convenient reference display
Automatic contents and in-line references
Seamless functionality

Cons

High memory usage
Lacks annotation tools
Outdated features
Limited functionality compared to other PDF readers

Most mentioned

Annotation tools are missing
Needs hyperlinks for equations
Highlighting and note-taking functionality
Desire for AI features
Memory usage causing laptop hang

Recent reviews

Sensacional! Obrigado aos desenvolvedores e espero que adicionem mais funcionalidades

Fermatsilva, 2024-04-28

Please make all the references in the actual references sections clickable!

Josyula Krishna, 2024-04-27

I love it. It is best PDF reader when reading research papers.

Kamlesh Raghuwanshi, 2024-04-27

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Safety

Risk impact

Google Scholar PDF Reader 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 Google Scholar PDF Reader if you trust the publisher.