# DeepDyve Plugin

> DeepDyve Plugin is now DeepDyve LitHub Connect. Same extension, new name.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/deepdyve-plugin-1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/deepdyve-plugin-1)

## Overview

- **ID:** `deepdyve-plugin-1`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DeepDyve
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1,022
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.81 / 5 (43 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.2.30
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-08
- **First published:** 2015-09-15
- **Size:** 4.94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/deepdyve-plugin-1/)
- **Website:** [https://www.deepdyve.com/support](https://www.deepdyve.com/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/deepdyve-plugin-1/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/deepdyve-plugin-1/privacy/)

## Description

The **DeepDyve Plugin** enhances your research experience by seamlessly integrating popular search engines like PubMed and Google Scholar with your DeepDyve Library via your DeepDyve account. It allows you to efficiently search, organize, and access scholarly articles and academic papers directly from the web. Whether you’re exploring IEEE documents, PDFs, or other research papers, this plugin simplifies managing your academic resources in one centralized platform.

Ideal for researchers, students, and professionals, the DeepDyve Plugin streamlines scholarly article discovery and organization, saving you time and improving productivity in your academic work.

## Rankings

- #3,253 — Overall
- #177 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #4 — plugin
- #18 — plug
- #59 — connection
- #70 — receive

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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