# DOI Resolver

> Quickly resolve digital object identifiers to their web destinations

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/doi-resolver](https://chrome-stats.com/d/doi-resolver)

## Overview

- **ID:** `doi-resolver`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** mdmower
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 76
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-06
- **First published:** 2024-03-17
- **Size:** 437 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/doi-resolver/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mdmower/doi-resolver/issues](https://github.com/mdmower/doi-resolver/issues)

## Description

DOI Resolver is a powerful Chrome extension designed for researchers, academics, and anyone who frequently works with digital object identifiers (DOIs). It allows you to quickly resolve DOI and ShortDOI codes through multiple convenient methods: using the add-on button, right-clicking on selected text, or typing a DOI after the "doi" keyword in the address bar.

Beyond simple resolution, DOI Resolver offers useful features such as generating QR codes for easy sharing of publications, automatic linking of DOI codes on web pages, customizable DOI resolver URLs (ideal for institutional proxy services), formatted citation generation for publications, and a history tracker for viewed DOIs. Privacy-conscious users will appreciate that no user data is collected or sent back. Being open-source, it invites transparency and user contributions. Experience hassle-free access to academic resources and streamline your referencing workflow with DOI Resolver.

## Rankings

- #13,228 — Overall
- #28 — destination
- #61 — identify
- #155 — smartphone

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/doi-resolver)