What is SolarXiv?
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SolarXiv is a Google Chrome plug-in that helps you quickly understand the content of arXiv papers. With just a click, it summarizes the paper and provides key insights, saving you time and helping you quickly grasp the main ideas and concepts.
Whether you're a researcher, student, or just curious about a particular topic, SolarXiv makes it easy to stay informed and up-to-date on the latest developments in your field.
It will also support follow-up questions.
You receive 100 free summaries per day. If you need more, get your API key from https://console.upstage.ai. Enter your API key in the extension options for it to work properly.
User reviews
- Useful for understanding scientific papers
- Good integration with ChatGPT for enhanced research assistance
- Better results and affordability compared to previous versions
- Supports a great user experience with prompt modification
- Limited to arxiv.org
- Doesn't remember the paper for follow-up questions
- Only uses the abstract for some queries
- Lack of support for additional sites like chemrxiv.org and pubmed
- Focus on papers from arxiv.org
- Need for additional site support
- Issues with prompt follow-up and remembering context
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Extension safety
Risk impact
SolarXiv is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
SolarXiv is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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