Google Scholar Button

Name: Google Scholar Button
Rating: 4.5023 (221 reviews)
Author: Alex Verstak, Google

By: Alex Verstak, Google

Lookup scholarly articles as you browse the web.

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Features & Capabilities

The Google Scholar Button Chrome extension provides seamless access to scholarly articles right from your browser. Simply select a paper's title or enter your query to search Google Scholar without leaving the webpage. The extension displays the top results, lets you view full texts, and offers formatted citations in popular styles for easy referencing.

Additionally, you can save articles to your Google Scholar library directly from the extension, enabling you to organize and access important papers later. Configurable library links and case law search options enhance its utility for academic and legal research. This tool streamlines research workflows for students, academics, and professionals alike.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

3.1 Last updated: 2020-10-08

Version code:

5112224

Creation date:

2015-04-09

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
tabs
*://scholar.google.com/

Content scripts matches:

scholar.google.com

Size:

61.21KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-25

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 223 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#21 in Search Tools

#2 in button for google keyword 51

#6 in google keyword 93 ▲ 1

#6 in google keep keyword 47

#7 in google docs keyword 24

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Other platforms

Google Scholar Button (v3.6)

3,000,000 4.57

(1,426)

Google Scholar Button (v1.5)

794,076 4.20

(24)

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Developed by:

Alex Verstak, Google

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-scholar-button/

Website:

https://support.google.com/scholar/contact/general

User Reviews

Users find the add-on helpful for quick Scholar searches, citation formatting, and saving papers — especially useful for students and researchers. Multiple reviews praise that it works and is non-intrusive. The most common complaint is a missing or hard-to-find browser button in Firefox (notably on Mac), causing inconsistent usability across platforms.

Pros

Useful for students and researchers — simplifies access to academic resources
Provides convenient Google Scholar features (searching articles, finding full-text, formatting citations, saving to library)
Works reliably and doesn’t interfere with other programs or extensions when the UI is accessible

Cons

Browser button/toolbar icon is missing or hard to locate in Firefox (reported especially on Mac)
Inconsistent visibility/usability across platforms — works on PC but may be unusable on Mac without a visible button
Locating the extension’s controls is not straightforward, making it effectively unusable for some users

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Is Google Scholar Button Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

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

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Google Scholar Button has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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