Reviews of Google Scholar Button

By: Alex Verstak, Google Add-on

List of user reviews and ratings for Google Scholar Button

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 223)

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Review summary

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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.90

All time rating average: 4.50

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6% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-21	Fi*****

2026-07-29	ha*****	It's great to be reading an article and immediately have the details on it and related papers. (And it makes copying the bibtex citation a snap)! I was also impressed that Google was offering an actually useful plugin instead of the typical "Generative AI" slop they've been famous for recently. However, I see now that the plugin has not been updated since 2020; well before the rise of LLMs. And unfortunately, this plugin does need an update. Firefox no longer adds an extension's icon to the toolbar by default, you have to check a box at the end of the install process. (If you read the negative reviews here, several ask "where is the Scholar button?")
It's great to be reading an article and immediately have the details on it and related papers. (And it makes copying the bibtex citation a snap)! I was also impressed that Google was offering an actually useful plugin instead of the typical "Generative AI" slop they've been famous for recently. However, I see now that the plugin has not been updated since 2020; well before the rise of LLMs. And unfortunately, this plugin does need an update. Firefox no longer adds an extension's icon to the toolbar by default, you have to check a box at the end of the install process. (If you read the negative reviews here, several ask "where is the Scholar button?")
2026-06-23	La*****	Ya, layanan Halo 𝗕𝘊A melalui (1500888) 08175130046 layanan WhatsApp tersedia 24 jam. untuk membantu berbagai kebutuhan bisnis anda. nasabah 𝗕𝘊A bisnis dan klik𝗕𝘊A bisnis, Anda bisa menghubungi layanan Halo 𝗕𝘊A kapan saja selama 24 jam.
Ya, layanan Halo 𝗕𝘊A melalui (1500888) 08175130046 layanan WhatsApp tersedia 24 jam. untuk membantu berbagai kebutuhan bisnis anda. nasabah 𝗕𝘊A bisnis dan klik𝗕𝘊A bisnis, Anda bisa menghubungi layanan Halo 𝗕𝘊A kapan saja selama 24 jam.
2026-05-25	Cr*****

2025-08-07	In*****	все работает, не мешает работе других программ и расширений
все работает, не мешает работе других программ и расширений
2025-05-31	Eh*****

2025-05-09	Ar*****

2025-03-25	He*****	The Google Scholar Button extension for Firefox helps users quickly access Google Scholar for research purposes. It allows you to search for scholarly articles, find full-text versions, format citations, and save articles to your Google Scholar library. It is especially useful for students and researchers, providing a seamless way to retrieve academic papers directly from any webpage. You can easily transfer queries from web searches, find resources in your university library, and even access case law.
The Google Scholar Button extension for Firefox helps users quickly access Google Scholar for research purposes. It allows you to search for scholarly articles, find full-text versions, format citations, and save articles to your Google Scholar library. It is especially useful for students and researchers, providing a seamless way to retrieve academic papers directly from any webpage. You can easily transfer queries from web searches, find resources in your university library, and even access case law.
2025-02-21	aJ*****

2025-02-15	MO*****