PubMed PMC Bookshelf Search

Name: PubMed PMC Bookshelf Search
Rating: 4.2 (179 reviews)
Author: FugaPiyo Inc.

By: FugaPiyo Inc. App

Medical Journals & Articles

Overview

Version:

1.2.6

Last updated: 2025-10-31

Features & Capabilities

PubMed PMC Bookshelf Search is a simple, free Chrome extension that lets you search PubMed and related resources (MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and Bookshelf) from one place. It leverages PubMed content and provides citations with links to full text when available, using the NCBI APIs. Note: this extension is created by an individual and is not affiliated with NCBI.

PubMed provides free access to biomedical and life sciences literature, with PubMed Central offering full-text articles when available and Bookshelf serving as a full-text archive of books and reports. This extension helps you quickly discover citations and access full text when available, making it a handy tool for students, researchers, clinicians, and anyone performing literature searches.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App API Education Content

By:

FugaPiyo Inc.

Rating:

4.20

(179)

Version:

1.2.6 Last updated: 2025-10-31

Version code:

879330928

Creation date:

2020-08-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

10.27MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 125,234 ▼ 1,031

Other rankings

#57 in searchable keyword 3 ▲ 5

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Developed by:

FugaPiyo Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pubmed-pmc-bookshelf-search/id1523851247

Website:

http://fugapiyo.jp/ios?id=PubMed

User Reviews

Reviewers consistently cite ads and a difficult search experience as the app’s main flaws. Ads appear frequently, hindering usage. The search feature is not intuitive and hard to figure out, with some users needing trial-and-error and proxy setup to get results. The UI is generally described as clunky and not user-friendly, and sorting or filtering results is seen as needlessly difficult. Overall, usability issues dominate the feedback, outweighing any potential usefulness.

Pros

Cons

Frequent ads disrupt usage, with ads appearing often or on every launch.
Search functionality is non-intuitive and hard to use, often requiring trial-and-error and unclear controls.
Overall UI is clunky and not user-friendly, with sorting and filtering described as needlessly difficult.