# PubMed PMC Bookshelf Search

> Medical Journals & Articles

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1523851247](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1523851247)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1523851247`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** FugaPiyo Inc.
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (182 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-31
- **First published:** 2020-08-02
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pubmed-pmc-bookshelf-search/id1523851247)
- **Website:** [http://fugapiyo.jp/ios?id=PubMed](http://fugapiyo.jp/ios?id=PubMed)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://fugapiyo.jp/privacy](http://fugapiyo.jp/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #112,297 — Overall
- #63 — searchable

## Review summary

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.

### 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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1523851247)