Citable

Citable

Save citable quotes and notes from the web into Google spreadsheets.

What is Citable?
"Citable" is a Chrome extension that streamlines researchers' work. It simplifies the collection of web citations, notes, and data points and automatically saves the necessary information for citations. Notes are saved in Google spreadsheets, making collaboration easy and efficient. The extension also allows users to print their notes on sticky notes for easy offline collaboration. Citable takes care of a user's privacy and ensures only secure transfer of notes between the Google account and the user's computer.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.01 (78)
Version: 2.3.7 (Last updated: 2021-05-01)
Creation date: 2020-01-03
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • identity
Size: 1.48M
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Summary

Save citable quotes and notes in Google spreadsheets.

Sick of manually tracking sources when collecting quotes? For students, researchers, and other professionals who do secondary research, Citable simplifies collecting quotes, notes and other data points along with the additional reference information needed to make a web citation.

Notes are saved in a spreadsheet in your Google Docs to enable collaboration with colleagues and rigorous analysis of the collected notes. To collaborate online, simply share the spreadsheet.

Collaborate using Post-its? Citable includes a printing template to simplify printing notes directly onto sticky notes for easy offline collaboration.

Citable is secure and suitable for work. All notes are securely transmitted only between the specified Google account and your computer. Citable maintains your privacy.

• Select some text before clicking Citable to quickly create a note. • Citable automatically saves the page title, url, and date. • Automatically saves the author of the current article on most news sites. • Add tags to organize notes and accelerate analysis. • Create new spreadsheets on the fly.

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User reviews
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Pros
  • Useful for researchers
  • Saves time
  • Great for keeping track of online resources
Cons
  • Frequent login required
  • Sign-in issues with Google account
  • Non-responsive developer support
Most mentioned
  • 404 Check Your Document Columns
  • Sign in with Google temporarily disabled for this app
  • Tool no longer working
  • Need for similar alternative
Recent reviews
It worked at first. But it fails to add new entries to the existing spreadsheet. And this is very unfortunate. The plugin would be very useful.
by Alina Smi Alina Smi, 2024-03-13

It is great for my app project! Works like a charm
by Alina Smi Alina Smi, 2024-03-13

Just love this app.
by Faiz Sheikh Faiz Sheikh, 2023-08-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Citable is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Citable has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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