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.

Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 3.94 (80)
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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Extension 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
  • It saved my life.
  • Such an awesome tool, it has saved me so much time.
  • It was amazing when it worked.
Cons
  • The extension no longer works and returns a '404 Check Your Document Columns' error.
  • Developer is no longer supporting this extension.
  • Support seems pretty non-existent, with no replies or fixes from the developer.
Most mentioned
  • The extension has stopped working and presents error messages.
  • Users are asking for alternatives since it no longer functions.
  • There is a consistent request for support and potential fixes.
Recent reviews
don't work to connect google
by damien hemery, 2024-10-08

This has not worked for years. Can this not be featured? Can this be marked as inactive/not-working?
by David Gleba, 2024-05-24

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, 2024-03-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Citable does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Citable has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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