Citable

Name: Citable
Rating: 3.962025316455696 (79 reviews)
Author: Owen Schoppe

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

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Citable is a powerful Chrome extension designed for students, researchers, and professionals who need to collect, organize, and cite quotes and notes seamlessly. It automatically saves selected text along with essential details like page title, URL, author, and date directly into Google spreadsheets, enabling easy collaboration and in-depth analysis.

Key features include automatic organization with tags, quick note saving via shortcuts, the ability to print notes on sticky notes for offline collaboration, and export options supporting formats such as APA, MLA, Chicago, and BibTeX for citation management. Compatible across browsers like Brave, Vivaldi, Edge, and more, while maintaining high privacy standards by securely syncing only between your Google account and device. Simplify research and note-taking workflows with Citable's integration into your Google Drive.

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Version:

2.3.7 Last updated: 2021-05-01

Creation date:

2020-01-03

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
identity

Size:

1.41MB

Email:

ci*****@gmail.com

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Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-09

Ranking

# 10,298 ▼ 461

Other rankings

#3290 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 5

#23 in bug fixes keyword 32 ▲ 24

#44 in spreadsheet keyword 13 ▲ 7

#59 in return keyword 40 ▲ 6

#115 in version keyword 18 ▼ 18

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User reviews

Pros

Very useful for researchers and students to collect and organize information.
Saves time by automatically saving copied web text to Google Sheets.
Allows easy tracking of online resources and references in one place.
Supports highlighting text and saving notes with associated metadata like link, date, and tags.
Compatible with multiple browsers including Brave, Edge, and Vivaldi.

Cons

Extension is currently broken or non-functional, often showing '404 Check Your Document Columns' error.
Lack of developer support and updates leading to unresolved issues.
Google Sign-In is disabled or problematic due to app verification issues, preventing users from logging in.
Users have to log in repeatedly every few hours, which is inconvenient.
Some users find the annotation features too basic, lacking advanced webpage annotation capabilities.

Recent reviews

don't work to connect google

Da*****, 2024-10-08

This has not worked for years. Can this not be featured? Can this be marked as inactive/not-working?

Da*****, 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.

Al*****, 2024-03-13

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Risk impact

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Citable does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

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Citable has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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