# JSTOR Browser Extension

> Access JSTOR features directly from your browser, starting with search from the popup, side panel, and right-click context menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `jstor`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** JSTOR
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Version:** 0.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-07
- **First published:** 2026-08-04
- **Size:** 2.54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/jstor/)

## Description

Use JSTOR features directly in your browser starting with search.

<strong>Open source (SOON)</strong>
<ul><li>It will be open source after repo cleanup</li></ul>
<strong>Search from anywhere</strong>
<ul><li>Open the extension popup to search JSTOR.</li><li>Use the browser side panel.</li><li>Select text on any webpage and use the inline Search JSTOR button.</li><li>Right-click selected text to search JSTOR using a specific content type.</li><li>Choose between All Content, Images, Audio, and Video searches.</li></ul>
<strong>Personalize your workflow</strong>
<ul><li>Reuse recent searches directly from the popup or side panel.</li><li>Choose your default search type.</li><li>Open results in a new tab or reuse the current tab.</li><li>Set how many recent searches to retain.</li><li>Configure an institution proxy URL for JSTOR access through your library or organization.</li></ul>
<strong>More to come!</strong>
<ul><li>Future features planned like logging into account to save/view recent searches</li><li>Inline JSTOR searches directly in the extension from any page</li><li>Suggest features after the repository is open sourced</li></ul>
Search preferences and recent searches are stored locally in your browser. The extension does not collect or transmit data for purposes outside its search functionality. Search results open on JSTOR or the JSTOR-compatible proxy URL configured in the extension.

## Rankings

- #147,802 — Overall
- #26 — browser history
- #140 — browser extension

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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