BibTexMe

This extension converts Current web/Pdf-tab and any marked search-term to a BibTex entry.
What is BibTexMe?
"BibTexMe" is a handy Chrome extension designed to make referencing easier for researchers and students. It allows users to simply click the extension button to create correct BibTex entries from websites or pdfs, including the title, url, publish year, and access date. Moreover, it can find and cite sources from platforms such as Springer and Worldcat. With customizable features and convenient functionalities, it streamlines the process of citing sources for academic work.

Extension stats

Users: 570 ▼ -14
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2016-06-28)
Creation date: 2016-06-28
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • https://ajax.googleapis.com/
  • http://www.worldcat.org/*
  • http://web.archive.org/*
  • http://api.springer.com/*
Size: 124.93K

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Extension summary

This extension has two purposes:

Key Features:

-> cite web-page/pdf WITH publication-date and Access-date! -> find sources on SPRINGER and WORLDCAT and cite them with a single click. Simply mark the search-terms in your text and hit the button! -> customizable text "Accessed on:" for the access date in online sources

Remember: you need \usepackage{hyperref} for links to work properly!

  1. If you want to cite a web-page or pdf you currently have opened, you can simply click the button and it copies a BibTex entry to the clipboard. It fetches title, url, accessed on date.

It also gets the publishing year and month by scraping web.archive.org for the exact url!

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Extension safety

Risk impact

BibTexMe requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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