Sciwheel Browser Extension

Browser Extension from Sciwheel

What is Sciwheel Browser Extension?

Sciwheel Browser Extension is a tool that enables users to import, save and annotate online research articles instantly, right from their browser. The extension automatically saves citation details, web link and PDFs when available. It supports highlighting of text, annotation of figures, addition of personal notes and is fully compatible with popular research journals and scientific databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Web of Science, EBSCO among others. It integrates with the Sciwheel reference manager to provide a streamlined research workflow.

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Extension stats

By: https://sciwheel.com

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Users: 50,000+

Rating: 4.68 (60)

Version: 57.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-09-11)

Creation date: 2020-06-03

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 197.63K

Email: de*****@sciencenow.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 4021 ▼ 18

Other rankings

#341 in Workflow & Planning #33 in browser extension keyword 70 ▼ 18 #246 in browser keyword 87 ▼ 106

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Instantly save and annotate articles and webpages.

Key features:

Import research articles and PDFs directly from your browser. Citation details, web link and PDF (if available) are automatically saved
Highlight text, annotate figures and add notes to any web article. All fully searchable from Sciwheel
Works in the vast majority of research journals and scientific database websites, such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Web of Science, EBSCO and many others

Install the Sciwheel Browser Extension today to get started!

Please note, the Sciwheel Browser Extension works together with the Sciwheel reference manager. A subscription is required for premium features. Learn more at https://sciwheel.com.

User reviews

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Pros

Easy and simple to use
Great for citation and reference management
Works well for scientific paper writing
Good alternative to other reference managers
Provides convenience between applications

Cons

Issues with the Chrome extension's keyboard functionality for highlighting and noting
Login difficulties, especially with two-step verification
Problems with automatically fetching PDFs from some websites
Limited free features after trial period

Most mentioned

Great for scientific paper writing
Easy to use
Login issues
Problems with fetching PDFs
Trial period with limited features

Recent reviews

I have used many paper and web-page reference manager, but so-far, sciwheel is my favorite. My _only_ issue is with the Chrome extension and the inability to highlight or add a note with the keyboard. Thanks for the great Add-on!