Papers by ReadCube

Easily import articles and webpages to your Papers by ReadCube library.
What is Papers by ReadCube?
'Papers by ReadCube' is a Chrome extension for browsing and adding articles to your library from multiple platforms like PubMed, Google Scholar and many more. The extension enhances research workflow by providing streamlined access to full-text articles, facilitated reading and annotating, improved sharing and collaboration, and simplified reference and bibliography creation. It ensures organized research by avoiding random PDF pile-ups and supports instant access to previously downloaded papers.

Extension stats

Users: 50,000+
Rating: 4.12 (41)
Version: 5.2.6 (Last updated: 2024-10-11)
Creation date: 2020-06-25
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • cookies
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*
  • *://*.readcube.com/*
  • *://*.papersproxy.com/*
  • *://*.nih.gov/*
  • *://*.googleapis.com/*
  • *://*.google.com/*
  • *://*.google.hr/*
  • *://*.google.co.uk/*
  • *://*.google.de/*
  • *://*.google.ca/*
  • See more
Size: 1.50M

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Extension summary

Easily import articles and webpages to your Papers by ReadCube library.

The new Papers browser extension enhances the workflows in your research lifecycle: from searching and navigating to the full-text, to staying organized, reading and annotating, sharing and collaborating with colleagues, and finally citing papers and generating a bibliography in a manuscript.

• Find papers as you normally would across the web, including discovery sites like PubMed, Google Scholar, Dimensions, BioRxiv and most journal websites. Our extension instantly recognizes if a paper is in a personal or shared library collection for instant access. No more downloading the same paper multiple times.

• If it’s a new addition to your library, save references and PDFs, if available, directly to a personal or shared collection within your library. No more random PDFs piling up in your download folder or desktop.

• If you have the paper in your library, you can enjoy the same Enhanced PDF reading experience through our streamed PDF that opens wherever you are discovering new papers. Hyperlinked inline references, annotation and drawing tools, streamed supplemental files, article metrics, high-res figure browser and more.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great one-solution tool for PDF management, annotation, and reference management.
  • Helpful for organizing research papers and maintaining references in one place.
  • Allows for logging in with a proxy for off-campus access to PDFs.
  • User-friendly interface and easy to save PDFs to the library.
Cons
  • PDF crashes upon viewing in Chrome.
  • Lists of papers are not in sync between the extension and the library.
  • Import functionality frequently fails to work.
  • No indication if an article is already in the library, leading to duplicates.
Most mentioned
  • PDF crashes upon viewing in Chrome.
  • Import functionality does not always work.
  • Lists are not in sync between extension and library.
Recent reviews
Great one-solution tool for pdf management, annotation, searching, and so on, as well as using as a reference manager.
by K V, 2024-06-07

great tool for research assistance
by Miodrag Mišković, 2024-02-12

This is a very good extension normally. However, right now it makes pdf crash upon viewing in chrome. Please fix!!
by Brian Seymour, 2023-08-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Papers by ReadCube is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Papers by ReadCube has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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