BibTeX entry from URL

This extension provides a BibTeX reference for the active URL
What is BibTeX entry from URL?
The 'BibTeX Entry from URL' Chrome extension is a tool dedicated to helping authors, researchers, and students generate BibTeX entries from any active URL for their LaTeX documents. This extension captures the URL and title of your current tab, provides optional access date, author, year and month info, and generates a BibTeX in both @misc and @online formats. The extension continuously updates, adding options and functionality, while aiming to maintain a user-friendly interface for an efficient citation process.

Extension stats

By: nettrino
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.71 (51)
Version: 1.3.2 (Last updated: 2016-09-10)
Creation date: 2016-09-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
  • activeTab
Size: 169.98K

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Extension summary

A simple chrome extension that creates a BibTeX entry for the URL in the current tab. Supports @misc and @online entries.

Tab's title and URL are automatically copied to be used in your LaTeX documents.

"Accessed on" field (resp. "urldate" for @online entries) is optional

Author, year and month info need to be filled-in manually, and can optionally be omitted.

Add \usepackage{hyperref}

in your LaTeX document for the extension to work properly.

Example of use:

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User reviews

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Pros
  • Very useful and easy to use
  • Saves time by quickly generating BibTeX entries
  • Effective tool for managing references
Cons
  • Does not capture author or date published in many cases
  • Often requires manual filling of information
  • Some users noted limitations in capturing data from certain websites
Most mentioned
  • Thank you for the helpful tool!
  • Need for improved data capture (author, date)
  • Request for additional features (e.g., removing \url from "howpublished" field)
Recent reviews
by Giovanni Arriciati, 2024-09-23

by gscwg, 2024-06-08

One of the most useful extensions for my entire life! Thank you!
by Stas Bondarenko, 2024-03-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

BibTeX entry from URL requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

BibTeX entry from URL has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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