Redirectify

Redirects requests for PDFs of papers at some popular sites to their corresponding HTML index pages.
What is Redirectify?
Redirectify is a Chrome extension that intercepts requests to PDFs of papers on arXiv and other sites, redirecting the browser to the paper's parent HTML page. You can view metadata before clicking on the PDF. It uses a list of redirect rules and can be extended to new sites.

Extension stats

Users: 287 ▲ 2
Rating: 5.00 (4)
Version: 0.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-06)
Creation date: 2018-03-14
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:
  • *://*.arxiv.org/*
  • *://xxx.lanl.gov/*
  • *://arxiv-export-lb.library.cornell.edu/*
  • *://arxiv.org/*
  • *://openreview.net/*
  • *://proceedings.mlr.press/*
  • *://*.jmlr.org/*
  • *://jmlr.csail.mit.edu/*
  • *://dl.acm.org/*
  • *://dlnext.acm.org/*
  • See more
Size: 9.22K

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Extension summary

This extension intercepts requests to PDFs of papers on arXiv and some other sites (mainly machine learning publications) and redirects the browser to the paper's parent HTML page. A request for the PDF from that HTML page will then work.

These redirections mean you can see the metadata about papers before clicking on the PDF.

The code uses a list of redirect rules. When I extend this list of sites the extension works with, you will be asked to confirm extending the permissions to new sites. For now, see the github page for more information.

User reviews

Love it -- don't know why people are so intent on sending you directly to PDF versions of metadata-rich webpages.
by Giulio Starace, 2022-02-19

Makes my life so much easier!
by Lucy Park, 2018-06-24

Works as intended.
by Dimitrios Paraschas, 2018-06-17
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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