OverCite Firefox

OverCite

add citations in Overleaf without leaving the page.

Features & Capabilities

add citations in Overleaf without leaving the page.

Place your cursor inside a \cite{...} command, press Alt+Shift+E, review likely matches, and insert BibTeX directly into your project bibliography.

Choose your subject area in settings:physics, math, computer science, astrophysics, biology/medicine, and chemistry. OverCite supports ADS/SciX, arXiv, INSPIRE, Crossref, PubMed, and DataCite.

Getting started:

  1. Install OverCite, then open Add-on Preferences.
  2. Choose your subject area. Astrophysics: add your NASA ADS/SciX API token. (sign in to NASA ADS or SciX → Settings → API Token)
  3. Open Overleaf, place the cursor inside a \cite{...} command, and press Alt+Shift+E. That's it!

Using OverCite in a paper?

If OverCite helped you prepare a manuscript, please acknowledge it with:

This work made use of \texttt{OverCite} \citep{Shariat2026}, an in-editor citation tool for \LaTeX.

More details: https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on
By:
cheyanneshariat
Daily users:
93 5
Rating:
5.00
(3)
Version:
0.3.4 Last updated: 2026-07-02
Version code:
6334876
Creation date:
2026-04-04
Risk:
Moderate risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Host permissions:
  • https://overleaf.com/*
  • https://www.overleaf.com/*
  • https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/*
Content scripts matches:
  • overleaf.com
  • www.overleaf.com
Size:
509.83KB
Email:
ch*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-09
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Other platforms

Chrome
OverCite (v0.3.4)
364 5.00 (2)

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
cheyanneshariat
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/overcite/
Email:
ch*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite

Permission Change History

2026-05-01: Version 0.1.5 → 0.3.0
Add Host permissions: https://overleaf.com/*
Add Optional host permissions: https://api.crossref.org/* https://api.datacite.org/* https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/* https://export.arxiv.org/* https://inspirehep.net/*

User Reviews

Extremely useful add-on to keep your flow while writing and citing.
by Sa*****, 2026-05-06

This is a great tool which provides the missing link between LaTeX (Overleaf in particular)and ADS.
by bs*****, 2026-04-20

Super useful tool for adding citations to academic publications.
by Ca*****, 2026-04-07
View all user reviews ›

Is OverCite Safe?

Risk impact
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OverCite requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
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OverCite may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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