# OverCite

> add citations in Overleaf without leaving the page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/overcite](https://chrome-stats.com/d/overcite)

## Overview

- **ID:** `overcite`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** cheyanneshariat
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 88
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.12
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2026-04-04
- **Size:** 523 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/overcite/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite](https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/overcite/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/overcite/privacy/)

## Description

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!

<strong>Using OverCite in a paper?</strong>

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

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

More details: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/7dfac7b8894f39032ad0abd7858326e39ea074e17b6cc5684e978c3dff33c556/https%3A//github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite</a>

## Rankings

- #12,298 — Overall
- #35 — override
- #84 — cover
- #123 — hover
- #145 — cursor
- #145 — cursors

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `https://overleaf.com/*`
- `https://www.overleaf.com/*`
- `https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/*`

### Content script matches

- `overleaf.com`
- `www.overleaf.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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