# Paper Memory

> Automatically record papers you read from Arxiv, OpenReview & more! Organize your library with tags, links to code and quick notes.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `paper-memory`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Victor Schmidt
- **Category:** search-tools,bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 90
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-15
- **First published:** 2021-11-13
- **Size:** 556 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paper-memory/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/vict0rsch/PaperMemory/](https://github.com/vict0rsch/PaperMemory/)

## Description

Paper Memory is a minimalist, automated browser extension designed to help researchers effortlessly manage academic papers from platforms like Arxiv, OpenReview, and more. It automatically records papers you view without any manual input, allowing you to easily search, tag, and annotate them. The extension smartly finds related code repositories through the PapersWithCode API, enhancing reproducibility and exploration.

Additional features include updating PDF webpage titles to meaningful article names for clarity, quick copy of BibTex citations and markdown links for easy sharing, a user-friendly direct download button with descriptive filenames, and seamless navigation between PDFs and their abstract pages. Researchers can also export their library as JSON or BibTex files. Paper Memory complements standard reference managers like Zotero, expanding your academic workflow with automation and smart integration.

## Rankings

- #12,142 — Overall
- #1 — ai memory
- #5 — memory
- #76 — meme

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `downloads`
- `downloads.open`
- `scripting`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/paper-memory)