# Paperpile

> Collect, organize, annotate and cite your research papers in Firefox.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `paperpile-addon`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paperpile LLC
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1,994
- **Weekly downloads:** 31
- **Rating:** 3.83 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.129
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2023-04-20
- **Size:** 8.54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paperpile-addon/)
- **Website:** [https://paperpile.com](https://paperpile.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paperpile-addon/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paperpile-addon/privacy/)

## Description

Paperpile is a powerful Chrome extension designed for students, researchers, and academics to streamline their reference management. It enables users to collect citations and PDFs from hundreds of publisher sites such as Nature, Science, Springer, and many more. With deep integration across PubMed, Google Scholar, ArXiv, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, EBSCO, and numerous university libraries, Paperpile ensures comprehensive research coverage.

Users benefit from advanced PDF tools, including automatic syncing to Google Drive, one-click full-text downloads, and off-campus EZProxy support. Paperpile also simplifies collaboration by allowing easy addition of citations and bibliographies within Google Docs, supporting over 9,000 citation styles like APA, MLA, Harvard, and Chicago. Its user-friendly interface and smooth migration options from other managers make Paperpile an essential tool for efficient research management.

## Rankings

- #2,165 — Overall
- #343 — Other extensions
- #238 — changelog

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`
- `alarms`

### Content script matches

- `app.paperpile.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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.

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