# Scholarcy Browser Extension

> Summarizes research articles, creates interactive flashcards, highlights key points, links to open-access versions of each citation.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/scholarcy-browser-extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/scholarcy-browser-extension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `scholarcy-browser-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Scholarcy Limited
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 566
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-12
- **First published:** 2023-06-07
- **Size:** 818 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scholarcy-browser-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://www.scholarcy.com/faq#use-the-browser-extension](https://www.scholarcy.com/faq#use-the-browser-extension)

## Description

The Scholarcy Browser Extension helps you quickly digest research papers by summarizing key points and creating interactive flashcards. It highlights important information, links to open-access versions of citations, and saves you up to 70% of the time needed to review literature. With features like a referenced summary and a background reading list, Scholarcy aids both newcomers and experts in navigating academic articles. Additionally, its 'Comparative Analysis' engine shows how papers build on prior research. Premium users benefit from unlimited use and the ability to save, share, annotate, and export their Summary Flashcards, streamlining study and research workflows.

## Rankings

- #4,633 — Overall
- #253 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #13 — browser extension
- #17 — flashcards
- #35 — summarization
- #60 — chrome browser

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `cookies`
- `https://*.scholarcy.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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