# ScholarHub

> ScholarHub is a cross-browser extension which simplifies the usage of Google Scholar and Sci-Hub.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `scholarhub`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lfz
- **Category:** search-tools,tabs
- **Daily users:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-26
- **First published:** 2020-09-21
- **Size:** 8.22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scholarhub/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/lafith/ScholarHub](https://github.com/lafith/ScholarHub)

## Description

ScholarHub is a Firefox add-on that simplifies the usage of Google Scholar and Sci-Hub. It automatically finds the latest working link of Sci-Hub, adds a clickable logo to search URLs in Sci-Hub, provides options to search on Google Scholar, and allows quick access to both platforms through keyboard shortcuts.

## Rankings

- #38,395 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `*://sci-hub.now.sh/*`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`

### Content script matches

- `*.scholar.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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