Description
Browser Extension from Sciwheel
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Overall Rank
Extension Rank
"Browser Extension" Keyword
"Browser" Keyword
"Browsing" Keyword
"Article" Keyword
"Chrome Browser" Keyword
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Review Summary
Users generally praise Sciwheel Browser Extension for its ease of use, effective citation management, annotation capabilities, and collaboration features. It integrates well with online accounts and supports organizing references efficiently. However, common issues include limitations after the free trial period requiring payment, technical challenges with the Chrome extension's highlighting and note-taking features, login difficulties especially with two-step verification, and occasional problems with PDF retrieval and search functionality within the extension.
Pros
- Easy and simple to use citation and reference manager.
- Allows importing, highlighting, annotating, and note-taking on scientific papers.
- Effective collaboration features for manuscript writing and sharing.
- Synchronizes well with online accounts and across devices.
- Convenient integration with Google Docs and support for organizing references.
Cons
- Limitations with the free trial period leading to required payment for continued full access.
- Issues with the Chrome extension functionality such as inability to highlight or add notes via keyboard.
- Difficulty with login especially related to two-step verification causing frequent logouts.
- Some trouble automatically retrieving PDFs from certain websites.
- Problems with search functionality within the extension and inability to perform searches/filters in the same tab.
Permissions
This extension can:
- tabs
- storage
This extension can access:
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
Additional Information
59.0.0
April 17, 2025
0.19 MB
en
Developer Information
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