Chrome extensions for researchers

The stack

Building a durable research library from the browser

The durable, open-source library every project should start with.

4.0 / 5 store rating7,000,000 usersFree and open source; optional paid Zotero storage

Annotating web pages and PDFs, alone or with a class

Annotate papers and share notes with a lab or reading group.

4.1 / 5 store rating200,000 usersFree for individual use; paid education tiers exist

Jumping from any page to Scholar results and full text

Scholar results, citations, and full text from any page.

4.6 / 5 store rating3,000,000 usersFree

Explaining and navigating academic papers

Explanations when a paper's methods are the bottleneck.

4.4 / 5 store rating200,000 usersLimited free use; paid plans

Collecting web, PDF, and video highlights

Highlights that survive across web and PDF reading.

4.5 / 5 store rating500,000 usersFree tier; paid plan options

Collapsing a pile of open tabs into one restorable list

Collapse a literature sweep's fifty tabs into a restorable list.

4.4 / 5 store rating2,000,000 usersFree