BibItNow!
Instantly creates a Bibtex, RIS, Endnote, APA, MLA or (B)Arnold S. or any user-defined bibliography item, or a user-defined link from abstract pages of scientific journal articles, books and theses, or from news pages and generic websites!
BibItNow! - Lightning-Fast Bibliographic Tool for Firefox
"BibItNow!" is a powerful Firefox add-on that aids scientists and researchers in seamless citation management by generating bibliography items in various formats instantly from abstract pages. This tool focuses on extracting citation data as quickly and accurately as possible, ensuring compatibility with major publishers. BibItNow! also allows customization to cater to individual needs, ensuring an optimized user experience.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Langenscheiss
Rating: 4.66 
(35)
Weekly download count: 96
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
Size: 957.42K
Email: sc*****@ok.de
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
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User reviews
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Saves a lot of time for reference management
- Convenient and easy to use for importing references
- Offers RIS support which is helpful for various citation managers
- Fast support and quick fixes for issues raised by users
- Works seamlessly with both Firefox and Chrome
Cons
- Limited ability to edit export citation formats
- Automatically defaults to an incorrect date format in RIS exports
- Requires manual tweaking for compliance with updated citation standards
- XML export option for Microsoft Word is lacking
- Inconsistent performance when compared to similar tools in other browsers
Most mentioned
- Time-saving features
- Needs improvement in citation export formats
- Convenience of importing references
- Support for RIS format
- User-friendly interface
User reviews
by 敬念法轮大法好远离瘟疫, 2025-02-09
Super nice. Saves a lot of time.
by Firefox user 18606715, 2024-09-22
Would be great if it allowed editing the export citation formats. As it stands now, its RIS export adds a day and month to the publication year which confuses my citation manager and it cannot input the correct year.
by gospodinBezkrai, 2024-04-24
Add-on safety
Risk impact
BibItNow! does not require any sensitive permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- Low Allows usage of omnibox input, negligible risk as it pertains largely to user input enhancements.
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- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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