bibtexify

Adds a button to copy the BibTeX of a paper to the clipboard from an arXiv abstract, pdf or html5 webpage

bibtexify is a Firefox add-on that provides a convenient way to copy the BibTeX entry of a paper from arXiv directly to the clipboard. It uses the inspire database and dx.doi API as fallbacks to generate the BibTeX. An essential tool for researchers and academics.

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By:: Andrew Fowlie
Daily users:: 22 -3
Version:: 1.1 (Last updated: 2021-10-13)
Version code:: 5308597
Creation date:: 2021-10-11
Risk:: Low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: activeTab
clipboardWrite
notifications
Size:: 9.31K
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Updated:: 13 hours ago

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# 19,729 ▼ 1,105

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Risk impact

bibtexify requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood

bibtexify is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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