Mendeley Web Importer

Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library

Mendeley Web Importer: Import References Efficiently

Mendeley Web Importer is a Firefox add-on meticulously designed to effortlessly import references and PDFs into your Mendeley Reference Manager library. By simply clicking the Mendeley Web Importer button in the browser toolbar, it can discover article metadata and PDF full texts associated with the page you are currently browsing. You can add these to your Mendeley account library, making reading and citing articles a breeze. The add-on also requires certain permissions such as accessing data for all websites, browser tabs, and displaying notifications for an optimized user experience.

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Add-on stats

By: Mendeley

Daily users: 108,800

1.69K

Rating: 4.05

(456)

1 new ratings

Version: 3.2.78 (Last updated: 2022-09-07)

Version code: 5455259

Creation date: 2019-12-10

Weekly download count: 1,799

Firefox on Android: No

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
cookies
downloads
notifications
storage
webRequest

Size: 2.03M

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 212 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#34 in Other extensions

#1 in import keyword 22

#12 in sport keyword 8 ▼ 1

#12 in wa sender keyword 32

#14 in sports keyword 17 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Mendeley Web Importer (v3.3.6)

3,000,000 2.22

(3,032)

Not available on Android

Mendeley Web Importer (v3.3.7)

1,177,115 3.20

(590)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Cons

Often fails to login properly.
Slow and full of bugs.
Main function of downloading PDFs often doesn't work.
Issues with closing the popup after adding a reference.

Most mentioned

Bugginess and reliability issues
Problems with importing PDFs
Login difficulties

User reviews

by Firefox user 18885842, 2025-03-16

by Yami, 2025-03-07

by Dr. Mitta Sekhara Gowd, 2025-02-27

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Mendeley Web Importer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Mendeley Web Importer has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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