Scite

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Scite: Smart Citations Firefox Add-on

Scite is a unique Firefox extension designed for researchers. Its Smart Citations feature displays the context of citations within scientific articles and indicates whether the cited article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. Helping in better understanding and evaluation of scientific literature.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 6,062
13
Rating: 4.60
(10)
Version: 1.36.2 (Last updated: 2023-07-26)
Version code: 5599311
Creation date: 2019-07-03
Weekly download count: 66
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • https://api.scite.ai/*
  • contextMenus
  • storage
Size: 775.86K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Scite (v1.37.0)
100,000 4.03 (35)
Not available on Android
Scite (v1.24.0)
30,400 5.00 (3)

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    Add-on safety

    Risk impact

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    Risk impact analysis details
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