Mendeley Web Importer

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

Users3M

Rating2.3

Reviews3,136

Manifest versionV3

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Version3.3.43

ManifestV3

Size825KiB

Languages26Deutsch / English / English (United Kingdom) +23

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Mendeley Web Importer detects article identifiers on the page you are viewing and automatically retrieves metadata and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your library. You just need to be viewing an article or a list of references in the browser and click on the Mendeley Web Importer extension icon in the toolbar.

You'll need a Mendeley account to save, read and cite the articles you import. To sign up and receive 2GB free storage space, visit https://www.mendeley.com

Made with ❤️ in London.

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AI product read

Import academic references and PDFs from web pages into Mendeley Reference Manager library

Researchers and academics need a fast, convenient way to capture bibliographic references and PDF full texts from scholarly websites without manual data entry

User browses academic article or reference list → clicks Mendeley Web Importer toolbar icon → extension detects article identifiers and retrieves metadata/PDF → user reviews detected references → selects destination collection or group → clicks Add to save to Mendeley library

Target users: Researchers / Academics / Graduate students / Anyone using Mendeley Reference Manager for citation management

Source code is heavily minified (background.js, content.js, client.js all single-line minified), limiting deep code analysis
Cannot verify exact authentication flow implementation details due to minification
Backend service feature gating (if any) cannot be determined from extension code alone

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No paid features detected

No evidence of paid features, billing logic, subscription handling, or upgrade UI within the extension source code. No matches for premium, upgrade, billing, or subscription keywords. The 'pro' keyword matches were all false positives (computerProgram, conferenceProceedings, provideServiceToYou). Mendeley offers 2GB free storage with account creation per store description. While Mendeley as a service may have paid tiers, the extension itself does not gate features or display payment prompts.

Confidence: 85
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: Detected login wording: sign in.

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扩展能力较强：scripting、storage、webRequest
主机权限覆盖范围较宽

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Mendeley

Elsevier

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Address: 1 Appold Street London EC2A 2UU GB

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