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Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator Chrome Extension Analysis

AI & Writing Assistants

Chrome extension ID: cnjkoanefhlhkagbpofjbafaonfejpgc

A Chrome extension that automatically generates citations for web pages and journal articles. Users can copy citations directly into their documents or save them to citation lists on Bibcitation.com.

Developer:googledocs
Version:0.0.0.15
Size:563KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

50K+

Rating

★ 4.8

13 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

AI & Writing Assistants

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

Positions itself as a free, one-click bibliography and citation creator for websites and journal articles. It highlights support for MLA, APA, Chicago, and over 9,000 other styles, positioning itself as a simpler alternative to tools like EasyBib and Zotero.

Inferred product pattern

Web-to-citation automation utility with a cloud-based list management companion site.

Review-backed pain points

Users reported errors stating 'could not process this website' on some pages and a bug where the copy button converts characters into HTML entities (e.g., < becomes &#60;).

Observed feature gaps

Inconsistent website processing and potential conflicts with other browser extensions like Anori or Harpa.

Tags
Citation GeneratorBibliography ToolAcademic WritingMLA APA Chicago
Target users

- Students

- Researchers

- Academic Writers

Primary use cases

- Creating MLA, APA, and Chicago citations

- Generating bibliographies for school projects

- Managing source lists for research papers

Positive themes

- Ease of use

- High accuracy

- Fast processing

- Comprehensive support for various citation methods

Negative themes

- Compatibility issues with other extensions

- Failure to process certain websites

- Copy button HTML entity bugs

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing friction observed; product is claimed to be free.

Evidence boundary: Analysis based on Chrome Web Store listing and a sample of 9 user reviews. Small sample size of reviews may not reflect all technical compatibility issues across different OS/browser versions.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support or account-related complaints observed in the provided samples.

Reliability

Some reports of the extension failing to process certain websites and technical issues with the copy function converting text to HTML entities.

Privacy

No privacy or security complaints observed.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- Login needed for core features

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 5

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 0.0.0.15

- Size: 563KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

free citation generatorMLA bibliography creatorAPA citation extensionChicago style citations

Comparison

EasyBib alternativeZotero alternativeMendeley alternativeCite This For Me alternative

Problem

how to cite a websiteautomatic bibliography generatorcite journal article chrome extension

Alternative

best citation generator for studentsfree APA generatorautomated MLA citations

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Screenshots

Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator screenshot
Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator screenshot
Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator screenshot
Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator screenshot
Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator screenshot

Links

Website: bibcitation.com

Support links: https://www.bibcitation.com/contact

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