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Mendeley Referencer Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: mbchkcobbcbghomhiplpgkgdfjmacplc

Mendeley Referencer is a Chrome extension designed to facilitate the saving of academic references to a user's Mendeley library. It allows for one-click addition of papers from supported websites, automatically extracting metadata such as title and DOI. A Mendeley account is required for its use.

Developer:dnibnzbckr
Version:0.5.9
Size:210KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

40K+

Rating

★ 3.8

15 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

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

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

Listing positioning

This extension positions itself as a tool to streamline reference management for researchers, students, and professionals. It emphasizes saving time by enabling direct addition of papers to Mendeley from academic websites with automatic metadata extraction.

Inferred product pattern

Browser extension for academic reference management.

Review-backed pain points

Users have reported that the extension incorrectly extracts information from articles, and there is no functionality to correct these errors.

Observed feature gaps

The primary observed gap is the inability to edit or correct extracted reference data when it is inaccurate.

Tags
Reference ManagerResearch Tool
Target users

- Researchers

- Students

- Academics

- Professionals

Primary use cases

- Reference management

- Academic research

- Literature review

- Citation management

Positive themes

- Useful for PubMed articles

- Works well on specific sites

Negative themes

- Extracts incorrect information

- No way to correct errors

Observed friction

- No pricing friction observed as the extension is free to use.

Evidence boundary: Analysis based on provided reviews, including user comments on functionality and accuracy. Limited number of reviews, with some non-English entries that were not fully assessed for sentiment. Some reviews marked as helpful, high_rating, and low_rating are not consistently indicative of the full sentiment distribution.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No specific support or account-related complaints were identified in the provided reviews.

Reliability

One user reported that the extension extracts incorrect information, impacting its reliability for accurate reference management.

Privacy

No privacy-related complaints were found in the provided reviews.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- Account required for core usage

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 2

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 0.5.9

- Size: 210KiB

- 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

Mendeley ReferencerMendeley Chrome extensionSave references to MendeleyAcademic reference managerResearch tool

Comparison

Zotero connectorEndNote click

Problem

Mendeley import errorIncorrect reference dataResearch paper saver

Alternative

Reference management softwareAcademic citation tool

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Screenshots

Mendeley Referencer screenshot
Mendeley Referencer screenshot

Links

Privacy policy: https://mendeley-landingpage.vercel.app/privacy-policy

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