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Citation Helper Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: mhfmemchmfebkbnfebglkdeifefnjccb

A Chrome extension that extracts metadata such as author, publisher, and date from web pages to generate formatted bibliographic citations. It features a citation history and allows users to export their lists to RTF or PDF formats.

Developer:Startup Machine
Version:1.4.0
Size:153KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

71

Rating

★ 5.0

1 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

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

No review samples found

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

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 streamlined, one-click solution for creating academic citations from web pages. It emphasizes support for major styles like APA, MLA, and Chicago while highlighting a strong commitment to privacy and offline functionality.

Inferred product pattern

Local-first, privacy-centric academic utility tool.

Review-backed pain points

Review-backed data is not available.

Observed feature gaps

Review-backed data is not available.

Tags
Citation GeneratorAcademic WritingBibliography ToolResearch Utility
Target users

- Students

- Academic Researchers

- Content Writers

- Journalists

Primary use cases

- Generating academic citations for web sources

- Exporting bibliographic lists to Word or PDF

- Managing a history of cited web pages

Positive themes

- Review-backed data not available

Negative themes

- Review-backed data not available

Observed friction

- No pricing friction observed; tool is described as offline and requiring no account.

Evidence boundary: Analyzed store listing data including short and long descriptions. Review data was unavailable. Lack of user reviews prevents analysis of actual performance or user pain points.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Review-backed data not available.

Reliability

Review-backed data not available.

Privacy

Review-backed data not available.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 4

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 1.4.0

- Size: 153KiB

- 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

APA citation generatorMLA citation toolweb page citation extension

Comparison

Citation Helper vs ZoteroCitation Helper vs Mendeley

Problem

how to cite a website APAeasy web citation generator

Alternative

free citation generatorautomatic bibliography tool

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Screenshots

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Links

Website: startupmachine.co

Privacy policy: https://startupmachine.co/extensions/citation-helper/privacy.html

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