Citavi Picker

The Citavi Picker is an extension for Citavi software users (www.citavi.com). The Citavi Picker lets you easily import online information.

Citavi Picker: Online Content Importer for Citavi Software Users

The 'Citavi Picker' add-on for Firefox allows Citavi software users to conveniently import bibliographic information and metadata from a variety of online sources such as PubMed, Google Scholar, arXiv.org and various library catalogs. The tool also provides functionalities to automatically look up bibliographic details for ISBNs and DOIs, and even add webpage metadata to Citavi projects. Users can save selected website content, including text and images, as quotations in a Citavi project.
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Add-on stats

Users: 92,813
4.50K
Rating: 4.00
(21)
Version: 2021.4.8.5 (Last updated: 2021-04-13)
Creation date: 2007-01-11
Weekly download count: 269
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • nativeMessaging
  • identity
  • tabs
  • clipboardWrite
  • contextMenus
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 1.25M

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Add-on summary

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The Citavi Picker lets you transfer bibliographic information to Citavi:<br>

  • Import bibliographic information from PubMed, Google Scholar*, arXiv.org and many library catalogs with a single mouse click.
  • Automatically look up bibliographic information for ISBN numbers or DOI names.
  • Add metadata for a webpage to your Citavi project.
The Citavi Picker also lets you save content to your Citavi project. Select text on a webpage and then use the Citavi Picker to save the selected text as a quotation in a Citavi project. The same can be done with images.

*) To import from Google Scholar, first click Settings. Unter Bibliography manager select Show links to import citations into EndNote.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Great add-on for scientists, researchers and writers.
  • Saves time by allowing quick citation imports.
  • Conveniently adds literature to the Citavi database.
  • Works satisfactorily for some users.
Cons
  • Does not recognize open projects in Firefox.
  • Issues with character encoding when displaying text.
  • Gets stuck in a loading state during importing references.
  • Slows down certain websites.
  • Compatibility issues with specific versions of Firefox and Citavi.
Most mentioned
  • Incompatibility with open projects in Firefox.
  • Character encoding issues in foreign languages.
  • Loading issues during reference importing.
User reviews
by Firefox user 14714208, 2025-01-11
by BlueW0at, 2024-11-23
by Nina, 2024-01-13
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Citavi Picker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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