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.

Add-on stats

Rating: 3.95
(20)
Version: 2021.4.8.5 (Last updated: 2021-04-13)
Creation date: 2007-01-11
Weekly download count: 236
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
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

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

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great add-on for scientists, researchers, and writers
  • Conveniently adds literature to the Citavi database
  • Useful for quickly adding references using DOI links
Cons
  • Does not recognize open projects in Firefox
  • Issues with character encoding in multiple languages
  • Slows down certain websites (e.g., Threema Web)
  • Version compatibility issues with Firefox and Citavi
Most mentioned
  • Functionality issues with Firefox
  • Character encoding problems
  • Performance reduction on specific websites
User reviews
by BlueW0at, 2024-11-23

by Nina, 2024-01-13
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Citavi Picker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Citavi Picker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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