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

Daily users: 94,410
-1,553
Version: 2021.4.8.5 (Last updated: 2021-04-13)
Creation date: 2007-01-11
Weekly download count: 221
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

Other platforms

Citavi Picker (v2025.1.23.11)
2.57 (44) 200,000
Not available on Android
Citavi Picker (v2021.4.8.5)
5.00 (4) 365,129
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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 for quickly importing citations to Citavi library
  • Useful for researchers and writers
  • Convenient for adding literature to the Citavi database
  • Effective at detecting citations
Cons
  • Does not work well with Firefox compared to Chrome
  • Character encoding issues when displaying text in different languages
  • Add-on can slow down certain websites
  • Issues with loading state during reference import
  • Compatibility issues with newer versions of Firefox and Citavi
Most mentioned
  • Does not function properly in Firefox compared to Chrome
  • Character encoding problems affecting text display
  • Slow performance on certain websites
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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 impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Citavi Picker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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