Saving articles from the web browser to Overleaf with a single click

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4.3.1
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December 1, 2024
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15.9KiB
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citedrive.com
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3,000+
Rating
4 ★
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3
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CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion Extension

Effortlessly collect, organize, and generate in-text citations for your BibTeX and BibLaTeX bibliographies. Whether you're working in Overleaf or RStudio (Posit), seamlessly integrate references into your LaTeX, Quarto, or R Markdown documents without ever leaving your project!

CiteDrive is built from the ground up to stay out of your way and help you focus on writing.

ONE-CLICK REFERENCE COLLECTION

Collecting references for your paper has never been easier. With the CiteDrive Companion browser add-on, discover articles, books, or websites through your regular sources– Google Scholar, Pubmed, and many others– and simply click the CiteDrive icon on your toolbar to add the reference directly to your CiteDrive project.

CUSTOMIZABLE BIBTEX CODE

Unlike many other reference managers, CiteDrive is Bib[La]TeX native and gives you complete control to customize your BibTeX reference snippets as you collect them. Better yet, your customizations carry through as you connect your CiteDrive and Overleaf (or other LaTeX editors) projects or RStudio (Quarto and R Markdown) so you can take full advantage of custom field extensions.

SEAMLESS IN-TEXT CITATIONS

Inserting in-text citations to your Overleaf paper from your CiteDrive project is a snap with the browser add-on. Simply look for the new “Insert Citation” button at the top of the Overleaf screen, select the reference of interest, and the appropriate in-text citation will be generated and inserted for you.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension file

Select and download the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install CiteDrive 'BibTeX' Companion extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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unknown XXX (ID: 00000086bf138928) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/12/2023 Nice tool, but it does not work well with normal web articles from journal and blogs, only with scientistic sites like mdpi. And I miss a function to have tags added to the saved sources automatically.

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Steve (ID: 000000fbc849414e) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/22/2021 Had a few problems getting this to work properly, but now quite happy with it. Integrates with Overleaf nicely. Still a work in progress, but has lots of potential.