Save citable quotes and notes from the web into Google spreadsheets.
Citable Extension
Sick of manually tracking sources when collecting quotes? For students, researchers, and other professionals who do secondary research, Citable simplifies collecting quotes, notes and other data points along with the additional reference information needed to make a web citation.
Notes are saved in a spreadsheet in your Google Docs to enable collaboration with colleagues and rigorous analysis of the collected notes. To collaborate online, simply share the spreadsheet.
Collaborate using Post-its? Citable includes a printing template to simplify printing notes directly onto sticky notes for easy offline collaboration.
Citable is secure and suitable for work. All notes are securely transmitted only between the specified Google account and your computer. Citable maintains your privacy.
• Select some text before clicking Citable to quickly create a note.
• Citable automatically saves the page title, url, and date.
• Automatically saves the author of the current article on most news sites.
• Add tags to organize notes and accelerate analysis.
• Create new spreadsheets on the fly.
• Spreadsheets are stored in a Google Drive folder called Citable, but feel free to rename it.
• Collaborate simply by sharing documents and adding them to your Citable_Documents folder.
• Quickly open and view the selected spreadsheet.
• Print saved notes on sticky notes using Printable.
• Sort notes before printing.
• Export notes in popular formats including APA, MLA and Chicago. (beta)
• Export notes in bibtex format for Zotero or your favorite citation manager.
• Use shortcuts to save several notes quickly- while watching YouTube for instance.
Shortcuts:
command shift X
Open Citable.
tab
Navigate between controls.
alt return
Quickly save note from anywhere in Citable.
ctrl return
Compose several notes from the same URL.
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Version 2.3.7
Streamlined permissions.
Version 2.3.6
Now works with Brave, Vivaldi and Edge browsers. No longer requires being signed into Chrome. Note, Citable still relies on Google Sheets, so you still need a Google account.
Version 2.3.5
Bug fixes.
Version 2.3.3
Improved autocomplete tagging. Big fixes.
Version 2.3.2
Bug fixes for printing notes and catching missing columns when saving note
Version 2.3
Lots of bug fixes. Now uses structured data. Export in several formats. Print any columns.
Version 2.1.3
Various bug fixes including a bug that prevents the docs from loading
Version 2.1
The folder name is now arbitrary. Rename it to what ever you want.
Version 2.0
This release updates Citable to take advantage of the latest Google APIs for enhanced performance, error handling, and security. Enjoy!
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Citable extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Citable 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 Citable extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Citable extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Citable extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Citable 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 Citable Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Citable extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Citable extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Citable 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 Citable 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 Citable extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Citable 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 Citable extension file
Select and download the Citable 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 Citable 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 Citable 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 Citable 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 Citable extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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