PDF Reference Helper - Chrome Extension

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Project Overview

PDF Reference Helper is a Chrome extension that extracts references from academic PDFs and provides one-click access to Google Scholar searches, BibTeX export, and a movable persistent window for multitasking.

Key Features

  • Reference extraction for numbered and author-year styles
  • One-click links to Google Scholar and PDF (via DOI/arXiv)
  • BibTeX export for selected references
  • Persistent window for easy cross-referencing
  • Local caching; no data is transmitted

Repository

  • GitHub: https://github.com/bankh/pdf-reference-helper

Screenshots

Persistent Window

Extracted References (Author-Year)

Extracted References (Enumeration)