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Google Scholar annotation exporter

by TendTo · tendto.github.io · Education
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Export your Google Scholar PDF Reader annotations (highlights and notes) to JSON, CSV, LaTeX, Markdown or custom format.

Users
26
+10 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#138K
#115K among extensions
Version
0.0.2
updated 16 Aug 2026

Users

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About Google Scholar annotation exporter

Export your Google Scholar PDF Reader annotations (highlights and notes) to JSON, CSV, LaTeX, Markdown, or custom format. This extension is open source. Feel free to explore the source code at https://github.com/TendTo/Google-Scholar-annotation-exporter. Installation - Install the Google Scholar PDF Reader extension. - Install the Google Scholar annotation exporter extension. - Open a PDF in Google Scholar PDF Reader, click the "Export annotations" button in the toolbar, and choose your preferred export format (JSON, CSV or Markdown). Output format The exported annotations will be saved in the chosen format with the following structure: JSON { "extension": "Google Scholar annotation exporter", "extensionHomepage": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-scholar-annotation/dkcipnihgbegpammhgkobheodoknplma", "extensionVersion": "1.0.0", "exportDate": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z", "numberOfPapers": 1, "numberOfAnnotations": 2, "version": "1.0", "papers": [ { "error": "", "captcha": false, "citation": "Author 1, Author 2, 2023. Paper Title. Journal Name.", "metadata": ["Author 1, Author 2", "Journal Name, 2023"], "title": "Paper Title", "authors": "Author 1, Author 2", "journal": "Journal Name", "year": "2023", "link": "https://link.to.paper.pdf", "annotations": [ { "highlightText": "indeed.", "note": "This is a note for the highlighted text.", "highlightColor": "Purple", "page": 1, "context": "This is the context of the highlighted text indeed." }, { "highlightText": "Another highlighted text.", "note": "", "highlightColor": "Yellow", "page": 2, "context": "" } ] } ] } CSV Title,Authors,Journal,Year,Link,Citation,Annotations Paper Title,"Author 1, Author 2",Journal Name,2023,https://link.to.paper.pdf,"Author 1, Author 2. Paper Title. Journal Name, 2023.","indeed~~~This is a note for the highlighted text.~~~This is the context of the highlighted text indeed.~~~Purple~~~1|||Another highlighted text.~~~~~~~~~Yellow~~~2" LaTeX \documentclass{article} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{hyperref} \title{ Google Scholar annotation exporter } \date{ 2023-01-01T12:00:00Z } \author{ Google Scholar annotation exporter } \begin{document} \maketitle \tableofcontents \section{ Paper Title } \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{||l l||} \hline \textbf{Field} & \textbf{Value} \\ [0.5ex] \hline\hline \textbf{Authors} & Author 1, Author 2 \\ \hline \textbf{Journal} & Journal Name \\ \hline \textbf{Year} & 2023 \\ \hline \textbf{Link} & \href{ https://link.to.paper.pdf }{PDF} \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \subsection{Citation} Author 1, Author 2, 2023. Paper Title. Journal Name \subsection{Annotations} \subsubsection{ indeed. } \begin{itemize} \item \textbf{Note}: This is a note for the highlighted text. \item \textbf{Color}: Purple \item \textbf{Page}: 1 \end{itemize} \subsubsection{ Another highlighted text. } \begin{itemize} \item \textbf{Color}: Yellow \item \textbf{Page}: 2 \end{itemize} \end{document} MARKDOWN --- extension: Google Scholar annotation exporter extension_homepage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-scholar-annotation/dkcipnihgbegpammhgkobheodoknplma extension_version: 1.0 export_date: 2023-01-01T12:00:00Z number_of_papers: 1 number_of_annotations: 2 --- # Google Scholar Annotations Export ## Paper Title | Metadata | Value | | ----------- | -------------------------------- | | **Authors** | Author 1, Author 2 | | **Journal** | Journal Name | | **Year** | 2023 | | **Link** | [PDF](https://link.to.paper.pdf) | ### Annotations 1. | Field | Value | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | **Highlight** | indeed. | | **Note** | This is a note for the highlighted text. | | **Context** | This is the context of the highlighted text indeed. | | **Color** | Purple | | **Page** | 1 | 2. | Field | Value | | ------------- | ------------------------- | | **Highlight** | Another highlighted text. | | **Note** | | | **Context** | | | **Color** | Yellow | | **Page** | 2 | --- Custom templates Under the hood, Google Scholar annotation exporter uses Handlebars templates to generate the output in the selected format. You can customize the output by providing your own Handlebars template in the "Advanced options" modal. The default templates are located in the `src/templates` folder, and you can use them as a starting point for your own custom templates. For more information on how to use Handlebars templates, please refer to the Handlebars documentation. The context exposed to the templates includes the following properties: type Context = { extension: string; extensionHomepage: string; extensionVersion: string; exportDate: string; numberOfPapers: number; numberOfAnnotations: number; papers: Paper[]; }; type Paper = { error: string; captcha: boolean; title: string; authors: string; year: string; link: string; citation: string; metadata: string[]; annotations: Annotation[]; journal: string; }; export type Annotation = { highlightText: string; note: string; highlightColor: string; context: string; page: num…

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Version history

2 versions recorded
0.0.216 Aug 2026
0.0.125 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Education
First seen
25 Jul 2026
Size
573 KB
Languages
en, it
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
tendto.github.io
Support
github.com
Extension ID
dkcipnihgbegpammhgkobheodoknplma

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
storageoffscreen
Site access
https://scholar.google.com/scholar*https://scholar.google.com.tw/scholar*

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