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Mendeley Web Importer

by Elsevier · mendeley.com · Workflow & Planning
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.

Users
3M
0 in 30 days
Rating
2.0 / 5
−0.24 in 30 days
Ratings
3,147
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#157
#150 among extensions
Version
3.3.49
updated 31 Mar 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
600K1.8M3MAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
6001,8743,147Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3,147 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Mendeley Web Importer

When viewing an article or a list of references in the browser, click the Mendeley Web Importer icon in the toolbar. The extension will analyse the page and retrieve metadata like title, authors, etc. and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your Mendeley library. Get a Mendeley account at https://www.mendeley.com/ where you can save, read and cite the articles you import with the extension. You will also receive 2GB of free storage space.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+1−0.24
30 days0+0.0%+2−0.24
6 months0+0.0%+24−0.24
1 year0+0.0%+65−0.22

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Mendeley Web Importer appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
web#37+30
import#91+2

Version history

39 versions recorded
3.3.4931 Mar 2026
3.3.432 Feb 2026
3.3.3829 Oct 2025
3.3.319 Sep 2025
3.3.2126 Jun 2025
3.3.1524 Apr 2025
3.3.64 Mar 2025
3.3.216 Dec 2024

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
30 Jun 2020
Size
827 KB
Languages
de, en, en-GB, id, nl, tr, ca, et
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
elsevier.com
Support
service.elsevier.com
Extension ID
dagcmkpagjlhakfdhnbomgmjdpkdklff

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
notificationsscriptingstoragewebRequest
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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