AI-powered citation search and paper review for Overleaf. Find relevant papers to cite, paragraph by paragraph.
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updated 13 Jun 2026
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About OpenLeaf - Citation Search & Paper Review for Overleaf
What's new:
Cross-browser support — now runs on Opera and Edge, and is Safari-ready.
OpenLeaf adds AI-powered citation search and paper review directly into the Overleaf editor — no tab switching, no workflow interruption. Also works with OpenAI Prism.
Citation Search:
• Analyzes your document paragraph by paragraph
• Searches Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, and Google Scholar simultaneously
• Deduplicates results across all sources
• Uses LLM-based scoring to rank fetched papers
• One click to add the BibTeX entry to your .bib file
Paper Review:
Two AI reviewer modes to get feedback on your papers:
• Friendly: a supportive mentor who highlights strengths and frames suggestions constructively
• Fire: the dreaded Reviewer #2 who stress-tests every claim with surgical precision
Reviews stream in real-time so you can start reading immediately.
Supported LLMs:
Works with any OpenAI-compatible API of your choice:
• Ollama (local, free, private — nothing leaves your machine)
• OpenAI, OpenRouter, Together, Groq, vLLM, or any compatible endpoint
Just set the base URL, model name, and API key in the extension options.
Paper Search APIs:
• Semantic Scholar — works without an API key (rate-limited)
• OpenAlex — no key needed, email improves rate limits
• Serper (Google Scholar) — optional, skipped if no key provided
Privacy:
• No accounts, no sign-ups, no data collection
• API keys stored locally in your browser (chrome.storage.sync)
• When using Ollama, everything runs on your machine — zero data leaves your device
• Open source: https://github.com/demfier/openleaf-extension
How To Use
1. Open any project on overleaf.com
2. Click the green OpenLeaf button (bottom-right corner)
3. Citations tab: click "Find Citations" to search for papers
4. Review tab: choose Friendly or Fire mode, click "Review Paper"
5. Click "+ Add" on any citation to append it to your .bib file
Requirements:
• An Overleaf account (free or paid)
• An LLM backend for ranking and review (Ollama is free and runs locally)
• Optional: Semantic Scholar API key, Serper API key for better results