OverCite by cheyanneshariat
Search the literature from Overleaf and insert BibTeX entries directly into your project.
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About this extension
OverCite helps you add LaTeX citations in Overleaf without leaving the page.
Place your cursor inside a \cite{...} command, press Alt+Shift+E, review likely matches, and insert BibTeX directly into your project bibliography.
Choose your subject area in settings: astrophysics, physics, math, computer science, biology/medicine, chemistry, or general DOI lookup. OverCite supports ADS/SciX, arXiv, INSPIRE, Crossref, PubMed, and DataCite.
Getting started:
1. Install OverCite, then open Add-on Preferences.
2. Choose your subject area.
Astrophysics: add your NASA ADS/SciX API token.
(sign in to NASA ADS or SciX → Settings → API Token)
3. Open Overleaf, place the cursor inside a \cite{...} command, and press Alt+Shift+E. That's it!
More details: https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite
Place your cursor inside a \cite{...} command, press Alt+Shift+E, review likely matches, and insert BibTeX directly into your project bibliography.
Choose your subject area in settings: astrophysics, physics, math, computer science, biology/medicine, chemistry, or general DOI lookup. OverCite supports ADS/SciX, arXiv, INSPIRE, Crossref, PubMed, and DataCite.
Getting started:
1. Install OverCite, then open Add-on Preferences.
2. Choose your subject area.
Astrophysics: add your NASA ADS/SciX API token.
(sign in to NASA ADS or SciX → Settings → API Token)
3. Open Overleaf, place the cursor inside a \cite{...} command, and press Alt+Shift+E. That's it!
More details: https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for overleaf.com
- Access your data for www.overleaf.com
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for overleaf.com
- Access your data for www.overleaf.com
- Access your data for api.adsabs.harvard.edu
Required data collection, according to the developer:
- Authentication information
- Website content
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- Version
- 0.3.0
- Size
- 504.32 KB
- Last updated
- 2 days ago (Apr 30, 2026)
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- MIT License
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