Citation Builder by pp4mnk av pp4mnk

Citation Builder by pp4mnk is an academic citation generator designed for students, teachers, and researchers who work with online sources every day.

From any web page, you can:

Select text or simply open the page

Click the extension icon

Click “Capture from page” to automatically read:

Author (if available in meta tags)

Title

Publication date

Publisher / website name

URL

DOI (if present in meta tags or page text)

Once the metadata is captured, you can review and edit the fields if necessary, then generate formatted citations in different styles:

APA

MLA

Chicago

ISO 690

The generated citation appears in a dedicated text box, ready to be:

Copied to the clipboard

Saved into your personal citation library

Your library is stored locally using the browser’s storage and can be exported:

As BibTeX (for Zotero, Mendeley, LaTeX and other reference managers)

As plain text for quick copy & paste

In a Google Docs–friendly format (opens a page where you just copy and paste into a Doc)

This makes Citation Builder ideal for:

Academic writing and research

Student essays and assignments

Lesson planning and teaching materials

Literature reviews and reports

Quick citation management without heavy reference software

The goal is to provide a lightweight, browser-based citation assistant that lives directly where you read and research: your web browser.

How to use

Navigate to any article, blog post, news piece, or online paper.

Optionally select a relevant passage of text.

Click the Citation Builder extension icon.

Click “Capture from page” to auto-fill the metadata fields.

Choose a citation style (APA, MLA, Chicago, ISO 690).

Click “Generate citation”.

Copy the citation or Add to library.

Export your library later as BibTeX, plain text or a Google Docs–ready page.

Citation Builder by pp4mnk focuses on:

Practical, real-world workflows

Clean and simple UI

Academic-friendly formats

Local storage (no external database)

It is a perfect companion for anyone who needs quick, consistent, and structured citations from online sources.

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