Glimpse - Citation Preview Tool by Mahdi Erfanian
Hover a citation in a PDF and preview the cited paper (PDF or abstract) in a floating in-tab panel.
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Hover a citation in a paper, click Show preview, and instantly see the cited paper's PDF (or abstract) in a draggable, resizable floating panel — without leaving the page.
Works in Overleaf and pdf.js-based PDF viewers. Fully client-side: no backend, no account, no tracking. Looks papers up via Crossref, arXiv, and Semantic Scholar.
Works in Overleaf and pdf.js-based PDF viewers. Fully client-side: no backend, no account, no tracking. Looks papers up via Crossref, arXiv, and Semantic Scholar.
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Required permissions:
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for all websites
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
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- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
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- Version
- 1.1.15
- Size
- 2.02 MB
- Last updated
- 5 days ago (May 31, 2026)
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- MIT License
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