OmniScholar Chrome Extension

Currently, the OmniScholar extension is only available for Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers (like Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera). We're working on versions for Firefox and Safari, which will be released in the near future.

The extension only collects data necessary for its functionality: the content you explicitly choose to save, the text you highlight for annotation, and basic usage metrics to improve performance. We don't track your browsing history or collect any personal information outside of what's required for the extension to work. For more details, please review our Privacy Policy.

Yes. If you have institutional access to a paywalled article, the extension can still save and work with that content. However, the extension itself doesn't bypass paywalls or provide access to content you don't already have access to through your institution or subscriptions.

Chrome automatically updates extensions, so you'll always have the latest version. If you want to manually check for updates, go to chrome://extensions in your browser, enable "Developer mode" in the top-right corner, and click "Update" to force an update check.