TabScribe — Research OS for the Web
Highlight → Summarize → Translate → Rewrite → Cite. A privacy-first research side panel powered by Chrome's built-in AI.
As of June 2026, TabScribe — Research OS for the Web has 11 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Productivity category.
Usersdown 8.3 percent−8.3%
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4 reviews
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Version
Beta 0.9 (Chrome AI + Offline)
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 21, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | 12 | 5.00 | 4 | Beta 0.9 (Chrome AI + Offline) |
| May 6, 2026 | 12 | 5.00 | 4 | Beta 0.9 (Chrome AI + Offline) |
| Now | 11 | 5.00 | 4 | Beta 0.9 (Chrome AI + Offline) |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- contextMenussidePanelstorageactiveTabscriptingclipboardWrite
- Host access
- https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*, https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*
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About
📖 TabScribe — Research OS for the Web TabScribe is your personal research assistant, built directly into Chrome. Highlight text anywhere on the web → save it to your side panel → instantly summarize, rewrite, translate, and cite with Chrome’s built-in AI. No more juggling tabs, lost notes, or messy copy-pastes. TabScribe organizes your research into clean projects that you can export into polished drafts in seconds. ✨ Key Features •One-click capture Right-click or press Alt+S to save any selection with source, title, and link. •On-device AI tools Summarize, rewrite in different tones, translate into multiple languages, or proofread—all powered by Chrome’s on-device AI (with optional Gemini fallback). •Citations made easy Automatic DOI detection, metadata fetching, and export in APA, MLA, Harvard, and BibTeX. •Organize your research Create multiple projects, tag snippets, and search across everything instantly. •Literature Lens Discover related academic papers, explore citation networks, and filter for open access or recent publications. •Export to drafts Turn your saved snippets into structured reports with inline citations. Export in Markdown or DOCX with one click. •Privacy-first design Works completely offline by default. Your notes and projects stay stored locally in your browser. 🧑🎓 Perfect For • Students and researchers writing essays, papers, or theses. •Journalists and analysts compiling multi-source reports. •Founders, writers, and lifelong learners organizing their reading. 🚀 Why TabScribe? Unlike note-taking apps that add friction, TabScribe lives in your browser, right where research happens. It combines speed, organization, and AI power into one seamless workflow. Highlight. Save. Summarize. Draft. Done. 👉 Try TabScribe today and transform the way you research.
Technical
- Version
- Beta 0.9 (Chrome AI + Offline)
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 138KiB
- Min Chrome
- 138
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- adajfbbemhhjpgmiedkgbaceiiahgafd
- Developer ID
- u07b485a814e02639fe872ec9128b59a7
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 17, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Sep 17, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 1, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 1, 2026.