ResearchQ

Name: ResearchQ
Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Author: stardate97

Tool to provide easier access to research work

As of June 2026, ResearchQ has 4,000 users and a 4.20/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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4.0K

4,000

Rating0%

4.20

10 reviews

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Version

1.3.0

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update, changed permissions.

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 16, 2026	4.0K	4.20	10	1.2.7
Jun 10, 2026	4.0K	4.20	10	1.2.7
Now	4.0K	4.20	10	1.3.0

Changelog

Jun 10, 2026

description

Update Feb 2026: Updated to working mirror links for SciHub and Anna's Archive. 
Note: Since SciHub is banned is few countries now, use VPN or Tor to access the links.

A simple extension to help research work that does the following:

1. Using context menu (right-click):
     1.1 Redirect to Scihub page of research paper
     1.2 Redirect to Anna's Archive page of research paper
     1.3 Search for the selected article on Google Scholar
     1.4 Direct download article, if available on Scihub, with filename saved as title of article
     1.5 Find meaning, noun and pos tag of a selected English word from dictionary

2. Using keyboard shortcut
    3.1 Alt+Q - opens current window URL quickly in incognito mode and deletes that url record from the browser history. (P.S: The permission to manage browser history is for this purpose).

Update June 2026: Users can now edit and save URLs directly within the extension via the extension popup.
Note: Since Sci-Hub is now banned is few countries, use VPN or Tor to access the links in case they don't work normally.

A simple extension to assist with research, offering the following features:

A. Context menu (right-click)
1. Open the Scihub page for a research paper
2. Open the Anna's Archive page for a research paper (For DOIs, right-click directly on the link)
3. Search the selected article title on Google Scholar
4. Directly download the article from Scihub (if available), saved with the article title as the filename
4. Look up the definition, part of speech, and noun forms of a selected English word

B. Keyboard shortcut

1. Alt+Q — Opens the current page in incognito mode and removes it from your browser history (Note: browser history permission is used solely for this feature)

Jun 10, 2026

permissions

contextMenus, tabs, downloads, history

contextMenus, tabs, downloads, history, storage

Permissions & access

Permissions: contextMenustabsdownloadshistorystorage
Host access: None declared

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Update June 2026: Users can now edit and save URLs directly within the extension via the extension popup.
Note: Since Sci-Hub is now banned is few countries, use VPN or Tor to access the links in case they don't work normally.

A simple extension to assist with research, offering the following features:

A. Context menu (right-click)
1. Open the Scihub page for a research paper
2. Open the Anna's Archive page for a research paper (For DOIs, right-click directly on the link)
3. Search the selected article title on Google Scholar
4. Directly download the article from Scihub (if available), saved with the article title as the filename
4. Look up the definition, part of speech, and noun forms of a selected English word

B. Keyboard shortcut

1. Alt+Q — Opens the current page in incognito mode and removes it from your browser history (Note: browser history permission is used solely for this feature)

Technical

Version: 1.3.0
Manifest: V3
Size: 53.62KiB
Min Chrome: 99
Languages: 1
Featured: Yes

Metadata

ID: cagminlaghifppfobnfpjfddengkdnhd
Developer ID: u2eb883c250a456b4963af3809f80dc55
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: May 18, 2022
Last Updated (Store): Jun 9, 2026
Last Scraped: Jun 22, 2026
Website: —
Support URL: —
Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17prpvIoYwtcx3QYxsD2NxLxlOa8rFR4ffdm8HNbg2mQ/edit?usp=sharing