Formatr Reference Checker
Quickly check academic references against scholarly metadata sources.
As of June 2026, Formatr Reference Checker has — users in the Education category.
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Version
0.1.3
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 2 version updates, changed permissions.
History
4 snapshotsTracking since May 20, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | — | — | — | 0.1.0 |
| May 26, 2026 | — | — | — | 0.1.0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | — | — | — | 0.1.2 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 3 | — | — | 0.1.2 |
| Now | — | — | — | 0.1.3 |
Changelog
- Jun 8, 2026category
productivity/workflow
productivity/education
- May 26, 2026short_description
Quickly check academic reference lines against scholarly metadata sources.
Quickly check academic references against scholarly metadata sources.
- May 26, 2026host_permissions
https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*
https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*, https://www.google-analytics.com/*
- May 26, 2026permissions
(empty)
storage
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*, https://www.google-analytics.com/*
Screenshots
About
The Formatr Reference Checker helps students and researchers quickly identify suspicious references. How It Works Simply paste your references directly into the extension and Check Now for an immediate insight from likely valid to not found. The extension is designed to boost confidence in your scholarly and academic references before you submit. Key features: * Fast reference checking * Clean academic-focused interface * No permanent storage of pasted references * Lightweight workflow designed for students and researchers Reference checks are approximate and should always be reviewed against official sources and journal requirements. We care about your privacy. Submitted references are processed temporarily for validation purposes only and are not retained after the check is completed.
Technical
- Version
- 0.1.3
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 65.01KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gjkbphdmkpcfnabdghdfefkkdmedbpej
- Developer ID
- u5306e3dd43102cfa4e1a11580a735e12
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- May 19, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jun 3, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 8, 2026
- Website
- formatr.ai
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://formatr.ai/privacy-policy.php
Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.