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

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Tracking since May 20, 2026.

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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 20, 20260.1.0
May 26, 20260.1.0
Jun 2, 20260.1.2
Jun 8, 202630.1.2
Now0.1.3

Changelog

  • Jun 8, 2026
    category
    productivity/workflow
    productivity/education
  • May 26, 2026
    short_description
    Quickly check academic reference lines against scholarly metadata sources.
    Quickly check academic references against scholarly metadata sources.
  • May 26, 2026
    host_permissions
    https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*
    https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*, https://www.google-analytics.com/*
  • May 26, 2026
    permissions
    (empty)
    storage

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
https://api.openalex.org/*, https://api.crossref.org/*, https://www.google-analytics.com/*

Screenshots

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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
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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

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.