adl-utils

About

adl-utils is a Chrome Extension that helps you rename downloaded PDF files from the ACM Digital Library using rich metadata like title, authors, and publication year.

🧩 Features
Adds a toolbar button to trigger renaming

Retrieves paper metadata from the referring ACM DOI page

Automatically generates a meaningful filename

Custom filename template using variables like:

${title}, ${firstAuthor}, ${authors}, ${publishedYear}, ${updatedYear}, ${version}, ${paperid}

⚙️ How to Use
Open any ACM paper's PDF page (e.g., https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/...)

Click the extension icon in your Chrome toolbar

The PDF will be downloaded with a customized filename

🛠️ Customization
Go to Extension Options to set your own filename format using placeholders.

Example:
${title}, ${firstAuthor} et al., ${publishedYear}.pdf

🔒 Privacy
No data is collected or sent to any server.

All processing is done locally in your browser.