ResearchMate
AI-powered research assistant for understanding academic papers and articles
As of May 2026, ResearchMate has 6 users in the Education category.
Usersdown 14.3 percent−14.3%
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Version
1.0.2
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 21, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.0.2 |
| May 17, 2026 | 5 | — | — | 1.0.2 |
| Now | 6 | — | — | 1.0.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagecontextMenusactiveTabscripting
- Host access
- http://localhost:8000/*, https://your-backend-domain.com/*
Screenshots
About
ResearchMate is your AI-powered Chrome extension designed to help students, researchers, and curious minds decode academic papers with ease. 🚀 What it does: 💬 Chatbot Assistant with Memory: Ask questions, follow-up queries, and get intelligent answers in real-time. 📄 Text Explanations: Select text in a research paper and get simplified explanations instantly. 📚 Definitions & Concept Clarity: Confused by jargon or complex terms? Get clear, accurate definitions. 🧠 Smart Agents: Uses specialized AI agents for Q&A, summarization, and breakdown of dense content. 🔗 No Distractions: Works right in your browser, inside the paper you're reading. 🔧 How to Use: Install ResearchMate from the Chrome Web Store Open any research article, PDF viewer, or journal Select any text → Right-click → “Explain with ResearchMate” Or click the extension icon to launch the chatbot sidebar 🎓 Ideal For: College students reading academic content Researchers and scholars Self-learners diving into technical material 🔒 Privacy-first: No personal data is collected or stored. All processing happens through secure API calls. ✨ Coming Soon in v2.0: Smarter agents, PDF uploading, personalized learning history, and more.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 19.31MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- mcnjdbkckgggfapkkjkpjinlobbhapic
- Developer ID
- u1aaaec37c838c21efd93ac81a22029e2
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jun 18, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jun 26, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 30, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 30, 2026.