Snag a citation for any page with one click — APA, MLA, Chicago or Harvard.
CiteClip reads the article you're on and hands you a fully formatted citation — authors parsed, dates split, journal italicized, DOI linked. Your reference library lives on your device. No sign-up, no cloud, nothing uploaded.
Reads only the tab you click on · citations never leave your device · free tier included
From any page to a finished reference in three steps
No more retyping author names into a citation website with your paper in the next tab.
Open any article or page
Journal article, news story, book page, or a plain web page — or right-click a DOI / arXiv / PubMed link on a results list. The extension has no site list and no server to phone home to.
Click cite
Use the toolbar button, or right-click the page, a paper link, or a selected DOI. CiteClip reads structured citation data (JSON-LD first, then scholarly meta tags, then a smart fallback) and parses author names properly. Paper links are identified from the URL itself — the destination is never fetched.
Copy, organize, export
Grab the citation in any of the four styles, sort references into projects, and export a formatted, alphabetized bibliography as text, CSV, or a clean print page — all offline.
Real formatter output, not a template
One saved reference — a two-author journal article — rendered by CiteClip's style engines exactly as they ship. Every style follows its official rules: author inversion, et-al thresholds, italicized containers, DOI placement.
APA 7
Wong, S., & Chen, M. (2026). Effects of spaced repetition on retention: A randomized trial. Journal of Applied Cognitive Research, 12(3), 245–261. https://doi.org/10.4789/jacr.2026.05.102
In-text: (Wong & Chen, 2026)
MLA 9
Wong, Simon, and Maria Chen. "Effects of Spaced Repetition on Retention: A Randomized Trial." Journal of Applied Cognitive Research, vol. 12, no. 3, 2026, pp. 245–261. https://doi.org/10.4789/jacr.2026.05.102
In-text: (Wong 245–261)
Chicago 17
Wong, Simon, and Maria Chen. 2026. "Effects of Spaced Repetition on Retention: A Randomized Trial." Journal of Applied Cognitive Research 12 (3): 245–261. https://doi.org/10.4789/jacr.2026.05.102
In-text: (Wong and Chen 2026, 245–261)
Harvard
Wong, S. and Chen, M. (2026) 'Effects of spaced repetition on retention: a randomized trial', Journal of Applied Cognitive Research, 12(3), pp. 245–261. doi: 10.4789/jacr.2026.05.102.
In-text: (Wong and Chen, 2026)
Free is a real library. Pro is the whole toolbox.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| One-click citations in all 4 styles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Projects, tags & search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bibliography export (.txt / .csv / print) | ✓ | ✓ |
| JSON backup & restore | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saved references | 30 | Unlimited |
| Projects | 3 | Unlimited |
| All-styles export pack (one file, four sections) | — | ✓ |
| Print layouts (annotated / by-type / by-project) | Classic | All 4 |
Pro is a one-time license key entered on your device — no subscription, no account, no tracking. Buy CiteClip Pro (Polar is the merchant of record), then paste the key in Options. If CiteClip saves you an evening of formatting, you can also buy us a coffee.
Reads only the tab you click. Citations never leave your device.
CiteClip was built privacy-first, the same way as every SW Commercial tool.
- The extension reads a page's content only at the moment you click cite — scoped to that tab, that gesture. It does not run on every page.
- Saved references are stored in your browser's local storage on your device. There is no server, no account, no sync, no analytics, no ads.
- CiteClip does not call Crossref, DataCite or any citation API. Nothing you cite or export is uploaded.
- For an open PDF it may read that file (and, for empty arXiv metadata, arXiv's HTML copy of the same paper) so the citation can include title and authors.
- Optional Pro is a one-time license key entered on your device — it does not add tracking.
Questions people actually ask
Is it really free?
Yes. The free tier saves 30 references and 3 projects — enough for a course paper. A one-time Pro license lifts the caps and adds the all-styles export pack plus premium print layouts. There is no subscription.
Which sources can it cite?
Any page that carries structured data — journal articles (including PubMed and IEEE-style citation meta tags), news stories, books, and plain web pages via a best-effort fallback. Author names like "Wong, Simon, III" or organizational authors are parsed into the right shape automatically.
Are the citations rule-accurate?
The four style engines implement the official handbooks — APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17 author-date, and Harvard (Cite Them Right) — including per-style et-al thresholds (3, 4, and 21 authors), container italics, and DOI placement. Always spot-check against your institution's requirements, as schools vary on house style.
What happens to my references if I remove the extension?
Export first — the JSON backup is a complete, documented copy of your library. Removing the extension clears its local storage, but your exported file is a normal document you keep anywhere.
Does it work offline?
Completely. Browsing, searching, copying citations, projects, exports, and printing all work with no connection. You only need to be online to visit the page you're citing.
Is there an account or a cloud sync?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing that syncs. Your reference library lives on your device; the export/import JSON file is the way to move it.
Stop formatting citations by hand tonight
One click snags the reference. Your device keeps the library.
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