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the paper link 3.0, used by 9,000 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. It was last updated in May 2026.

the paper link 3.0

the paper link 3.0 Chrome extension security report

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Supported Languages

🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
3.0.3
Size
0.22 MB
Rating
4.4/5
Reviews
190
Users
9,000
Type
Extension
Updated
May 15, 2026
Category
Workflow & planning
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
thepaperlink.com
Privacy
Privacy Policy
Help
Help Center
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Extensions
1
Active
1
Obsolete
0
Listed
1
Unlisted
0
Users
9,000

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Item
Type
Severity
Description
clipboardWrite
Permission
High
This permission allows modification of clipboard content. Rated High because it can inject malicious content into the clipboard, modify copied passwords, and manipulate copied data.
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 20% increase: Access to sensitive domains increases potential impact
tabs
Permission
Medium
This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
*://www.thepaperlink.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://www.thepaperlink.cn/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://pubget-hrd.appspot.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://scholar.google.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://f1000.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://facultyopinions.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://connect.h1.co/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://archive.connect.h1.co/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://www.storkapp.me/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://www.biorxiv.org/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://www.medrxiv.org/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://connect.biorxiv.org/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://connect.medrxiv.org/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://sci-hub.ru/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://sci-hub.st/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://sci-hub.su/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://sci-hub.box/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
*://sci-hub.red/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
Access to Sensitive Domains
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension requests access to sensitive domains: *://scholar.google.com/*
contextMenus
Permission
Low
This permission adds items to browser context menus. Rated Medium because it only modifies right-click menus without access to page content.
alarms
Permission
Low
This permission schedules periodic tasks. Rated Low because it can only trigger events at specified times without access to sensitive data.
idle
Permission
Low
This permission detects system idle state. Rated Low because it only observes user activity state without access to activity details.

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About this extension

Direct paper links; display Faculty Opinions; Peak authors; etc. Built by Liang Cai

Read the publisher’s full description

THIS EXTENSION USES DATA PROVIDED BY www.thepaperlink.com, FOR FAIR USE ONLY. In addition to PubMed search results, this extension will show links to PDF; display Faculty Opinions, etc. Detailed enhancement includes: * Display the Impact Factor of the Journal, updated yearly from https://jcr.clarivate.com/ * Direct link to its publisher's web page, based on https://www.doi.org/ * Highlight articles published in prestigious journals * Clickable button to add the RIS format reference to the system clipboard * If available, direct link to its Google Scholar page * If available, direct link to its legal fulltext PDF file, most of which are author-posted manuscript files * If available, Faculty 1000 star counts and links to related comment pages * "Peaks" authors, for more details please visit https://2.thepaperlink.com/ Sources of this extension are available at https://github.com/coronin/thepaperlink-chrome Term of Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at https://www.thepaperlink.com/privacy

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