Google Scholar annotation exporter

Export your Google Scholar PDF Reader annotations (highlights and notes) to a JSON, CSV or Markdown file.

Export your Google Scholar PDF Reader annotations (highlights and notes) to a JSON, CSV or Markdown file. This extension is open source. Feel free to explore the source code at https://github.com/TendTo/Google-Scholar-annotation-exporter. [!WARNING] This is a beta version of the extension. The format of the exported data may change in future versions. Please report any issues you encounter. Installation - Install the Google Scholar PDF Reader extension. - Install the Google Scholar annotation exporter extension. - Open a PDF in Google Scholar PDF Reader, click the "Export annotations" button in the toolbar, and choose your preferred export format (JSON, CSV or Markdown). Output format The exported annotations will be saved in the chosen format (JSON, CSV or Markdown) with the following structure: JSON { "extension": "Google Scholar annotation exporter", "extensionHomepage": "https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-scholar-annotation-expor/ljjlnfclgkldjljjljjljjljjljjljjljj", "extensionVersion": "1.0.0", "exportDate": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z", "numberOfPapers": 1, "numberOfAnnotations": 2, "version": "1.0", "papers": [ { "error": "", "captcha": false, "citation": "Author 1, Author 2, 2023. Paper Title. Journal Name.", "metadata": ["Author 1, Author 2", "Journal Name, 2023"], "title": "Paper Title", "authors": "Author 1, Author 2", "journal": "Journal Name", "year": "2023", "link": "https://link.to.paper.pdf", "annotations": [ { "highlightText": "indeed.", "note": "This is a note for the highlighted text.", "highlightColor": "Purple", "page": 1, "context": "This is the context of the highlighted text indeed." }, { "highlightText": "Another highlighted text.", "note": "", "highlightColor": "Yellow", "page": 2, "context": "" } ] } ] } CSV Title,Authors,Journal,Year,Link,Citation,Annotations Paper Title,"Author 1, Author 2",Journal Name,2023,https://link.to.paper.pdf,"Author 1, Author 2. Paper Title. Journal Name, 2023.","indeed~~~This is a note for the highlighted text.~~~This is the context of the highlighted text indeed.~~~Purple~~~1|||Another highlighted text.~~~~~~~~~Yellow~~~2" Markdown --- extension: Google Scholar annotation exporter extension_homepage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-scholar-annotation-expor/ljjlnfclgkldjljjljjljjljjljjljjljj extension_version: 1.0 export_date: 2023-01-01T12:00:00Z number_of_papers: 1 number_of_annotations: 2 --- # Google Scholar Annotations Export ## Paper Title | Metadata | Value | | ----------- | -------------------------------- | | **Authors** | Author 1, Author 2 | | **Journal** | Journal Name | | **Year** | 2023 | | **Link** | [PDF](https://link.to.paper.pdf) | ### Annotations 1. | Field | Value | | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | **Highlight** | indeed. | | **Note** | This is a note for the highlighted text. | | **Context** | This is the context of the highlighted text indeed. | | **Color** | Purple | | **Page** | 1 | 2. | Field | Value | | ------------- | ------------------------- | | **Highlight** | Another highlighted text. | | **Note** | | | **Context** | | | **Color** | Yellow | | **Page** | 2 | --- Development To contribute to this project, please follow these steps: 1. Clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/TendTo/google-scholar-annotation-exporter.git). 2. Install dependencies: npm install (or yarn install or pnpm install). 3. Build the project: npm run build (or yarn build or pnpm build). 4. Load the extension in Chrome: - Open chrome://extensions/ in Chrome. - Enable "Developer mode" (toggle switch in the top right corner). - Click "Load unpacked" and select the project root folder (the one containing the manifest.json file). 5. Make changes to the source code in the src folder, and rebuild the project as needed. Alternatively, you can use npm run watch (or yarn watch or pnpm watch) to automatically rebuild the project when changes are made. You may need to reload the extension in Chrome after rebuilding. Alternatives Google Scholar Highlights Export