---
title: "ACS Citation Generator – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "No user count, no ratings yet. Version 1.0.0, updated 2026-10-27. Requests 6 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj"
---

# ACS Citation Generator

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: the store shows no user count
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-11-02 16:35 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Use ACS Citation Generator for an acs citation from a journal page or a DOI, PMID or ISBN. Bibliography generator with RIS export.

- Extension ID: `hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj`
- Developer: [CWS Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u259a648ffaa930a26f9d838386a3f799)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Education](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/education)
- First published: 2026-10-26
- Last updated: 2026-10-27
- Version: `1.0.0`
- Size: 141 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (52): Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, አማርኛ, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `tabandtap.com`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/acs-citation-generator/hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-02 | – | – | – |
| 2026-10-27 | – | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-04: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.
- 2026-11-02: The developer's website link changed.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-10-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://api.crossref.org/*`: api.crossref.org
- `https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- `https://openlibrary.org/*`: openlibrary.org

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

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All 9 extensions by [CWS Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u259a648ffaa930a26f9d838386a3f799).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked again 7 and 30 days after it was published, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-02 16:35 UTC; next check around 2026-11-25.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “ACS Citation Generator” (hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-02. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj,
  title   = {ACS Citation Generator (hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-02},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hcdhlhakiodbgofofchmfiilegcdekbj},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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