---
title: "Science Search | Instant AI-Powered Research on Text & Videos – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "199 users, rated 4.00 by 3 people. Version 1.5.13, updated 2026-05-23. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm"
---

# Science Search \| Instant AI-Powered Research on Text & Videos

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 199
- Rating: 4.00 from 3 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 04:15 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #50,151 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #11,494 of 44,474

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Select any text or video and get AI-curated research summary with the most relevant academic papers that best match your query.

- Extension ID: `kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm`
- Developer: [stevenpham1996](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u5dbc4595917c28afe11de9e3f8661ac7)
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2025-03-19
- Last updated: 2026-05-23
- Version: `1.5.13`
- Size: 300 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `https://finding-wisdom.odoo.com/science-search/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/science-search-instant-ai/kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fkfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 199 | 4.00 | 3 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `https://*.youtube.com/*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `https://api.semanticscholar.org/*`: api.semanticscholar.org
- `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*`: generativelanguage.googleapis.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.youtube.com/watch*`: youtube.com and its subdomains
- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `sidePanel`: Show a side panel
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 04:15 UTC; next check around 2026-10-12.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Science Search \| Instant AI-Powered Research on Text & Videos” (kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm,
  title   = {Science Search | Instant AI-Powered Research on Text & Videos (kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kfnglbgcfnbfcngmbaejdbnbfgpbfabm},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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