--- title: "the paper link 3.0 – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions" description: "9,000 users, rated 4.31 by 190 people. Version 3.0.3, updated 2026-05-15. Requests 26 permissions." url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko" --- # the paper link 3.0 Live in the Chrome Web Store. - Users: 9,000 - Rating: 4.31 from 190 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: #7,867 of 264,703 live extensions - Rank in Workflow & Planning: #2,489 of 44,474 ## The listing What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check. Summary from the listing: > Direct paper links; display Faculty Opinions; Peak authors; etc. Built by Liang Cai - Extension ID: `kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko` - Developer: [Liang Cai](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ue6cd145acb7f097eacf45bf886989578) - Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow) - First published: 2011-02-27 - Last updated: 2026-05-15 - Version: `3.0.3` - Size: 229 KiB - Minimum Chrome: 110 - Languages (1): English (United States) - Website: `thepaperlink.com` - Support page: `https://github.com/coronin/thepaperlink-chrome` - Chrome Web Store: - View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: ## Users over time One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store. | Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 2026-09-27 | 9,000 | 4.31 | 190 | ## 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. ### Sites - `*://archive.connect.h1.co/*`: archive.connect.h1.co - `*://connect.biorxiv.org/*`: connect.biorxiv.org - `*://connect.h1.co/*`: connect.h1.co - `*://connect.medrxiv.org/*`: connect.medrxiv.org - `*://f1000.com/*`: f1000.com - `*://facultyopinions.com/*`: facultyopinions.com - `*://pubget-hrd.appspot.com/*`: pubget-hrd.appspot.com - `*://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - `*://scholar.google.com/*`: scholar.google.com - `*://sci-hub.box/*`: sci-hub.box - `*://sci-hub.red/*`: sci-hub.red - `*://sci-hub.ru/*`: sci-hub.ru - `*://sci-hub.st/*`: sci-hub.st - `*://sci-hub.su/*`: sci-hub.su - `*://www.biorxiv.org/*`: www.biorxiv.org - `*://www.medrxiv.org/*`: www.medrxiv.org - `*://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - `*://www.storkapp.me/*`: www.storkapp.me - `*://www.thepaperlink.cn/*`: www.thepaperlink.cn - `*://www.thepaperlink.com/*`: www.thepaperlink.com ### Sites where it runs scripts - `*://pubmeder-hrd.appspot.com/registration`: pubmeder-hrd.appspot.com - `*://www.thepaperlink.cn/reg`: www.thepaperlink.cn - `*://www.thepaperlink.cn/settings`: www.thepaperlink.cn - `*://www.thepaperlink.com/reg`: www.thepaperlink.com - `*://www.thepaperlink.com/settings`: www.thepaperlink.com - `*://www.thepaperlink.net/reg`: www.thepaperlink.net - `http://archive.connect.h1.co/article/*`: archive.connect.h1.co - `http://connect.h1.co/article/*`: connect.h1.co - `http://f1000.com/prime/*`: f1000.com - `http://facultyopinions.com/article/*`: facultyopinions.com - `http://scholar.google.com/scholar*`: scholar.google.com - `http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - `https://archive.connect.h1.co/article/*`: archive.connect.h1.co - `https://connect.biorxiv.org/relate/content/*`: connect.biorxiv.org - `https://connect.h1.co/article/*`: connect.h1.co - `https://connect.medrxiv.org/relate/content/*`: connect.medrxiv.org - `https://f1000.com/prime/*`: f1000.com - `https://facultyopinions.com/article/*`: facultyopinions.com - `https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - `https://scholar.google.com/scholar*`: scholar.google.com - `https://sci-hub.box/*`: sci-hub.box - `https://sci-hub.red/*`: sci-hub.red - `https://sci-hub.ru/*`: sci-hub.ru - `https://sci-hub.st/*`: sci-hub.st - `https://sci-hub.su/*`: sci-hub.su - `https://www.biorxiv.org/collection/*`: www.biorxiv.org - `https://www.biorxiv.org/content/*`: www.biorxiv.org - `https://www.biorxiv.org/search/*`: www.biorxiv.org - `https://www.medrxiv.org/collection/*`: www.medrxiv.org - `https://www.medrxiv.org/content/*`: www.medrxiv.org - `https://www.medrxiv.org/search/*`: www.medrxiv.org - `https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - `https://www.storkapp.me/paper/*`: www.storkapp.me - `https://www.storkapp.me/pubpaper/*`: www.storkapp.me - `https://www.thepaperlink.com/oauth*`: www.thepaperlink.com ### Browser features - `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule - `clipboardWrite`: Change what's in your clipboard - `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu - `idle`: Detect when you're away from the computer - `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser - `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs ## About this data Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 04:15 UTC; next check around 2026-10-03. How the data is collected: . ## Cite this page Extension Tracker. “the paper link 3.0” (kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko. Accessed 2026-09-28. ```bibtex @misc{extensiontracker_kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko, title = {the paper link 3.0 (kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko)}, author = {{Extension Tracker}}, year = {2026}, note = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27}, url = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kgdcooicefdfjcplcnehfpbngjccncko}, urldate = {2026-09-28} } ``` --- From Extension Tracker, a public record of the Chrome Web Store: . It isn't affiliated with Google. The data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (), crediting Extension Tracker. 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