---
title: "Scholar Utility Belt for Google Scholar – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000 users, rated 4.50 by 16 people. Version 1.2.0, updated 2026-11-06. Requests 58 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn"
---

# Scholar Utility Belt for Google Scholar

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000
- Rating: 4.50 from 16 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-06 05:54 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #17,862 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Education: #535 of 12,901

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Personal productivity tools for Google Scholar with minimal extra requests.

- Extension ID: `omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn`
- Developer: Not named in the listing
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Education](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/education)
- First published: 2026-02-10
- Last updated: 2026-11-06
- Version: `1.2.0`
- Size: 17.92 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United States)
- Website: `https://purplelink.llc/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/scholar-utility-belt-for/omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-06 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-11-03 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-11-02 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-24 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-18 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-15 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-14 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-11 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-10 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-03 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-10-02 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,000 | 4.50 | 16 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-06: New version `1.2.0`, replacing `1.1.4`.
- 2026-11-03: New version `1.1.4`, replacing `1.1.3`.
- 2026-11-02: New version `1.1.3`, replacing `1.1.0`.
- 2026-10-30: New version `1.1.0`, replacing `1.0.2`.
- 2026-10-30: Moved from Workflow & Planning to Education.
- 2026-10-18: New version `1.0.2`, replacing `1.0.1`.
- 2026-10-18: Renamed from “Scholar Utility Belt” to “Scholar Utility Belt for Google Scholar”.
- 2026-10-15: New version `1.0.1`, replacing `1.0.0`.
- 2026-10-14: New version `1.0.0`, replacing `0.7.1`.
- 2026-10-11: New version `0.7.1`, replacing `0.6.2`.
- 2026-10-03: New version `0.6.2`, replacing `0.6.1`.
- 2026-10-03: The privacy policy 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 2026-09-27.

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://api.datacite.org/*`: api.datacite.org
- `https://api.openalex.org/*`: api.openalex.org
- `https://api.ror.org/*`: api.ror.org
- `https://api.semanticscholar.org/*`: api.semanticscholar.org
- `https://api.unpaywall.org/*`: api.unpaywall.org
- `https://dblp.org/*`: dblp.org
- `https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*`: eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- `https://export.arxiv.org/*`: export.arxiv.org
- `https://icite.od.nih.gov/*`: icite.od.nih.gov
- `https://opencitations.net/*`: opencitations.net
- `https://scholar.google.ae/*`: scholar.google.ae
- `https://scholar.google.at/*`: scholar.google.at
- `https://scholar.google.be/*`: scholar.google.be
- `https://scholar.google.ca/*`: scholar.google.ca
- `https://scholar.google.ch/*`: scholar.google.ch
- `https://scholar.google.co.in/*`: scholar.google.co.in
- `https://scholar.google.co.jp/*`: scholar.google.co.jp
- `https://scholar.google.co.kr/*`: scholar.google.co.kr
- `https://scholar.google.co.uk/*`: scholar.google.co.uk
- `https://scholar.google.co.za/*`: scholar.google.co.za
- `https://scholar.google.com.ar/*`: scholar.google.com.ar
- `https://scholar.google.com.au/*`: scholar.google.com.au
- `https://scholar.google.com.br/*`: scholar.google.com.br
- `https://scholar.google.com.co/*`: scholar.google.com.co
- `https://scholar.google.com.hk/*`: scholar.google.com.hk
- `https://scholar.google.com.mx/*`: scholar.google.com.mx
- `https://scholar.google.com.pe/*`: scholar.google.com.pe
- `https://scholar.google.com.sg/*`: scholar.google.com.sg
- `https://scholar.google.com.tr/*`: scholar.google.com.tr
- `https://scholar.google.com.tw/*`: scholar.google.com.tw
- `https://scholar.google.com/*`: scholar.google.com
- `https://scholar.google.cz/*`: scholar.google.cz
- `https://scholar.google.de/*`: scholar.google.de
- `https://scholar.google.dk/*`: scholar.google.dk
- `https://scholar.google.es/*`: scholar.google.es
- `https://scholar.google.fi/*`: scholar.google.fi
- `https://scholar.google.fr/*`: scholar.google.fr
- `https://scholar.google.gr/*`: scholar.google.gr
- `https://scholar.google.hu/*`: scholar.google.hu
- `https://scholar.google.ie/*`: scholar.google.ie
- `https://scholar.google.il/*`: scholar.google.il
- `https://scholar.google.it/*`: scholar.google.it
- `https://scholar.google.nl/*`: scholar.google.nl
- `https://scholar.google.no/*`: scholar.google.no
- `https://scholar.google.pl/*`: scholar.google.pl
- `https://scholar.google.pt/*`: scholar.google.pt
- `https://scholar.google.ro/*`: scholar.google.ro
- `https://scholar.google.ru/*`: scholar.google.ru
- `https://scholar.google.sa/*`: scholar.google.sa
- `https://scholar.google.se/*`: scholar.google.se
- `https://scholar.googleusercontent.com/*`: scholar.googleusercontent.com
- `https://sparql.dblp.org/*`: sparql.dblp.org
- `https://www.ebi.ac.uk/*`: www.ebi.ac.uk
- `https://www.scimagojr.com/*`: www.scimagojr.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://extensionpay.com/*`: extensionpay.com
- `https://scholar.google.ae/*`: scholar.google.ae
- `https://scholar.google.at/*`: scholar.google.at
- `https://scholar.google.be/*`: scholar.google.be
- `https://scholar.google.ca/*`: scholar.google.ca
- `https://scholar.google.ch/*`: scholar.google.ch
- `https://scholar.google.co.in/*`: scholar.google.co.in
- `https://scholar.google.co.jp/*`: scholar.google.co.jp
- `https://scholar.google.co.kr/*`: scholar.google.co.kr
- `https://scholar.google.co.uk/*`: scholar.google.co.uk
- `https://scholar.google.co.za/*`: scholar.google.co.za
- `https://scholar.google.com.ar/*`: scholar.google.com.ar
- `https://scholar.google.com.au/*`: scholar.google.com.au
- `https://scholar.google.com.br/*`: scholar.google.com.br
- `https://scholar.google.com.co/*`: scholar.google.com.co
- `https://scholar.google.com.hk/*`: scholar.google.com.hk
- `https://scholar.google.com.mx/*`: scholar.google.com.mx
- `https://scholar.google.com.pe/*`: scholar.google.com.pe
- `https://scholar.google.com.sg/*`: scholar.google.com.sg
- `https://scholar.google.com.tr/*`: scholar.google.com.tr
- `https://scholar.google.com.tw/*`: scholar.google.com.tw
- `https://scholar.google.com/*`: scholar.google.com
- `https://scholar.google.cz/*`: scholar.google.cz
- `https://scholar.google.de/*`: scholar.google.de
- `https://scholar.google.dk/*`: scholar.google.dk
- `https://scholar.google.es/*`: scholar.google.es
- `https://scholar.google.fi/*`: scholar.google.fi
- `https://scholar.google.fr/*`: scholar.google.fr
- `https://scholar.google.gr/*`: scholar.google.gr
- `https://scholar.google.hu/*`: scholar.google.hu
- `https://scholar.google.ie/*`: scholar.google.ie
- `https://scholar.google.il/*`: scholar.google.il
- `https://scholar.google.it/*`: scholar.google.it
- `https://scholar.google.nl/*`: scholar.google.nl
- `https://scholar.google.no/*`: scholar.google.no
- `https://scholar.google.pl/*`: scholar.google.pl
- `https://scholar.google.pt/*`: scholar.google.pt
- `https://scholar.google.ro/*`: scholar.google.ro
- `https://scholar.google.ru/*`: scholar.google.ru
- `https://scholar.google.sa/*`: scholar.google.sa
- `https://scholar.google.se/*`: scholar.google.se

### Browser features

- `downloads`: Manage your downloads
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

## 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 2026-11-06 05:54 UTC; next check around 2026-11-13.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Scholar Utility Belt for Google Scholar” (omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn,
  title   = {Scholar Utility Belt for Google Scholar (omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-06},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/omcogfcgldfmihfogbffflbocdbjockn},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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