BibTeX Connect – Powered by CiteDrive

BibTeX Connect - Powered by CiteDrive is a browser extension that helps researchers and academics collect, organize, and cite references in BibTeX and BibLaTeX formats. It integrates seamlessly with Overleaf, RStudio (Posit), and other LaTeX, Quarto, or R Markdown editors, allowing you to manage your bibliography without leaving your writing environment. The extension is designed to be unobtrusive, letting you focus on your work while handling citation tasks in the background.

Key Features

• One-Click Reference Collection: While browsing academic sources like Google Scholar, PubMed, or general websites, simply click the CiteDrive icon in your browser toolbar to instantly add the reference to your CiteDrive project. This eliminates the need for manual entry or switching between tabs, saving time during literature searches.
• Customizable BibTeX Code: Unlike many reference managers, CiteDrive is natively built for BibTeX and BibLaTeX. You can edit and customize the BibTeX snippet for each reference as you collect it. These customizations persist when you sync your CiteDrive project with Overleaf, RStudio, or other editors, enabling advanced use of custom fields and ensuring consistency across your documents.
• Seamless In-Text Citations in Overleaf: When working on a paper in Overleaf, the extension adds an "Insert Citation" button to the Overleaf interface. Clicking it opens a searchable list of references from your CiteDrive project. Selecting a reference automatically generates and inserts the appropriate in-text citation command (e.g., \cite{key}) into your document, streamlining the citation process and reducing errors.
• Integration with Overleaf and RStudio: The extension syncs your CiteDrive project with Overleaf and RStudio (including Quarto and R Markdown). This means your bibliography is always up-to-date across platforms, and you can switch between editors without manual import/export. The syncing works in real-time, so changes made in one environment reflect in the other.
• Upcoming JabRef Export: A future update will add the ability to export your CiteDrive library directly to JabRef, expanding compatibility with desktop reference management tools.

This extension is particularly useful for researchers who write in LaTeX and need a streamlined workflow for collecting references from the web, customizing them, and inserting citations directly into their documents. It reduces the friction of managing bibliographies across multiple tools, allowing you to maintain a single, synchronized library that works with your preferred editor.