A VS Code extension for academic researchers, PhD students, and technical writers managing literature reviews and citation workflows. Imports DOI references to auto-populate BibTeX entries, generates formatted citations in APA, MLA, IEEE, and Chicago styles, highlights uncited claims in manuscripts with inline warnings, tracks reading status of papers in a sidebar panel, and exports reference lists compatible with LaTeX, Word, and Zotero.
Features
- Core functionality
Installation
From VS Code Marketplace
- Open VS Code
- Press
Ctrl+P(orCmd+Pon Mac) - Type
ext install digitalforge.a3a38fac - Press Enter
From VSIX file
- Download the
.vsixfile - In VS Code:
Extensions > ··· > Install from VSIX - Select the downloaded file
Usage
Press Ctrl+Shift+P and search for Academic Research Citation Manager and Paper Tracker VS Code Extension to see all available commands.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A (or Cmd+Shift+Alt+A on Mac)
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
a3a38fac.enabled |
true |
Enable/disable the extension |
a3a38fac.autoRun |
false |
Auto-run on file open |
a3a38fac.logLevel |
"info" |
Log verbosity |
Requirements
- VS Code 1.74.0 or higher
Contributing
Found a bug? Open an issue.
License
MIT — see LICENSE for details.