# Browser extension for Microsoft Edge

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 23, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012 "2021-10-23T14:38:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![vivjiu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@vivjiu](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/vivjiu)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/1 "2021-10-23T14:38:47Z")

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I’ve installed the browser extension on Edge. But when I click it, nothing happens: it just shows JabRef option menu, like this:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/b/bce9ca7969f6b9b9aa46493e20076be5a5d898fc.png)

Please note:

1. I’ve JabRef on desktop open.
2. The extension has access to data on all sites.

I think the problem is with “Webscocket client not started”. (Please see my reply to this post)

How do I use the browser extension with Edge browser to click and save articles to my JabRef library? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![vivjiu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@vivjiu](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/vivjiu)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/2 "2021-10-23T14:53:19Z")

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When I go into Manage Extensions, I see this:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/8/8f58bd918ba068e767d660594d393cc396f8d68b.png)

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/3 "2021-10-25T17:40:12Z")

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@tobiasdiez Any idea what this means?

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/4 "2021-10-26T22:28:00Z")

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Are you using a normal left-click on the JabRef icon? I only get this dialog when I right-click.

If this doesn’t solve the problem, please open an issue at [Issues · JabRef/JabRef-Browser-Extension · GitHub](https://github.com/JabRef/JabRef-Browser-Extension/issues) with a bit more details (Edge version, websites where this occurs etc).

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**Author:** ![vivjiu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@vivjiu](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/vivjiu)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/5 "2021-10-28T03:03:55Z")

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Yes, it’s with a normal left click. I see it happens only for the pdf links (please see screenshot). The extension imports the reference for web pages.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/2X/3/35c01bbd58c8a93cf33b7a42be8ff0aa1566736a.png)  
Do you think it is designed to work only with web pages?

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/6 "2021-10-31T15:42:07Z")

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Yes, it does not work with pdfs as their is no reliable way to extract metadata etc from a PDF.

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/browser-extension-for-microsoft-edge/3012/7 "2021-11-01T11:51:10Z")

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Although the extension does not support metadata extraction from pdfs, the development version of JabRef now supports improved detection and extraction of metadata.  
You can get the latest version here: [index - powered by h5ai v0.29.0 (https://larsjung.de/h5ai/)](https://builds.jabref.org/main/)  
Remember to make a backup of your library before trying out the new version