Nexus Now!
Inspired by Sci-Hub Now!
Usage
When on a website for an article that is identifiable by a DOI,
click the Nexus Now extension icon. The STC page for that article will be
opened in a new tab. If you enable autodownload, a PDF of the article will attempt to download.
Autodownload
STC provides a Hub API, which maps a DOI
to a PDF. Nexus Now uses this API to automatically download PDFs of articles.
The PDF may not be accessible through this API, but may still be accessible through STC, so if Nexus Now cannot find the
PDF within 30 seconds, STC will be opened in a new tab as if autodownload is not enabled.
You can opt in or out of autodownload:
Chrome/Edge
- Right click the extension icon or click the three dots next to the extension icon and select “Options” from the dropdown.
- Check or uncheck autodownload.
Firefox
- Right click the extension icon or click the gear next to the extension icon and select “Manage extension” from the dropdown.
- Check or uncheck autodownload.
Installation
You can manually install the extension using the installers attached in
the latest release. The .xpi installer should work for
gecko-based browsers (Firefox), and the .crx installer should work for Chromium-based browsers (basically everything
else).
Chrome/Edge
Windows/MacOS
- Go to the latest release and download the
chromium.zip file.
- Go to the webpage chrome://extensions/ and make sure the toggle
Developer mode is on. This will allow you to install extensions unaffiliated with the Chrome Web Store.
- Drag the downloaded
.zip file anywhere onto the page to install the extension.
Linux
- Go to the latest release and download the
.crx file.
- Go to the webpage chrome://extensions/ and make sure the toggle
Developer mode is on. This will allow you to install extensions unaffiliated with the Chrome Web Store.
- Drag the downloaded
.crx file anywhere onto the page to install the extension.
Firefox
- Go to the latest release and download the
.xpi file.
- It will ask you if you want to install the addon. Click yes.
Updating
Automatic extension updating was introduced in version 0.2.1 and should work at least on Linux. If you have an older version than 0.2.1 installed,
it is highly recommended that you manually install the latest version, which will subsequently be able to update
itself without your manual intervention.
Compatibility
This extension uses Manifest V3, which is supported in:
- Firefox >= 109
- Chromium >= 88
Building
You can build the extension yourself:
First, install dependencies:
npm install -g web-ext
Then build:
./build.sh
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