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Google Docs Add-on

Citation recommendations inside Google Docs, powered by your InCite library.

What it does

  • • Sidebar panel — recommendations appear in a side panel inside Google Docs, with a live status indicator showing connection state
  • • Google account login — authenticates automatically with your Google account, no API token needed
  • • Confidence scores — each result shows a color-coded confidence badge (Strong, Good, or Weak) so you can prioritize the best matches
  • • Evidence paragraphs — optionally shows the most relevant passages from each recommended paper, with keyword highlighting
  • • Collection filtering — filter recommendations to a specific collection from your library
  • • One-click insert — add citations directly into your document at the cursor, with a customizable format template
  • • Bibliography management — tracks every citation you insert, and lets you export in BibTeX, RIS, or APA format

Install

  1. 1

    Install the add-on

    Search for InCite in the Google Workspace Marketplace, or ask for a direct install link

  2. 2

    Open the sidebar

    In any Google Doc, go to Extensions → InCite → Open Recommendations Panel

  3. 3

    Start writing

    Place your cursor in a paragraph and click "Get Recommendations" to find relevant papers

Citation format

When you click "Insert" on a result, the add-on places a formatted citation at your cursor and hyperlinks it to the paper on InCite. The default format is ({first_author}, {year}), but you can customize it in Settings using these placeholders:

  • {first_author} — last name of the first author (+ "et al." if multiple)
  • {year} — publication year
  • {title} — paper title
  • {bibtex_key} — BibTeX citation key
  • {paper_id} — InCite paper ID

Bibliography

The add-on automatically tracks every citation you insert into the document. A collapsible "Bibliography" section at the bottom of the sidebar lists all cited papers.

From the bibliography you can:

  • • Copy BibTeX — copies all citations as BibTeX entries to your clipboard
  • • Copy RIS — copies all citations in RIS format (for Zotero, Mendeley, etc.)
  • • Copy APA — copies an APA-formatted reference list
  • • Insert bibliography — inserts the APA reference list directly into your document

Previously cited papers are also marked with a "Cited" badge when they appear in recommendation results, so you can see at a glance which papers you've already used.

Settings

Open Settings from the gear icon in the sidebar header, or via Extensions → InCite → Settings. Available options:

  • • Number of results — how many recommendations to show (1–50, default 10)
  • • Show matched paragraphs — toggle evidence snippets on or off
  • • Context sentences — how many sentences around the cursor to use as query context (2–20, default 6)
  • • Author boost — multiplier for papers whose authors are mentioned in your text (0–5, default 1.0)

All settings are saved to your Google account and persist across documents.

Authentication

The add-on authenticates automatically using your Google account — no API token to copy or paste.

How account matching works

InCite matches your Google account to your InCite account by email address. It checks your primary InCite email first, then any linked emails you've added.

If your Google email differs from your InCite email (common with university Google Workspace accounts), you can link it on your account page (under "Linked Emails") — no need to create a new account.

If no InCite account matches your Google email, one will be created automatically. You can set a password later via "Forgot Password" if you want to log in on the web.

Advanced: manual API token

If you need to override Google authentication (e.g., your Google email doesn't match your InCite account), you can enter a manual API token in Settings under "Manual API Token (Advanced)." Log in and generate a token on your account page.

Known issues

  • • Multiple Google accounts — if you're signed into multiple Google accounts in the same browser, the Apps Script bridge may fail with a PERMISSION_DENIED error. Use an Incognito window with a single account, or a dedicated Chrome profile.