Chrome extension regression

src · April 13, 2025, 11:29pm

I see a regression in the Chrome extension. When I go to the arxiv page of a paper (not the PDF), I can start typing the folder names, and matched folders come up.

When I go to the PDF link for the same paper, I can’t type the folder names anymore, if I click on My Library, I can see the list of folders. This wasn’t the case before, i.e. the search used to work in both cases.

vicente · April 14, 2025, 9:00am

Hey @src, is this still the case? On my end, the folder/label search normally in both cases. Sometimes I have to click the search box again in order to type.

Please restart the browser before trying again. If the behavior persists, a recording of your screen could help be helpful to investigate. Let us know.

Karen_Brewer · April 15, 2025, 8:03pm

I’m seeing the same issue as @src. Folder search works fine on the arXiv abstract page, but when I open the PDF directly, the typing/search doesn’t behave the same. Clicking the box again doesn’t help on my end either. Maybe it’s a recent update that broke something subtly?

vicente · April 16, 2025, 1:41pm

Thanks for the report, @Karen_Brewer, and welcome to our forum! The team has identified the issue and filed a bug to be addressed soon—seems like the issue is related to Google Scholar’s PDF viewer. Will share any updates on the matter here.

src · May 13, 2025, 5:38pm

Is there an update? I still have the same problem.

suzanne · May 14, 2025, 5:18pm

Thanks for following up here, @src. The issue occurs due to interference between the Google Scholar PDF reader and the behavior of our extension popup. The team is implementing a fix, and it should be included in the next update of the extension. In the meantime, I can offer two workarounds:

When saving PDFs to Paperpile with the extension popup on arXiv and other websites, disable the Google Scholar PDF Reader. In Chrome, go to chrome://extensions/ and toggle the switch off for the Google Scholar PDF Reader extension, and then open the PDF. It should open in Chrome’s PDF viewer. The Paperpile extension popup should work properly (e.g., type a folder name and it will appear).
If you want to continue using the Google Scholar PDF reader, another option is just to save the reference from the webpage with the Paperpile extension, then open the PDF in the Google Scholar PDF reader.