Smarter Academic Research

The xRead – Review Assistant Chrome extension connects to xread.io. When you run a feature, the text you are working with (for example a selection, a references section, or chat input) is sent over HTTPS to our servers and, where needed, to scholarly APIs and AI providers so we can return citations, checks, summaries, and answers.

Chrome Web Store Install instructions

In the store, look for xRead – Review Assistant. If the listing is not live in your region yet, use the install guide for sideloading from source.

xRead Chrome extension: References view with Lux, Semantic Scholar search status, and a list of candidate references with Find, Summary, and Save actions.
Reference discovery (Chrome) Lux searches scholarly indexes against your document, surfaces candidate references, and lets you verify, summarize, or save each one.

Screenshots from the xRead – Review Assistant Chrome extension. Sample text and rubrics are illustrative.

Grades view showing overall score, distinction band, and rubric criterion breakdown with progress bars.
Rubric-based grading See an overall mark and per-criterion feedback from your active rubric—then re-grade, calibrate, or dig into references.
Grading rubrics panel with upload control and an expanded rubric card showing criteria and master grading prompt in Markdown.
Rubrics you own Upload or edit rubrics, criteria, and an optional master grading prompt so AI assessment follows your scheme.
Know Me panel with calibration accuracy percentage and a list of grading voice traits in rounded chips.
Know Me (grading voice) Calibrate from your grading history so Lux reflects how you mark—plus an accuracy readout against your corrections.
Single reference card with APA citation, Find Summary Save actions, and an expanded reference summary section.
Reference summaries Open a concise summary next to the citation to decide whether a source really supports your claim.
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Verify Citations Instantly

Check your bibliography against scholarly catalogs (including OpenAlex and related lookups on our backend) to flag weak, incorrect, or mismatched citations.

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AI Summaries on the Fly

Highlight any claim in your text and xRead will extract the source, fetch the abstract, and summarize how it relates to your text.

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Grading in Chrome

Open papers from the LMS in Chrome, then use the xRead side panel for rubrics, AI-assisted marks, and calibration (Know Me)—plus reference search and citation checks—without a separate desktop grading app.