Cite This Page Bookmarklet
Cite any web page in one click — no extension, no sign-up. Drag the button below to your bookmarks bar, then click it while reading any article to open CitationEasy with the page already cited.
Drag this button to your bookmarks bar:
Don't click it here — drag it up to your bookmarks bar first.
How to install it
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Show your bookmarks bar
In most browsers press Ctrl+Shift+B (Cmd+Shift+B on Mac) to toggle the bookmarks bar so you have somewhere to drop the button.
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Drag the button up
Click and hold the 'Cite This Page' button below, then drag it onto your bookmarks bar and release. It becomes a normal bookmark.
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Click it on any page
While reading an article, news story, or journal page, click your new bookmark. CitationEasy opens with that page's URL prefilled and the citation ready to copy.
Can't drag it? Add it manually
Create a new bookmark, name it "Cite This Page", and paste this as the URL/address:
javascript:(function(){window.open('https://www.citationeasy.com/?source='+encodeURIComponent(location.href),'_blank');}())How it works
The bookmarklet runs no code on the page you are reading. It only hands that page's web address to CitationEasy, where our server fetches and parses the public page metadata — the same trusted path used when you paste a URL into the generator by hand. That keeps it safe and avoids the cross-origin limits that retired older in-page bookmarklets.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the 'Cite This Page' bookmarklet?
- It is a small bookmark you drag to your browser's bookmarks bar. When you click it on any web page, it opens CitationEasy in a new tab with that page's URL already filled in, so you get a formatted citation in one click — no copy-paste.
- Do I need to install an extension?
- No. A bookmarklet is just a bookmark, so there is nothing to install and no permissions to grant. It works on locked-down school Chromebooks and most mobile browsers where extensions are blocked.
- How do I add the bookmarklet?
- Make sure your bookmarks bar is visible, then drag the 'Cite This Page' button on this page onto it. If dragging is not possible (for example on mobile), create a new bookmark manually and paste the bookmarklet code as the URL.
- Is it safe? Does it read the page I'm on?
- Yes, it is safe. The bookmarklet runs no code on the page you are reading — it only sends that page's web address to CitationEasy, where our server fetches and parses the public page metadata, exactly as it does when you paste a URL manually.
- Does it work for sources other than websites?
- The bookmarklet is for web pages, but the underlying link also accepts a DOI, ISBN, PMID, or arXiv ID via the ?source= parameter — so a shareable 'cite this' link works for journal articles and books too.