dfm / arxivist

This browser extension reorders the listings at arXiv.org based on your browsing history

The ArXivist

This browser extension reorders the listings at arXiv.org based on your browsing history. It keeps track of the papers that you have clicked on previously and it moves the "similar" papers to the top of the pile.

Note: your history is only stored in local storage on your local computer and it is never communicated to an external server.

Installation

You can install arxivist as a Chrome extension or Firefox add-on.

Developer installation

You can install the development version in Chrome by:

1. Cloning the GitHub repository,
2. Running ./zip_extension.sh in the repository root, to generate a manifest.json file,
3. Navigating to chrome://extensions, turning on "developer mode", and
4. Loading the repository directory as an "unpacked extension".

Releasing

To release a new version, update the version number in manifest.json.template, and then run:

./zip_extension.sh

Note that this will produce a v3 manifest compatible with Chrome. To generate the v2 version compatible with Firefox, run:

./zip_extension.sh v2