English

OverCite: Add citations in LaTeX without leaving the editor

Digital Libraries 2026-04-20 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Human-Computer Interaction Information Retrieval

Abstract

Adding citations while drafting in LaTeX often requires leaving the editor, searching for a paper in mind, copying its BibTeX entry into the project bibliography, renaming the cite key, and then returning to the sentence. \texttt{OverCite} is an open-source, lightweight tool that lets authors find, select, and insert citations without leaving the writing environment. In Overleaf, \texttt{OverCite} uses rough citation placeholders (e.g., \citep{Perlmutter1999}\texttt{\textbackslash citep\{Perlmutter1999\}}) and local sentence context to query ADS/SciX-indexed literature, rank likely matches, and insert the selected reference, without leaving the editor. A companion \texttt{VS Code} extension provides the same functionality for local LaTeX projects. The ADS/SciX database includes astronomy, physics, computer science, mathematics, biology, and \emph{all} indexed arXiv e-prints, making \texttt{OverCite} useful across a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2604.15366,
  title  = {OverCite: Add citations in LaTeX without leaving the editor},
  author = {Cheyanne Shariat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.15366},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

3 pages, 1 figure. OverCite is available at https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/OverCite

R2 v1 2026-07-01T12:13:18.252Z