BibGenie DocsWeb Search & Web Extract
Use paid web access to search and read public web pages beyond your Zotero library.
By default, BibGenie searches and reads your Zotero library first. Web Search / Web Extract are paid-plan features that let BibGenie supplement your library with information from the public web.
Web Search vs Web Extract
Web Search
Searches the public web and returns ranked, AI-readable excerpts.
Web Extract
Reads a specific web page and extracts its main content for the conversation.
When to Use Web Access
Web Search / Web Extract is useful when you need to:
- Find a paper's project page, code repository, or dataset page.
- Gather recent background information.
- Read public documentation for a model, tool, institution, or product.
- Supplement information that is not yet in your Zotero library.
- Summarize, extract, or compare web page content.
Verify web results
Web content can change and may be inaccurate. For formal citations, verify information against the original paper, official documentation, or another authoritative source.
How to Turn It On
Make sure your account is on a paid plan.
Find the Web Search button below the chat input box.
Click the button to turn web search on or off.
When enabled, ask BibGenie explicitly to search the web or read a web page.
Examples
Search the web to see whether this paper has an official project page, code repository, or dataset page.Read this web page and summarize the parts relevant to my paper topic:
https://example.comFirst search my Zotero library, then search the web for recent developments in this area.Privacy Note
Web tools access public web pages. Avoid including sensitive, unpublished, or confidential material in requests that require web access. For private work, use Zotero library context, local context, BYOK, or local models instead.