Upgrading To The New DeepDyve Plugin

DeepDyve has a plugin that works with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge to help you see what articles are available for reading in DeepDyve while you're looking at other sites. Older versions of this plugin worked only with PubMed, Google Scholar, and a few other sites. The latest version of the plugin can work with any site you are browsing, but you need to take steps to activate it. The old version of the plugin will no longer work until you take these steps to upgrade.

Sections in this article:

1. Upgrading on Chrome
2. Upgrading on Firefox
3. Upgrading on Edge

Upgrading the plugin on Chrome

Go to where you manage extensions

To upgrade on Chrome, go to where you manage your extensions. You can do this three ways:

1. Click the extension icon in the upper right corner, then go to "Manage Extensions" at the bottom of the list that comes up:

2. Go to "Window" in the browser menu and click "Extensions":

3. Click the three dots in the upper right of the menu bar and go to "Extensions" and "Manage Extensions":

Look at the plugin details

Once you're in the tab to manage extensions, find the DeepDyve plugin and click "Details":

Toggle the plugin on

With the release of the new version the extension was automatically turned off. Click the toggle to turn it back on:

Give the plugin permission to work with all sites

Check that extension has permission to work with all sites. You're all set! To see how the new plugin works with all sites, see our article here.

Upgrading the plugin on Firefox

Go to where you manage extensions

To upgrade on Firefox, go to where you manage your extensions. You can do this three ways:

1. Click the extension icon in the upper right corner, then select "Extensions" in the tab that comes up:

2. Go to "Tools" in the browser menu and click "Add-ons and Themes":

3. Click the three lines in the far right corner of the browser toolbar, then select "Add-ons and Themes":

Find and toggle on the plugin

Find the DeepDyve plugin. With the release of the new version the extension was automatically disabled. Click the toggle to turn it back on:

Start using it

You're all set! To see how the new plugin works with all sites, see our article here.

Upgrading the plugin on Edge

Go to where you manage extensions

To upgrade on Edge, go to where you manage your extensions. You can do this two ways:

1. Click the extension icon in the upper right corner, then select "Extensions" in the tab that comes up:

2. Click the three dots in the far right corner of the browser toolbar, then select "Extensions":

Remove the current plugin & reinstall

The latest plugin hasn't yet been submitted to the Edge store. To get the latest version, you'll first have to remove the Edge plugin if you have it:

Next, go to the Chrome Web Store to search for the new DeepDyve plugin:

Click "Get" to install the plugin:

Start using it

You're all set! To see how the new plugin works with all sites, see our article here.