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Why CiteTrack?

Google Scholar has no native app and no push notifications. CiteTrack is a native Apple app that tracks your citations, shows trends, and notifies you when numbers change — so you can focus on research.

Get the app

Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (universal purchase). Or download the macOS .dmg from GitHub.

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Features

• Dashboard — Citations, h-index, i10-index at a glance; one tap to refresh.
• Multi-scholar tracking — Add any researcher by Google Scholar URL; track colleagues or collaborators in one place.
• Charts — Line, bar, area, heatmap; export and compare time ranges.
• Who Cites You — Browse citing papers; filter by year/keyword/author; export CSV/JSON.
• Citation context — Semantic Scholar snippets show how others cite you.
• Push notifications — Alerts when your citation count changes.
• iCloud sync — Scholars and history sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac (opt-in).
• Widgets — Citation stats on the iOS home screen.
• macOS menu bar — Quick check without opening the app.
• 7 languages — English, 中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Français, Deutsch.

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Installation

Direct Download (macOS)

Download the latest .dmg from GitHub Releases. Open, drag to Applications, done.

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/tao-shen/CiteTrack.git
cd CiteTrack

# iOS / iPadOS
xcodebuild -project iOS/CiteTrack_iOS.xcodeproj \
  -scheme CiteTrack -configuration Release \
  -destination 'generic/platform=iOS' build

# macOS
xcodebuild -project macOS/CiteTrack_macOS.xcodeproj \
  -scheme CiteTrack -configuration Release build

Requirements: Xcode 15+, Swift 5.9+, macOS 12+ / iOS 15+. iOS device deployment requires an Apple Developer account.

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Architecture

CiteTrack/
├── iOS/                          # SwiftUI app + WidgetKit extension
│   ├── CiteTrack/
│   │   ├── Views/                # Tab views, charts, citation context
│   │   ├── Services/             # Google Auth, platform-specific services
│   │   └── CiteTrackApp.swift    # App entry, sidebar (iPad) + tab bar (iPhone)
│   └── CiteTrackWidget/          # Home screen widgets
│
├── macOS/                        # AppKit app + menu bar
│   ├── Sources/                  # Window controllers, chart engine
│   └── assets/                   # App icons, screenshots
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├── Shared/                       # Cross-platform core (80%+ of logic)
│   ├── Services/                 # CitationFetch, GoogleScholar, CloudKit,
│   │                             # SemanticScholar, Analytics, Notifications
│   ├── Managers/                 # CitationManager, AppConfig, iCloudSync
│   ├── Models/                   # Scholar, CitingPaper, CitationHistory,
│   │                             # CitationContext
│   ├── CoreData/                 # Persistence stack + migrations
│   └── Localization/             # 7 languages, LocalizationManager
│
└── scripts/                      # Build & deployment automation

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Privacy & Security

CiteTrack is designed with privacy as a core principle:

• 100% on-device processing — no server, no account, no tracking
• iCloud sync is opt-in — your data stays on your device unless you choose otherwise
• No personal data collected — the app only accesses publicly available Google Scholar pages
• Open source — inspect every line of code yourself

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether it's a bug fix, new feature, or translation improvement:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

For bugs and feature requests, please open an issue.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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Example

_{Tracking Geoffrey Hinton's citation metrics with CiteTrack on macOS}

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Built for the research community

Tao Shen · App Store · Releases

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