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The most powerful citation tracking app for researchers. Track Google Scholar citations, visualize academic impact, and get real-time alerts — natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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## <img src="macOS/assets/logo.png" alt="" width="28" height="28"> 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](https://github.com/tao-shen/CiteTrack/releases/latest) 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](https://github.com/tao-shen/CiteTrack/releases/latest). Open, drag to Applications, done.

### Build from Source

```bash
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
│
├── 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](https://github.com/tao-shen/CiteTrack/issues).

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## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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## Example

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  <img src="macOS/assets/hinton_citations_example.png" alt="CiteTrack — tracking Geoffrey Hinton's citations on macOS" width="720">
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  <sub>Tracking Geoffrey Hinton's citation metrics with CiteTrack on macOS</sub>
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**Built for the research community**

<a href="https://github.com/tao-shen">Tao Shen</a> · <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/citetrack/id6752281652">App Store</a> · <a href="https://github.com/tao-shen/CiteTrack/releases">Releases</a>

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