EZProxy Redirect Foxified

Quickly reload pages through your library's EZProxy for accessing paywalled journal articles and websites.

EZProxy Redirect Foxified: Access Paywalled Content Easily

'EZProxy Redirect Foxified' is a Firefox extension modeled after Tom Wambold's Chrome extension EZProxy Redirect. It adds a button to your Firefox browser, enabling quick reloading of pages through your library's EZProxy system, granting ready access to paywalled journal articles and websites. It enables conversion of regular URLs to your library's EZProxy login URL. An alternative for non-university users is to host own proxy server and use this extension by adding its address.
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By: piptaz
Users: 1,865
-119
Rating: 4.14
(14)
Version: 1.19.1 (Last updated: 2021-05-08)
Creation date: 2017-10-01
Weekly download count: 18
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • https://ezproxy-db.appspot.com/proxies.json
Size: 55.24K

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Quickly reload pages through your library's EZProxy for accessing paywalled journal articles and websites.

This is a port of Tom Wambold's Chrome extension EZProxy Redirect @ https://github.com/tom5760/chrome-ezproxy

Many universities use EZProxy to allow its students access to various online databases. This extension adds a button to Firefox which allows for a quick way to reload the current page through your EZProxy system.

All it does is pass the URL to your library's EZProxy login URL. For example:

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/aa01e6d29da9b996c697133a39e5beaded9ee61b62f6297cdb4acb644620dff8/http%3A//ieeexplore.ieee.org/" rel="nofollow">http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/</a>

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Pros
  • Works effectively and saves time for research, especially for off-campus access.
  • Includes a vast database of proxies, and users can add custom ones.
  • Straightforward and easy to use, significantly better than previous methods.
  • Useful for users in academia needing access to research papers.
Cons
  • Crashes on Windows 11 when changing settings.
  • Lacks a public repository for the code, which raised concerns about transparency.
  • No option to add a custom URL easily on Firefox for Android.
Most mentioned
  • Works great for accessing academic resources through proxies.
  • Simple and effective with the ability to add custom proxies.
User reviews
by Firefox user 13404543, 2024-11-14
EZProxy Redirect Foxified just works. It includes tons of proxies from all kinds of universities and libraries. If yours isn't listed, you can add a custom one. And the addon works within mere seconds.
by Firefox user 16956326, 2023-12-02
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Risk impact

EZProxy Redirect Foxified requires very minimum permissions.

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EZProxy Redirect Foxified has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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