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Surmount (Paywalls)

Surmount (Paywalls)

Climb over Paywalls.

What is Surmount (Paywalls)?
"Surmount" is a Firefox Add-on called Surmount that helps users bypass paywalls by redirecting articles to webpage captures, allowing them to access restricted content.
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By: gxvwb
Users: 356 ▲ 38
Rating: 3.00 (4)
Version: 2.8 (Last updated: 2023-10-28)
Creation date: 2022-03-04
Weekly download count: 28
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*.nytimes.com/*
  • *://*.wsj.com/*
  • *://*.washingtonpost.com/*
  • *://*.miamiherald.com/*
  • *://*.reuters.com/*
  • *://*.latimes.com/*
  • *://*.theintercept.com/*
  • *://*.ft.com/*
    • See more
Size: 69.44K
Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 5426 ▲ 390
Other rankings
#304 in Feeds, News & Blogging ▲ 17 #183 in affiliate keyword 2 ▲ 5 #230 in minute keyword 8 ▲ 4 #242 in capture keyword 13 ▲ 8 #248 in publish keyword 4 ▲

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Summary
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Surmount is a Firefox Add-on to bypass paywalls by redirecting an article to a webpage capture from archive.today (which uses archive.ph).

  • Be prepared to complete a Google reCAPTCHA
  • If no archive exists be prepared to wait while one is created (this can take a minute)
  • Currently only The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Intercept, The Miami Herald, Financial Times, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, and The Athletic are supported.
This Add-on was created for personal use, but published to comply with Mozilla’s guidelines. Original code was written by Austin Moore. This Add-on has no affiliation with archive.today
User reviews
by Firefox user 16109490, 2024-03-23
by Firefox user 16109490, 2024-03-23
I never received a reCAPTCHA. Still blocked from accessing the WSJ. Reverting to an earlier version resolved the issue. Thank you.
by DaveS, 2023-10-06
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Safety
Risk impact

Surmount (Paywalls) is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Surmount (Paywalls) if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Surmount (Paywalls) is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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