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Unpaywall
Get free text of research papers as you browse, using Unpaywall's index of ten million legal, open-access articles.
What is Unpaywall?
"Unpaywall" is a Firefox extension designed to provide users with access to millions of legal, open-access research papers. When a user encounters a paywalled article, Unpaywall searches its comprehensive database for an open version, offering the user the opportunity to read it for free. A project of the non-profit, Our Research, Unpaywall is dedicated to making scholarly research more open, accessible, and reusable.
Stats
By:
Impactstory team
Creation date:
2017-03-04
Weekly download count:
1,317
Firefox on Android:
Yes
Risk impact:
Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- *://*.oadoi.org/*
- storage
Size:
691.88K
Email:
su*****@unpaywall.org
URLs:
Website
,Privacy policy
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
#
320
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Summary
When you view a paywalled scholarly article, Unpaywall automatically checks its open database of 16 million legal, open-access articles. If there's an open version somewhere, you'll see a green tab on the article. Click the tab and read for free, legally!
Unpaywall is a free, open-source project from Our Research, a nonprofit dedicated to making scholarly research more open, accessible, and reusable.
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated.
Pros
- Saves time
- Easy to use
- Extensive repository of academic papers
Cons
- Doesn't work on all websites
Most mentioned
- Saves time
- Extensive repository of academic papers
Recent reviews
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Safety
Risk impact
Unpaywall may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Unpaywall has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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