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.

Add-on stats

Version: 3.98 (Last updated: 2021-07-28)
Creation date: 2017-03-04
Weekly download count: 1,298
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://*.oadoi.org/*
  • storage
Size: 691.88K

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Unpaywall (v3.98)
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Add-on 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

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
  • It does exactly what it says
  • Extensive repertoire of academic papers
  • Very useful addon
  • Saves hours of research time
Cons
  • Doesn't work on certain pages
  • Functionality reported to not work for some users
Most mentioned
  • Useful for accessing academic papers
  • Facilitates research
  • Issues with page compatibility
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Risk impact

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Risk likelihood

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