# Free medium

> The Free Medium Extension is a browser add-on designed to provide users access to premium articles on Medium for free. By simply clicking the extension icon, users can redirect to a freemedium link that allowing them to read.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/free-medium](https://chrome-stats.com/d/free-medium)

## Overview

- **ID:** `free-medium`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** saqib
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 117
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-09
- **First published:** 2024-10-09
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/free-medium/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Saqib29](https://github.com/Saqib29)

## Description

The **Free Medium Extension** is a lightweight browser add-on designed to grant users free access to premium articles on Medium.com without requiring a subscription. By simply clicking the extension icon while on a Medium article, users are redirected to a bypass link that lets them read the full content effortlessly.

This extension enhances the reading experience by providing seamless access to valuable content, notifying users if they are not on Medium, and operating efficiently with minimal resource consumption. It offers quick, user-friendly functionality that simplifies premium article access for avid readers.

## Rankings

- #10,789 — Overall
- #6 — medium
- #42 — free
- #63 — free vpn
- #120 — premium
- #171 — subscriptions

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `https://medium.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/free-medium)