# Freedium

> Freedium does not remove the paywall on Medium.com, allowing access to premium articles. Instead, it removes premium articles from your feed.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `freedium`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** wast3r
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,appearance
- **Daily users:** 143
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-04
- **First published:** 2024-05-03
- **Size:** 94 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/freedium/)

## Description

Freedium is a Chrome extension designed for Medium.com readers tired of encountering paywall-restricted articles. Instead of bypassing Medium’s paywalls, Freedium removes all premium, member-only articles from your homepage feed, allowing you to enjoy free content without the frustration of clicking into inaccessible posts.

Once installed, Freedium scans your Medium homepage and filters out paid articles before you see them. This approach helps you avoid the disappointment of hitting a paywall. While Freedium slightly affects the loading speed of articles, it offers a smooth and paywall-free reading experience. Activation is straightforward with a toggle button in the extension's interface.

If you prefer a hassle-free browsing experience on Medium without member-only distractions, Freedium is an effective and privacy-friendly solution.

## Rankings

- #9,722 — Overall
- #30 — medium
- #54 — free vpn
- #95 — article
- #107 — premium
- #224 — free

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `*.medium.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/freedium)