# freepaper

> Instant access to research full-text papers by searching public resources. This works based on community driven content collected from various resources on the net.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `freepaper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** freepaper.me
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 375
- **Rating:** 4.43 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.0.4resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-02-01
- **Size:** 675 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/freepaper/)
- **Website:** [https://freepaper.me/extension/faq/](https://freepaper.me/extension/faq/)

## Description

Freepaper is a Chrome extension designed to provide researchers, students, and enthusiasts instant access to full-text research papers. It leverages community-driven content aggregated from various public resources on the internet, making it easier and faster to find academic papers without navigating multiple sites. With Freepaper, users can streamline their research process by directly searching and accessing comprehensive research documents right from their browser.

This extension enhances academic research by connecting users to a vast network of publicly available papers in an efficient and user-friendly manner. Freepaper supports knowledge discovery and scholarly pursuits by simplifying access to valuable academic resources, saving time and effort in literature searches.

## Rankings

- #5,923 — Overall
- #39 — free vpn
- #121 — resource
- #138 — keep
- #211 — free

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.oadoi.org/*`
- `*://freepaper.me/*`
- `*://*.freepaper.me/*`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 website URL may be invalid

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Dynamic and curated content from Gan Jing World
- Real problem solver for some users
- Appealing platform with potential for users in Iran

### Cons

- Does not function properly
- Issues with downloading articles in wrong languages or errors during download
- Pages returning error 403 when attempting to download PDFs

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