Lean Library

A library-approved tool to unlock access to academic papers.

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Lean Library is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 200,000+ active users The latest version is 2024.7.0, and it was published 8 days ago.

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Lean Library here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

How to install Lean Library from a CRX file

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
3. Download and install the Lean Library CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

1. Download Lean Library CRX file
2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Chrome Web Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
3. In the URL bar, go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode
5. Drag and drop the downloaded Lean Library CRX file into the Extensions page
6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Lean Library.

How to install Lean Library from a ZIP file

1. Download and unpack the Lean Library ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
2. In Chrome browser, go to chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
5. Select the directory of with the unpacked Lean Library ZIP file from step 1. Lean Library is now installed on your browser.

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