Unpaywall
Legally get full text of scholarly articles as you browse.
Total ratings
4.04
(Rating count:
250)Review summary
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Saves time in finding open-access research papers
- Works legally and efficiently
- Helps access locked research articles for free
- Incredibly handy for researchers
Cons
- Inconsistent success rate in finding papers
- Stopped working for some users recently
- Not compatible with certain websites
- Some users report it doesn't work in specific languages or regions
Most mentioned
- It stops working due to Chrome's manifest v3
- Alternatives like Spaywall are suggested
- Helps find legal workarounds for paywalled content
- Users experience a mixed success rate in access
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
4.20
All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-11 |  | | ||
| 2024-12-31 |  | | en | Love this extension, but it will stop working soon with the v3 manifest. When it does, you can use the "Spaywall" extension which does the same thing, and works with v3. It's free to use for research papers. |
| 2024-12-21 |  | | en | So important and useful. |
| 2024-12-13 |  | | en | Could u open this website https://www.intelligenceonline.com news website |
| 2024-12-05 |  | | en | Works flawlessly, legally, and quickly. If you have complaints about it not working, then its because your trying to access information that is actually bought, this extension doesnt pirate, it finds free available workarounds and is amazing. |
| 2024-11-22 |  | | en | I am not paying for science direct. Life saver. |
| 2024-10-22 |  | | ||
| 2024-10-18 |  | | en | It's a dice roll whether it finds a paper or not, but when it works it saves you time for sure. It stopped working today and I'm not sure why. Do I need to switch back to Firefox? |
| 2024-10-07 |  | | es | no pierdan su tiempo con esta cosa inservible |
| 2024-09-29 |  | | en | It's Incredibly terrible... |
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