Helps you find Open Access copies of paywalled scientific articles, by utilizing Unpaywall and core.ac.uk APIs
Open Access Helper Web is available to install from Chrome Web Store and for download from this page. It has 4,000+ active users The latest version is 2024.1, and it was published 4 months ago.
Total download count: 152
All available versions
You can find the current and older versions of Open Access Helper Web here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.
As a free user, you can only download the latest version.
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26 versions available for download. Install CRX file
Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)
- 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!
- Type in
chrome://restart
in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect. - Download and install the Open Access Helper Web CRX file
Option 2: Advanced method
- Download Open Access Helper Web CRX file
- 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.
- In the URL bar, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode
- Drag and drop the downloaded Open Access Helper Web CRX file into the Extensions page
- When prompted, click Add extension to install Open Access Helper Web.
Install ZIP file
- Download and unpack the Open Access Helper Web ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
- In Chrome browser, go to
chrome://extensions
- Enable Developer mode.
- Click on the Load Unpacked button.
- Select the directory of with the unpacked Open Access Helper Web ZIP file from step 1. Open Access Helper Web is now installed on your browser.
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