# LinkLift

> Automatically Bypass Paywalls and Sign-in Prompts and Read all those Premium Medium Articles For Free

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `linklift`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yash Joshi
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 65
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-17
- **First published:** 2023-11-16
- **Size:** 101 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/linklift/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/yashjoshi-dotcom/LinkLift-Firefox/issues](https://github.com/yashjoshi-dotcom/LinkLift-Firefox/issues)

## Description

**LinkLift Chrome Extension** lets you automatically bypass paywalls and sign-in prompts on Medium, granting you free access to all premium articles. It detects Medium paywalls and seamlessly redirects you to cached versions, ensuring you can enjoy an uninterrupted reading experience without annoying popups or blockers.

Installation is simple: add the extension to your browser and grant the required permissions. Once activated, LinkLift works quietly in the background, making sure you navigate Medium articles smoothly. Importantly, LinkLift values your privacy—it collects no user data and is fully open sourced under the MIT License, so you can trust it while you read.

## Rankings

- #14,205 — Overall
- #4 — lift
- #82 — medium
- #100 — premium
- #175 — broken links
- #181 — article

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `declarativeNetRequest`
- `scripting`
- `activeTab`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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