12ft Free

Who pays $12 a year for a Chrome extension that just redirects you to another site? Not you!

12ft Free - Get Access to Paywalled Content for Free

"12ft Free" is a Chrome extension that lets users easily access paywalled content. Initially designed to redirect to 12ft.io, it now functions with 1ft.io, which replicates the original service. Users can bypass paywalls by clicking on the 12ft icon or using the right-click menu to open links in a new tab. The extension doesn’t cost anything to use. Note that the developer of the extension is not connected with the actual owners or maintainers of 12ft.io or 1ft.io.
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Extension stats

By: edgework
Rating: 4.26
(42)
Version: 1.2.0 (Last updated: 2023-11-05)
Creation date: 2021-11-25
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
Size: 281.60K

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Extension summary

Someone's charging $12 a year to redirect you to 12ft.io That's just silly. I wrote this in 4 minutes (I counted) and then a month later I added a context menu in 5 minutes (I counted that too).

It's free. Enjoy Comrades.

Just click the 12ft Icon when you're on a paywalled page to jump over to 12ft.io and read the content or you can open a link from the right-click menu in 12ft.io in a new tab.

NOTE: It seems that the 12ft.io service is no more. Some cool person replicated the service as 1ft.io and this extension now uses that. Pour one out for 12ft.io. :( The name of this extension will remain the same as a memorial to the OG.

OLD NOTE: I am not the developer or maintainer of 12ft.io or 1ft.io (the service). I don't know who is, there's no information available about the actual owner/maintainer. I am only the author of this very simple Chrome extension that redirects to that service.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Does exactly what it says
  • Funciona perfecto
  • You absolute legend
  • Awesome, comrade!
  • It works perfectly
Cons
  • No longer works due to website changes
  • Started displaying ads
  • Black icon on dark toolbar is hard to see
  • Redirects to another site: 1ft.io
Most mentioned
  • No longer works
  • Black icon on toolbar
  • Started displaying ads
User reviews
1ft.io (which is NOT the original site that they proxy) stopped working. Thanks for all the fish and you are welcome for the traffic.

by Marvin L., 2024-10-23

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by Jonas Cohrs, 2024-10-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

12ft Free does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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