opendoor

An omage to open science. Access any article, anywhere.
What is opendoor?
opendoor is an omage to open science. It is a Chrome extension that grants access to special papers to any person who cannot afford it themselves. With opendoor, you can access any article, anywhere by simply pressing the extension on the top right navigation bar in Google Chrome. If the article you were looking for is not listed, you can paste the DOI string into the 'Custom DOI' field.

Extension stats

By: qoobes
Users: 40 ▲ 2
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2022-02-04)
Creation date: 2022-01-11
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 710.66K

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Extension summary

Essentially, the goal of opendoor is to grant access to special papers to any person that cannot afford it themselves.

Usage:

After opening a tab containing an article, press the extension on the top right navigation bar in google chrome. If the article you were looking for is listed, you're good to go! However, if the extension couldn't find the article on the page, you should find the DOI string (eg: http://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaq063), and paste it into the "Custom DOI" field.

Extension safety

Risk impact

opendoor requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

opendoor has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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