What is RECAP?
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This extension was created in 2009 at Princeton and is now run by Free Law Project, a non-profit that's working to improve the American legal system. Please join us in our mission of making the legal system more equitable and competitive.
If you use PACER, this free extension will save you money. Every document you purchase will be uploaded to the "RECAP Archive" and every document others have purchased since 2009 will be available to you for free as you use PACER.
You can use this extension to create email alerts for federal dockets.
This extension has already added millions of federal filings to the Internet Archive and to a searchable archive at https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/.
As of 2021, we have nearly 500 tons of filings, if they were all printed on single-sided paper.
The more people that use this extension, the more money we all save. Help your friends by uploading content and tell them to install RECAP for you too.
RECAP has four main features. First, when you purchase an item on PACER, RECAP anonymously uploads that item to our archive hosted at https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ where it can be searched or downloaded for free by others.
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- Saves users money on PACER by providing access to archived documents.
- Lightweight and easy to use, doesn't slow down Chrome.
- Community-supported, allowing users to contribute to the database.
- Offers useful features like saving local copies of documents with neat names.
- Discreetly alerts users when resources are already archived.
- Not being actively supported or following Chrome best practices.
- Issues with splitting PDFs that may hinder functionality.
- Mixed reviews from users regarding effectiveness.
- Users recommend the extension highly for anyone using PACER.
- Positive feedback about its community support and contributions.
- Some users express frustration over specific functionality limitations.
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Risk impact
RECAP requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
RECAP is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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