RECAP

RECAP improves the experience of using PACER, the online public access system for the U.S. federal courts.

What is RECAP?

RECAP is a Chrome extension that revolutionizes how users interact with the U.S. Federal Courts' PACER system. By offering free availability of documents purchased since 2009, enabling email alerts for federal dockets, and adding federal filings to the searchable RECAP Archive, it provides an incredibly enriched, money-saving experience. It preserves bought items for historical records while maintaining compatibility with ECF logins.

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By: https://free.law

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.77 (44)

Version: 2.5.0 (Last updated: 2024-01-26)

Creation date: 2020-06-19

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

*://*.uscourts.gov/
*://ca1-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca2-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca3-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca4-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca5-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca6-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca7-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca8-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/
*://ca9-showdoc.azurewebsites.us/

Size: 1.94M

Email: in*****@free.law

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 6325 ▼ 89

Other rankings

#10102 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 19

#19 in legal keyword 5 ▲ 11

#20 in purchase keyword 16

#96 in upload keyword 25

#100 in item keyword 55 ▼ 1

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Key points:

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.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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

Saves users money while accessing PACER
Easy to use and lightweight extension
Automatically adds downloaded PACER documents to a publicly accessible archive
Allows users to find and download PACER documents that others have already accessed
Integrates with the CourtListener tool, enabling easy document saving and sharing

Cons

Does not support appellate courts
Recent PACER updates have caused some functionality issues
Some users reported difficulty in finding uploaded files

Most mentioned

Saves money on PACER
Easily uploads and shares PACER documents
Has some functional issues due to recent PACER updates
Does not support the Appellate ECF

Recent reviews

Jeremy Fancher, 2024-01-24

I am a big fan. It helps save $$$ on Pacer and when using my quarterly credits I believe it to be helpful to others. Thank you for the generous work you all do in maintaining Courtlistener.

Jacob Wall, 2023-04-14

A must for any PACER user! This extension works great and is lightweight (doesn't slow down Chrome). It makes it easier to get PACER documents and I love it (and the Free Law Project)!

Michael Goode, 2023-01-27

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Safety

Risk impact

RECAP is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install RECAP if you trust the publisher.