Open Access Button

Name: Open Access Button
Rating: 3.625 (8 reviews)
Author: Open Access Button

By: Open Access Button

The Open Access Button helps you get the research you want right now, and adds papers you still need to your wishlists.

This add-on was removed from Firefox Add-ons Store on 2025-10-05

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Features & Capabilities

Open Access Button is a powerful Chrome extension designed to provide immediate access to free and legal research articles. With just a click, users can obtain research papers they need without hassle. It also allows users to automatically request articles directly from authors if they are not freely available yet.

This tool simplifies academic research by breaking down paywalls and enabling users to curate a wishlist of papers they'd like to access. Open Access Button supports researchers, students, and academics in accessing knowledge seamlessly and ethically, promoting open science and wider dissemination of scholarly work.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Education

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Version:

4.4.4resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5726290

Creation date:

2014-10-12

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

24.08KB

Email:

he*****@openaccessbutton.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2025-10-05

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Other platforms

Open Access Button (voabutton_5.0.0)

30,000 3.20

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Developed by:

Open Access Button

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/openaccessbutton/

Email:

he*****@openaccessbutton.org

Website:

https://openaccessbutton.org/instructions

User Reviews

Pros

Provides a way to access paywalled articles for free
Links to the website version for functionality

Cons

Doesn't work or leads to a bug report page
Issues with installation and version compatibility
Firefox sometimes reports the file as corrupt

Recent reviews

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Is Open Access Button Safe?

Risk impact

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Open Access Button does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Open Access Button may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.