# PayWall

> Helps tell you what websites use pay walls.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/paywall](https://chrome-stats.com/d/paywall)

## Overview

- **ID:** `paywall`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ajnauleau
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 122
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-08-04
- **First published:** 2020-08-03
- **Size:** 1.04 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/paywall/)
- **Website:** [http://nauleau.io/](http://nauleau.io/)

## Description

PayWall is a helpful Chrome extension designed to alert users about news websites that require subscriptions for access. When browsing Google search results, PayWall identifies links leading to stories behind hidden paywalls and highlights them in green. This visual cue informs you ahead of time which news articles are inaccessible without a subscription, helping you avoid frustration and save time. With PayWall, you can efficiently navigate search results and make informed choices about the content you want to access.

## Rankings

- #10,561 — Overall
- #322 — Alerts & Updates
- #17 — paypal
- #168 — subscriptions
- #171 — wallet
- #196 — subscription

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://google.com/*`
- `webRequest`
- `storage`
- `*://localhost/*`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/paywall)