uBypass

Name: uBypass
Rating: 2.3333 (3 reviews)
Author: hoveringgoat

By: hoveringgoat

Bypasses any paywall or your money back

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Features & Capabilities

uBypass is a powerful Chrome extension designed to bypass paywalls on news sites and articles, allowing you to read full content anonymously and for free. By leveraging Google's cached index of web pages, uBypass fetches the full article versions that publishers show to Google's crawlers but hide behind paywalls for regular users.

Simply pin the uBypass extension on your toolbar and click it when you encounter a paywalled webpage. It opens a new tab with the unrestricted article, improving your reading experience by removing empty ad blocks and clutter. The extension also includes request blocking for better page loading. Being open-source, users and developers are welcome to contribute enhancements and UI improvements on its GitHub repository.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security News & Magazines Open Source

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Version:

1.5.1 Last updated: 2023-10-18

Version code:

5638520

Creation date:

2023-05-07

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Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

*.webcache.googleusercontent.com

Size:

133.47KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,843 ▼ 55

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Developed by:

hoveringgoat

Firefox Add-ons Store

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

Website:

https://github.com/HoveringGoat/PaywallBypass

Permission Change History

2023-08-28: Version 1.2 → 1.4

Add Permissions: declarativeNetRequest

User Reviews

Does not work.

by De*****, 2026-01-03

I install it. I try using it on a New York Times article. Clicking the button leads me to a 404 error page. I have uninstalled it.

by Ar*****, 2023-06-02

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Is uBypass Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

uBypass requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

uBypass is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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