# uBypass

> Bypasses any paywall or your money back

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `ubypass`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** hoveringgoat
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 755
- **Weekly downloads:** 18
- **Rating:** 2.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-18
- **First published:** 2023-05-07
- **Size:** 133 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ubypass/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/HoveringGoat/PaywallBypass](https://github.com/HoveringGoat/PaywallBypass)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #3,896 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `declarativeNetRequest`

### Content script matches

- `*.webcache.googleusercontent.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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