# unmedium

> Makes medium usable.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `unmedium`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bios-Marcel
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-27
- **First published:** 2021-12-26
- **Size:** 7.79 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unmedium/)

## Description

unmedium is a Firefox add-on designed to enhance the usability of Medium posts. It automatically directs posts to a backend that minifies the content, skipping JavaScript and optimizing loading speed. With caching capabilities, it significantly improves the loading performance. Please note that paid (locked) posts are not supported.

## Rankings

- #81,034 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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