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README.md

Bypass Paywalls Clean for Chrome

Installation instructions
Update
List of supported websites
Sites with limited number of free articles
New site requests
Add custom site
Add excluded site
Troubleshooting
Changelog-releases
License

Installation instructions

Due to Google internal policy, the extension is not available on the Chrome Web Store.
The following instructions are needed to install third-party extensions in Chromium-based desktop browsers.
In extension developer mode you can always install BPC by Load unpacked (latest master, but no automatic updates) or by crx-file (latest release & automatic updates, but possible 'whitelisting' of extension is needed).

Load unpacked: Chrome (desktop), Microsoft Edge (Chromium)/Brave/Yandex

or 'whitelist' extension and install automatically updating crx-file (see next section)

Download this repository as a ZIP-file from GitLab.
Unzip the file and you should have a folder named bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean-master.
Move the folder to a permanent location on your computer (do not delete the folder after installation).
Go to the extensions page (chrome://extensions or edge://extensions).
Enable Developer Mode.
Click Load unpacked and select the extension folder.

By default BPC has limited permissions, but you can opt-in to enable custom sites (and also clear cookies/block general paywall-scripts for non-listed sites).
For custom sites you can also copy manifest.json from custom folder to the main extension folder (in Chrome optional permissions can get lost on reload unless you do a crx-installation first; no 'whitelisting' needed).
In Chrome/Opera/Brave to disable the developer mode extensions popup use the extensions toolbar menu (by default enabled in Chrome 87+ or (if available) enable (experimental) chrome flag: chrome://flags/#extensions-toolbar-menu)

If you're familiar with Git(Hub)-clients you can also clone this repo and update the extension that way (load unpacked folder used by Git(Hub)-client).

CRX-file: other Chromium browsers (Opera/Vivaldi)

or add extension to 'whitelist' for Chrome, MS Edge, Brave or Yandex (see instructions below for Windows)

Download the extension as a crx-file from the releases page.
In your browser go to the extensions page.
Enable Developer Mode.
Drag your crx-file anywhere on the page to import it (when you have an active 'load unpacked' installation, first remove it (and backup your custom sites); for automatic update).
If dragging crx-file does not work, try 'load unpacked' installation (above).

By default BPC has limited permissions, but you can opt-in to enable custom sites (and also clear cookies/block general paywall-scripts for non-listed sites).
In Windows 'whitelist' BPC (run as administrator one of the reg-files in whitelist-downloads
If you already have 'whitelisted' extensions than you should change "1" to a new key (also change name of HLM-key for beta/developer versions of browsers).
Example Chrome-regfile:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallWhitelist]
"1"="lkbebcjgcmobigpeffafkodonchffocl"

Android

Install Kiwi Browser or Yandex Browser from the Google PlayStore.
For Kiwi Browser load the CRX-file in releases (auto-updating, no whitelist needed, opt-in for custom sites not working (use kiwi-custom crx; updates to latest regular version)).
For Yandex Browser follow Chrome instructions above (load unpacked; step 6: pick manifest.json instead of the folder). If it fails try Total Commander (as file manager).
For custom sites copy manifest.json from custom folder to the main extension folder (optional permissions are lost on reload).

Firefox

Visit the Firefox repository of Bypass Paywall Clean.

Notes

This extension works best alongside the adblocker uBlock Origin.
On Yandex Android use uBlock Origin development build.
If you live in the EU, also consider installing the extension I don't care about cookies in order to remove cookie warnings (or add filter Easylist Cookies | I don't care about cookies custom filter to uBlock Origin). Some sites need to set a consent-cookie for (social) media.
Do not delete extension's folder from your computer/smartphone or Bypass Paywalls Clean (in developer mode) will disappear at restart.
Every time you open Chrome it may warn you about running extensions in developer mode, just close the popup to keep the extension enabled.
You will be logged out for most of the sites you have checked.

Update

For crx-installation: check for updates (in chrome://extensions).
For zip-installation (load unpacked/developer mode): unzip files to installation folder or use a Git(Hub)-client to clone the extension (locally).

List of supported websites

* free articles only.

Africa

Kenya

Daily Nation

Australia/New Zealand

Brisbane Times - Griffith Review - New Zealand Herald - The Age - The Australian Financial Review - The Saturday Paper - The Spectator Australia - The Sydney Morning Herald - The West Australian (+ regional) - WAtoday

> News Corp Australia (grouped in options)

Cairns Post - Geelong Advertiser - Gold Coast Bulletin - Herald Sun - Northern Territory News - The Advertiser/AdelaideNow - The Australian - The Courier-Mail - The Daily Telegraph - The Mercury Tasmania - The Weekly Times - Townsville Bulletin

> Financial

Eureka Report - Intelligent Investor

> Australian Community Media (daily, grouped in options)

Bendigo Advertiser - Central Western Daily - Daily Liberal - Illawarra Mercury - Newcastle Herald - The Advocate - The Border Mail - The Canberra Times - The Courier - The Daily Advertiser - The Examiner - The Northern Daily Leader - The Port Macquarie News - The Standard - Western Advocate

add to custom sites for unlisted & block general paywall-script Piano

> Australian Provincial Newspapers (all, grouped in options)

Bundaberg News Mail - Fraser Coast Chronicle - Gladstone Observer - Grafton Daily Examiner - Mackay Daily Mercury - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin - Sunshine Coast Daily - The Gympie Times - The Northern Star - The Queensland Times - Toowoomba Chronicle - Warwick Daily News

opt-in to custom sites for unlisted

East Asia

Caixin Global - CommonWealth Magazine Taiwan - Harvard Business Review Taiwan - Nikkei Asian Review - NK News* - South China Morning Post - Tech in Asia - The Diplomat - The Japan Times

India

Bloomberg Quint* - Business Standard - LiveMint - The Economic Times (ET Prime) - The Hindu - The Hindu BusinessLine

Israel

Globes - Haaretz.co.il - Haaretz.com - The Jerusalem Post - The Marker

Lebanon

L'Orient-Le Jour

Latin America

Argentina

Ámbito - Clarín - La Nación

Brazil

Exame - Folha de S. Paulo - O Estado de S. Paulo - O Globo - Valor Econômico*

Chile

Diario Financiero - El Mercurio - El Mercurio de Valparaíso - La Estrella de Valparaíso - La Segunda - La Tercera

Mexico

Mexico News Daily

Peru

El Comercio - Gestión

* free articles only.

Sites with limited number of free articles

The free article limit can normally be bypassed by removing cookies for the site.
Click on the BPC-icon and then 'clear cookies'-button in the popup.
For user with the limited permissions BPC-version this will only work for supported sites; for other sites use:

Install the extension Cookie Remover or Disable Cookies.
When coming across a paywall, click the cookie icon in your extension toolbar then refresh the page.

If removing the cookies works you can also add the site as a custom site.

New site requests

You can submit a request for a new website here.
Please read the following instructions and share your results for a quicker process.
Remember to check the previous requests before asking for a new website.

Visit an article on the site you want to bypass the paywall for and copy the article title.
Open up a new incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+N) and paste the article title into Google.
Click on the same article from the Google search results page. Or you can:
Disable javascript on the website by clicking the button right icon </> on the uBlock Origin panel.
Refresh the page.

Add custom site

Add your own custom site (also for testing).
Check 'Options'-link in popup-menu and go to custom sites.
* by default BPC has limited permissions, but you can opt-in to enable custom sites (and also clear cookies/block general paywall-scripts for non-listed sites). You can also just request permissions for the custom sites you added.

Make sure the (new) site is checked under Options (or check on/off-button).
By default sites' cookies/local storage are removed after page loads (to bypass article limit).
Also you can enable Googlebot user-agent, disable Javascript for (sub)domain(s)/external sources and/or set the referer (to Facebook, Google or Twitter; ignored when Googlebot is set).

Add excluded site

Add excluded sites/domains (for your subscriptions).
You can also exclude a specific domain which is grouped in options.

Troubleshooting

This extension works best alongside uBlock Origin.
Add usefull custom filter Fanboy's Enhanced Tracking List
If a site doesn't work, try turning off uBlock and refreshing.
Make sure the (new) site is checked under Options.
Make sure you're running the last version of Bypass Paywalls Clean.
If none of these work, you can submit an issue here.

Changelog-releases

License

Bypass Paywalls Clean is MIT-licensed.

README.md

Bypass Paywalls Clean for Chrome

Installation instructions

Load unpacked: Chrome (desktop), Microsoft Edge (Chromium)/Brave/Yandex

CRX-file: other Chromium browsers (Opera/Vivaldi)

Android

Firefox

Notes

Update

List of supported websites

World news

Business

Tech/Science

Encyclopedia/Book library/Knowledge base

Magazines/Blogs

Local USA news

Canada

Europe

United Kingdom/Ireland

Denmark

Finland

France/Wallonia

Germany/Austria

Italy

Netherlands/Flanders

Portugal

Russia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland