Legally read news and research papers for free, on any device.

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1.0.1
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January 23, 2024
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spaywall.com
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Users
40,000+
Rating
3.45263 ★
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Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall Extension

Spaywall News & Research is the original browser extension that helps you LEGALLY avoid paywalls by searching online archives and redirecting you to a paywall-free version. By pointing your browser to a different website, we are not bypassing or interfering with the paywall on the original article source in any way.

Researchers can also use Spaywall to download free versions of Open Access research papers and articles. Click to search our database of millions of legal, free, full-text scholarly articles and we'll redirect you to the PDF instantly. These Open Access articles are research papers that have been posted with the full permission of the authors and publishers involved. Save time avoiding paywalls and logins, great for students and academics!


Please Note:
✓ Spaywall can be used for 100% FREE, though the Free plan has limitations.
✓ Upgrading gives News junkies additional archive sources for even better news coverage.
✓ Upgrading also gives 24/7 All-Hours Access instead of limited to off-peak hours.
✓ Our algorithm strives to find an archived article that is paywall-free. It's pretty good, but it can never work on all articles.
✓ Because we are searching online archives for a paywall-free copy, an archived copy must already exist. That means articles may need to be a few days old for them to have been crawled by the archivers (though we have seen same-day news work many times!)
✓ If you frequent a particular news outlet, please consider directly supporting the journalism you love.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension file

Select and download the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Spaywall News & Research - spay your paywall extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Dan Menkin (ID: 0000000e2a7a4d83) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/09/2024 This site is such a Blessing!!! It works perfectly and let's me read so many sources that otherwise block me -- most wonderful! I use Google News and click stories i want to read, but so many of them then block the content, so now i just click the Spaywall icon and it opens a site where i can read the full article. THANK YOU! friends at Spaywall for making this service freely available to those of us who cannot afford subscriptions to all the magazines and papers we like to read.

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Luminosity Deville (ID: 000000b898e6499d) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 12/25/2023 EDIT: Now I have to pay for every site because I'm not a "premium user." BOO. Used to be "read this article" and now there's nothing but search news or search academia. When you put that link into the search, you will be informed that you're not a premium user. Oh well. And after asking me to change my review. hmmmm EDIT: After timely and pleasant communication with the Spaywall team, I have had no problem accessing the paywalled sites that I've tried to access since then. So thanks for beeping me! This extension didn't work on any of the news sites or other paywalls that I attempted. I really wanted this to work but it doesn't. If y'all fix it, beep me.

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Andrew james (ID: 0000001b682b7cd3) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/02/2023 Doesn't work. couldn't use it. Can't find the article referred to

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cv 56 (ID: 0000007d57049a2a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/02/2023 it works thank you very much !

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肯尼晋三 (ID: 00000076f040b226) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/30/2023 That's great!