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wasi-master/13ft

My own custom 12ft.io replacement observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/wasi-master/13ft · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

83/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 60
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 311.0
  • age_days: 1700
  • days_rel: 52
  • days_push: 46
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4266 stars · 225 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A self-hosted web service that bypasses paywalls on news sites by fetching pages as GoogleBot, a replacement for the defunct 12ft.io. It serves a simple web interface, tries multiple bypass methods with fallbacks, and can be run via Docker or a Python script.

Use cases

  • read paywalled articles from medium or new york times
  • self-host a 12ft.io alternative
  • bypass news site paywalls
  • block ads and paywalls on articles
  • view a single paywalled article without subscribing

When to choose

  • you want a self-hosted paywall bypass that works on sites 12ft.io missed
  • you prefer running via Docker or a simple Python script
  • you need multi-method fallback for stronger paywalls

When to avoid

  • you want to support content creators by paying for subscriptions
  • you need a browser extension rather than a hosted server
  • the target site blocks GoogleBot-based bypasses

Facets

service · maturity active

http-server proxy web-scraping privacy security self-hosted privacy web-development crawlers python self-hosted cross-platform paywall-bypass paywall-blocker 12ft-io-replacement googlebot-spoofing ad-blocking flask-server docker web-server

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Member repositories

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For agents

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