# wasi-master/13ft

My own custom 12ft.io replacement

Repository: https://github.com/wasi-master/13ft
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/13ft
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: paywall-blocker, paywall-bypass, paywall-bypasser, python, python3, self-hosted, selfhost, selfhosted
Last push: 2026-07-18T11:39:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1700, "days_push": 46, "days_rel": 52, "gap_med": 311.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4266, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.728241+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, proxy, web-scraping, privacy, security
- domain: self-hosted, privacy, web-development, crawlers
- platform: python, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: paywall-bypass, paywall-blocker, 12ft-io-replacement, googlebot-spoofing, ad-blocking, flask-server, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- wasi-master/13ft (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.728241+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:03.222950+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wasi-master/13ft (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.728241+00:00, sha 1d12a890211c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.