# csns1/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean-magnolia1234

Bypass Paywalls Clean for Chrome (no Google Analytics, lot of updates/bug-fixes and custom sites)

Repository: https://github.com/csns1/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean-magnolia1234
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean-magnolia1234
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-06-01T10:20:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1504, "days_push": 1554, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1175, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:52.256300+00:00)

## What it is
A Chromium browser extension that bypasses paywalls on supported news sites, allowing users to read articles for free. It supports custom site domains, weekly updates with fixes and new sites, and must be installed manually since it is not on the Chrome Web Store.

## Use cases
- read paywalled news articles for free
- bypass paywalls in chrome
- add custom sites to bypass paywalls
- install a paywall bypass extension in edge or brave
- block paywall scripts and clear cookies for news sites

## When to choose
- you use a Chromium-based desktop browser and want to read paywalled articles
- you need a regularly updated paywall bypass with custom site support

## When to avoid
- you need a Firefox extension (this is Chromium-only)
- you want a store-installed extension with automatic updates via the Chrome Web Store
- you are unwilling to load unpacked extensions or use crx allowlists

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: browser-extension, privacy, web-scraping
- domain: privacy, browser-extensions, censorship-circumvention
- platform: browser, browser-extension, windows
- tags: paywall-bypass, chrome-extension, chromium, news-articles, custom-sites, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- csns1/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean-magnolia1234 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.256300+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 2026-08-30T06:27:04.627149+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/csns1/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean-magnolia1234 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.256300+00:00, sha b3c2b5c3d25c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.