# nang-dev/hover-paywalls-browser-extension

Hover is an open-sourced browser extension that bypasses paywalls and blocks ads.

Repository: https://github.com/nang-dev/hover-paywalls-browser-extension
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hover-paywalls-browser-extension
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-08-22T18:54:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2209, "days_push": 741, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1307, forks 181 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.043510+00:00)

## What it is
Hover is an open-source Chrome browser extension that bypasses paywalls on news sites and blocks ads and tracking modules. It works via webRequest and cookie manipulation toggles, and is now deprecated by its author.

## Use cases
- bypass paywalls on news articles
- block ads while browsing
- remove subscription walls from websites
- clear site cookies to reset paywall limits
- access paywalled information for free

## When to choose
- you want a maintained tool - the project is explicitly deprecated
- you need Firefox support - it was never completed
- you need guaranteed compatibility with specific sites - many sites are unsupported

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: privacy, security, browser-extension
- domain: privacy, browser-extensions, censorship-circumvention
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: paywall-bypass, ad-blocking, chrome-extension, deprecated, javascript

## Member repositories
- nang-dev/hover-paywalls-browser-extension (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.043510+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 2026-08-30T08:20:49.424645+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nang-dev/hover-paywalls-browser-extension (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.043510+00:00, sha ca50df068263)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.