# Xatta-Trone/medium-parser-extension

Read medium.com and medium based articles using google web cache.

Repository: https://github.com/Xatta-Trone/medium-parser-extension
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/medium-parser-extension
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: medium, medium-article, medium-com
Last push: 2026-06-30T13:55:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 8, longevity 78
- inputs: {"age_days": 1102, "days_push": 64, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1589, forks 97 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.151164+00:00)

## What it is
A browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox that lets users read member-only articles on medium.com and Medium-based sites (e.g. Towards Data Science). It fetches content via Google web cache or archive.is, strips scripts, and renders only HTML and CSS.

## Use cases
- read medium member-only articles for free
- open paywalled medium articles in browser
- read towards data science articles without subscription
- view medium articles via google cache
- bypass medium paywall with a browser extension

## When to choose
- you read Medium or Medium-based publications regularly and hit member-only articles
- you want a lightweight extension that strips scripts and serves only HTML/CSS
- you use Chrome, Edge, or Firefox and want one-click installation from official stores

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed access, since Google cache may not have the article
- you want a fully legal or ToS-compliant way to access paid content
- you need support for paywalls other than Medium

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, web-scraping, privacy
- domain: browser-extensions, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: browser, browser-extension
- tags: medium, paywall-bypass, google-cache, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, reader-tool

## Member repositories
- Xatta-Trone/medium-parser-extension (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.151164+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 2026-08-30T03:54:49.922937+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Xatta-Trone/medium-parser-extension (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.151164+00:00, sha 42fb63be60f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.