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There's also this excellent browser extension: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome Despit

by akpa1 4y ago

There's also this excellent browser extension: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome Despite the name, it also works for Firefox.

Honest_Carrot 4y ago
I can confirm this. I love this extension and am using Firefox.
linuxftw 4y ago
Or, if you don't want to install sketchy plugins in your browser, as soon as the page loads in a new tab, switch to it and press ctrl+p, you'll can create a PDF and read the page without the block or the ads.
- purplerabbit 4y ago
  TIL
- yuy910616 4y ago
  wow - takes some dexterity. I thought it didn't work because I was refreshing the page and hitting ctrl + p. But it really is you have to wait for it to load and switch to that tab and do ctrl + p. Cool trick!
- slenk 4y ago
  Code is open source, you can decide if it's sketchy or not. It's not BTW, its been around for a bit
  - autoexec 4y ago
    Seems like it is infested with Google trackers at the very least.
    - cercatrova 4y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31853131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31853131
jamal-kumar 4y ago
I'll raise everyone that and mention that my favorite built-in feature for avoid it: ctrl+shift+p (firefox) or ctrl+shift+n (chrome/edge) ctrl+c link ctrl+v in private window hax You can also create a bunch of containers in firefox labelled 'Paywall Bypass 1, Paywall Bypass 2" etc
- jb1991 4y ago
  The article link still does not work for me in a private window in FF. But what is "hax" ? Whatever that means, that's the only thing I'm not doing.
  - jamal-kumar 4y ago
    I dunno I don't read a lot of the NYT, always seems to rub me the wrong way, but it works to bypass paywalls on most other sites. The container tab trick should work if their paywall bypass mitigations are stronger than the private window trick
  - deleted 4y ago
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makeworld 4y ago
Personally I prefer https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clea... It's more updated, and it removes Google Analytics and other shady stuff from the original extension.
- sushid 4y ago
  Is there a Chrome version of this?
  - sva_ 4y ago
    Yes. Sadly you have to install it via dev mode, and chrome seems to deactivate the extension whenever there is an update (as it needs more permissions for more sites), and I haven't found a way around it yet. https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean Hint: you can use it in Firefox Nightly on Android by defining your own extension collection: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio...
    - Dracophoenix 4y ago
      Try using ungoogled-chromium or Vivaldi. Both allow any crx extension. The only hassle for the former is having to download every new browser update manually.
      - sva_ 4y ago
        I use Vivaldi, actually. It does update the extension, but disables it as described, when new sites are added.
ssalka 4y ago
I've also had good experience with Behind The Overlay https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/behind-the-overlay/ljipkdpcjbmhkdjjmbbaggebcednbbme https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/behind-the-overlay...
cpeterso 4y ago
A little self-promotion: for sites that limit the number of articles you can read, I recommend the Firefox add-on ("Open Page in Private Window") I developed that will open the current page in a new private/incognito tab. The use case: you load a news article, hit a "you've used up all your free articles this month" overlay, so you click the "Open Page in Private Window" toolbar button to view the article in a private tab. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-page-in-private-window/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-page-in-...
- unicornporn 4y ago
  Temp containers are perfect for this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-con... But really, you want: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywal...
  - cpeterso 4y ago
    Thanks! I'll try them out.

by akpa1 4y ago

There's also this excellent browser extension: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome Despite the name, it also works for Firefox.

Honest_Carrot 4y ago

I can confirm this. I love this extension and am using Firefox.

linuxftw 4y ago

Or, if you don't want to install sketchy plugins in your browser, as soon as the page loads in a new tab, switch to it and press ctrl+p, you'll can create a PDF and read the page without the block or the ads.

purplerabbit 4y ago
TIL
yuy910616 4y ago
wow - takes some dexterity. I thought it didn't work because I was refreshing the page and hitting ctrl + p. But it really is you have to wait for it to load and switch to that tab and do ctrl + p. Cool trick!
slenk 4y ago
Code is open source, you can decide if it's sketchy or not. It's not BTW, its been around for a bit
- autoexec 4y ago
  Seems like it is infested with Google trackers at the very least.
  - cercatrova 4y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31853131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31853131

jamal-kumar 4y ago

I'll raise everyone that and mention that my favorite built-in feature for avoid it: ctrl+shift+p (firefox) or ctrl+shift+n (chrome/edge) ctrl+c link ctrl+v in private window hax You can also create a bunch of containers in firefox labelled 'Paywall Bypass 1, Paywall Bypass 2" etc

jb1991 4y ago
The article link still does not work for me in a private window in FF. But what is "hax" ? Whatever that means, that's the only thing I'm not doing.
- jamal-kumar 4y ago
  I dunno I don't read a lot of the NYT, always seems to rub me the wrong way, but it works to bypass paywalls on most other sites. The container tab trick should work if their paywall bypass mitigations are stronger than the private window trick
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]

makeworld 4y ago

Personally I prefer https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clea... It's more updated, and it removes Google Analytics and other shady stuff from the original extension.

sushid 4y ago
Is there a Chrome version of this?
- sva_ 4y ago
  Yes. Sadly you have to install it via dev mode, and chrome seems to deactivate the extension whenever there is an update (as it needs more permissions for more sites), and I haven't found a way around it yet. https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean Hint: you can use it in Firefox Nightly on Android by defining your own extension collection: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extension-support-in-firefox-for-android-nightly/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio...
  - Dracophoenix 4y ago
    Try using ungoogled-chromium or Vivaldi. Both allow any crx extension. The only hassle for the former is having to download every new browser update manually.
    - sva_ 4y ago
      I use Vivaldi, actually. It does update the extension, but disables it as described, when new sites are added.

ssalka 4y ago

I've also had good experience with Behind The Overlay https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/behind-the-overlay/ljipkdpcjbmhkdjjmbbaggebcednbbme https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/behind-the-overlay...

cpeterso 4y ago

A little self-promotion: for sites that limit the number of articles you can read, I recommend the Firefox add-on ("Open Page in Private Window") I developed that will open the current page in a new private/incognito tab. The use case: you load a news article, hit a "you've used up all your free articles this month" overlay, so you click the "Open Page in Private Window" toolbar button to view the article in a private tab. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-page-in-private-window/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-page-in-...

unicornporn 4y ago
Temp containers are perfect for this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-con... But really, you want: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywal...
- cpeterso 4y ago
  Thanks! I'll try them out.