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Open Read

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CRX ID
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Status
  • Live on Store
Description from extension meta

Read article and blogs without sign-up

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Open Read
Description from store

Open Read helps you read articles and blogs without signing up or hitting paywalls.
What it does
When you’re on any article or blog, click the extension icon and choose a service. Open Read opens that same page in your chosen reader or archive so you can read it without logging in.
Supported services
Archive.is — View a snapshot of the page
Archive.org (Wayback Machine) — View archived versions
12ft.io — Read paywalled articles
RemovePaywall — Remove paywalls
Google Cache — View the cached version
How to use
Go to the article or blog you want to read.
Click the Open Read icon in the toolbar.
Click the service you want (e.g. 12ft.io or Archive.is).
A new tab opens with the same page in that service.
No account, no settings—just one click to open the current page in an archive or reader.

Latest reviews

Sanket Maheshwari
Love this extension! Makes reading articles so much easier without jumping through login hoops.
Tirth Teraiya
This extension is a total game-changer. I’m currently doing an internship and I have to find a lot of articles and info for my tasks, but it’s so frustrating when everything is hidden behind a paywall. I found this "Open Read" tool and it’s been so helpful. Instead of searching for ways to get around a block, I just click the extension and it gives me a few different options like Archive.is or 12ft.io right there in a menu. It’s super simple to use and I and also is a very time saving tool.