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# Bypass Paywalls Clean for Firefox
* [Installation](#installation)
* [List of supported websites](#list-of-supported-websites)
* [Sites with limited number of free articles](#sites-with-limited-number-of-free-articles)
* [New site requests](#new-site-requests)
* [Add custom site](#add-custom-site)
* [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
* [Changelog-releases](#changelog-releases)
* [License](#license)
### Installation
You can install the add-on from Mozilla add-ons (AMO): [Bypass Paywalls Clean](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean)
Or download and install the latest version from [BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/downloads)
By default BPC has limited permissions, but you can opt-in to enable custom sites (and also clear cookies/block general paywall-scripts for non-listed sites).
Install add-on by downloading xpi-file.
On Android this add-on only works with Firefox 68 (Fennec); Firefox 79 (Fenix) only supports 9 add-ons (for now).
So don't update to Firefox 79 or use Firefox Nightly (and load BPC from a custom add-on collection).
### List of supported websites
##### World news
[First Things](https://www.firstthings.com) -
[Foreign Affairs](https://www.foreignaffairs.com) -
[Foreign Policy](https://www.foreignpolicy.com) -
[Harper's Magazine](https://harpers.org) -
[Inkl](https://www.inkl.com) -
[National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com) -
[Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com) -
[The American Interest](https://www.the-american-interest.com) -
[The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com) -
[The Christian Science Monitor](https://www.csmonitor.com) -
[The Nation](https://www.thenation.com) -
[The New Republic](https://newrepublic.com) -
[The New York Review of Books](https://www.nybooks.com) -
[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com) -
[The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com) -
[The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com) -
[World Politics Review](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com)
##### Business
[Adweek](https://www.adweek.com) -
[American Affairs](https://americanaffairsjournal.org) -
[American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com) -
[Barron's](https://www.barrons.com) -
[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com) -
[Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com) -
[Digiday](https://digiday.com)
[Fortune](https://fortune.com) -
[Harvard Business Review](https://www.hbr.org) -
[Inc.com](https://www.inc.com) -
[MIT Sloan Management Review](https://sloanreview.mit.edu) -
[Modern Healthcare](https://www.modernhealthcare.com) -
[Quartz](https://qz.com)* -
[Seeking Alpha](https://seekingalpha.com) -
[Stock News](https://stocknews.com) -
[The Business Journals](https://www.bizjournals.com) -
[The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com)
##### Tech/Science
[Chemical & Engineering News](https://cen.acs.org) -
[Chronicle of Higher Education](https://www.chronicle.com) -
[Dark Reading](https://www.darkreading.com) -
[Discover Magazine](https://www.discovermagazine.com) -
[MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com) -
[National Geographic USA](https://www.nationalgeographic.com) -
[Nautilus](https://nautil.us) -
[Scientific American](https://www.scientificamerican.com)* -
[Times Higher Education](https://www.timeshighereducation.com) -
[Towards Data Science](https://www.towardsdatascience.com) -
[Wired](https://www.wired.com)
#### Encyclopedia/Book library/Knowledge base
[BBC History Extra](https://www.historyextra.com) -
[Encyclopedia Britannica](https://www.britannica.com) -
[Glassdoor](https://www.glassdoor.com) -
[Loeb Classical Library](https://www.loebclassics.com) -
[Philosophy Now](https://philosophynow.org) -
[Quora](https://www.quora.com) -
[Scribd](http://www.scribd.com) -
[Slader](https://www.slader.com) -
[Statista](https://www.statista.com)
##### Magazines/Blogs
[Atavist Magazine](https://magazine.atavist.com) -
[Commentary Magazine](https://www.commentarymagazine.com) -
[Medium](https://www.medium.com/topics) (all sites) -
[Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com) -
[Slate](https://slate.com) -
[SofRep](https://sofrep.com) -
[The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com)* -
[Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com) -
[Variety](https://variety.com)
##### Local USA news
[Baltimore Sun](https://www.baltimoresun.com) -
[Crain's Chicago Business](https://www.chicagobusiness.com) -
[Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com) -
[Daily Press](https://www.dailypress.com) -
[Hartford Courant](https://www.courant.com) -
[Los Angeles Business Journal](https://labusinessjournal.com) -
[Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com) -
[Miami Herald](https://www.miamiherald.com) -
[Mountain View Voice](https://www.mv-voice.com) -
[[New York Magazine](https://www.nymag.com) (& [Grub Street](https://www.grubstreet.com), [The Cut](https://www.thecut.com) & [Vulture](https://www.vulture.com)) -
[Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com) -
[Orlando Sentinel](https://www.orlandosentinel.com) -
[Palo Alto Online](https://www.paloaltoonline.com) -
[Pittsburgh Post Gazette](https://post-gazette.com) -
[San Diego Union Tribune](https://sandiegouniontribune.com) -
[San Francisco Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com) -
[Star Tribune](https://www.startribune.com) -
[SunSentinel](https://www.sun-sentinel.com) -
[The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com) -
[The Denver Post](https://www.denverpost.com) -
[The Fresno Bee](https://www.fresnobee.com) -
[The Mercury News](https://www.mercurynews.com) -
[The Morning Call](https://www.mcall.com) -
[The Seattle Times](https://www.seattletimes.com) -
[The News-Gazette](https://www.news-gazette.com) -
[The Philadelphia Inquirer](https://www.inquirer.com) -
[The Sacramento Bee](https://www.sacbee.com) -
[Winston-Salem Journal](https://www.journalnow.com)
#### Canada
[Le Devoir](https://www.ledevoir.com) -
[National Post](https://www.nationalpost.com) -
[The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com) -
[The Logic](https://thelogic.co) -
[The Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com)
#### Europe
##### United Kingdom/Ireland
[Belfast Telegraph](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk) -
[Financial News](https://www.fnlondon.com) -
[Financial Times](https://www.ft.com) -
[Irish Independent](https://www.independent.ie) -
[London Review of Books](https://www.lrb.co.uk) -
[The Economist](https://www.economist.com) -
[The Irish Times](https://www.irishtimes.com) -
[The New Statesman](https://www.newstatesman.com) -
[The Spectator](https://www.spectator.co.uk) -
[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk) -
[The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk) -
[The Times Literary Supplement](https://www.the-tls.co.uk)
##### France/Wallonia
[Challenges](https://www.challenges.fr)
[Charlie Hebdo](https://charliehebdo.fr) -
[L'Écho](https://lecho.be) -
[L'Opinion](https://www.lopinion.fr)
[La Dépêche](https://www.ladepeche.fr)
[Le Journal du Dimanche](https://lejdd.fr)
[Le Journal du Net](https://www.journaldunet.com) -
[Le Parisien](https://www.leparisien.fr) -
[Le Soir](https://plus.lesoir.be) -
[Les Échos](https://www.lesechos.fr) -
[Libération](https://www.liberation.fr)*
[Science & Vie](https://www.science-et-vie.com) -
[Sciences et Avenir](https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr) -
[Valeurs Actuelles](https://www.valeursactuelles.com)
##### Germany/Austria
[Die Zeit](https://www.zeit.de) -
[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung](https://www.faz.net) -
[Handelsblatt](https://www.handelsblatt.com) -
[Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung](https://www.haz.de) -
[Kurier.at](https://kurier.at) -
[Leipziger Volkszeitung](https://www.lvz.de) -
[Neue Ruhr Zeitung](https://www.nrz.de) -
[Süddeutsche Zeitung](https://www.sueddeutsche.de) -
[Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung](https://www.waz.de) -
[Westfalenpost](https://www.wp.de) -
[Westfälische Rundschau](https://www.wr.de)
##### Italy
[Corriere Della Sera](https://www.corriere.it) -
[Domani](https://editorialedomani.it) -
[Il Fatto Quotidiano](https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it) -
[Il Manifesto](https://ilmanifesto.it) -
[Il Messaggero](https://www.ilmessaggero.it) -
[Il Resto del Carlino](https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it) -
[La Repubblica](https://www.repubblica.it) -
[La Stampa](https://www.lastampa.it) -
[Le Scienze](https://www.lescienze.it) -
[LimesOnline (it/en)](https://www.limesonline.com) -
[Quotidiano.net](https://www.quotidiano.net)
##### Netherlands/Flanders
[Algemeen Dagblad](https://www.ad.nl) and regional ADR sites like
[BN DeStem](https://www.bndestem.nl) -
[Brabants Dagblad](https://www.bd.nl) -
[Eindhovens Dagblad](https://www.ed.nl) -
[Gelderlander](https://www.gelderlander.nl) -
[PZC](https://www.pzc.nl) -
[Stentor](https://www.destentor.nl) -
[Tubantia](https://tubantia.nl)
[Dagblad van het Noorden](https://www.dvhn.nl) -
[De Morgen](https://www.demorgen.be) -
[De Tijd](https://www.tijd.be) -
[Financieele Dagblad](https://fd.nl) -
[Follow the Money](https://www.ftm.nl) -
[Groene Amsterdammer](https://www.groene.nl) -
[Humo.be](https://www.humo.be) -
[Knack.be](https://www.knack.be) -
[Leeuwarder Courant](https://www.lc.nl) -
[Noordhollands Dagblad](https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl) -
[NRC Handelsblad](https://www.nrc.nl) -
[Parool](https://www.parool.nl) -
[Telegraaf](https://www.telegraaf.nl) -
[Trouw](https://www.trouw.nl) -
[Volkskrant](https://www.volkskrant.nl)
##### Russia
[Republic.ru](https://republic.ru)
##### Spain
[ABC](https://www.abc.es) -
[El Mundo](https://www.elmundo.es) -
[El País](https://elpais.com)
##### Sweden
[Aftonbladet](https://www.aftonbladet.se) -
[Dagens Nyheter](https://www.dn.se)
##### Switzerland
[Neue Zürcher Zeitung](https://www.nzz.ch)
#### Australia/New Zealand
[Brisbane Times](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au) -
[New Zealand Herald](https://www.nzherald.co.nz) -
[The Age](https://www.theage.com.au) -
[The Australian Financial Review](https://www.afr.com) -
[The Saturday Paper](https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au) -
[The Spectator Australia](https://www.spectator.com.au) -
[The Sydney Morning Herald](https://www.smh.com.au)
[The West Australian (+ regional)](https://thewest.com.au) -
[WAtoday](https://www.watoday.com.au)
##### > News Corp Australia
[Cairns Post](https://www.cairnspost.com.au)
[Geelong Advertiser](https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au) -
[Gold Coast Bulletin](https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au)
[Herald Sun](https://www.heraldsun.com.au)
[Northern Territory News](https://www.ntnews.com.au)
[The Advertiser/AdelaideNow](https://www.adelaidenow.com.au)
[The Australian](https://www.theaustralian.com.au) -
[The Courier-Mail](https://www.couriermail.com.au)
[The Daily Telegraph](https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au)
[The Mercury Tasmania](https://www.themercury.com.au) -
[The Weekly Times](https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au)
[Townsville Bulletin](https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au)
##### > Financial
[Eureka Report](https://www.eurekareport.com.au) -
[Intelligent Investor](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au)
##### > Australian Community Media
[Bendigo Advertiser](https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au) -
[Central Western Daily](https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au) -
[Daily Liberal](https://www.dailyliberal.com.au) -
[Illawarra Mercury](https://www.illawarramercury.com.au) -
[Newcastle Herald](https://www.newcastleherald.com.au) -
[The Advocate](https://www.theadvocate.com.au) -
[The Border Mail](https://www.bordermail.com.au) -
[The Canberra Times](https://www.canberratimes.com.au) -
[The Courier](https://www.thecourier.com.au) -
[The Daily Advertiser](https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au) -
[The Examiner](https://www.examiner.com.au) -
[The Northern Daily Leader](https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au) -
[The Port Macquarie News](https://www.portnews.com.au) -
[The Standard](https://www.standard.net.au) -
[Western Advocate](https://www.westernadvocate.com.au)
#### > Australian Provincial Newspapers
[Bundaberg News Mail](https://www.news-mail.com.au) -
[Fraser Coast Chronicle](https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au) -
[Gladstone Observer](https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au) -
[Grafton Daily Examiner](https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au) -
[Mackay Daily Mercury](https://www.dailymercury.com.au) -
[Rockhampton Morning Bulletin](https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au) -
[Sunshine Coast Daily](https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au) -
[The Gympie Times](https://www.gympietimes.com.au) -
[The Northern Star](https://www.northernstar.com.au) -
[The Queensland Times](https://www.qt.com.au) -
[Toowoomba Chronicle](https://www.thechronicle.com.au) -
[Warwick Daily News](https://www.warwickdailynews.com.au)
#### East Asia
[Caixin Global](https://www.caixinglobal.com) -
[CommonWealth Magazine Taiwan](https://www.cw.com.tw) -
[Harvard Business Review Taiwan](https://www.hbrtaiwan.com) -
[Nikkei Asian Review](https://asia.nikkei.com) -
[NK News](https://www.nknews.org)* -
[South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com) -
[Tech in Asia](https://www.techinasia.com) -
[The Diplomat](https://www.thediplomat.com) -
[The Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp)
#### India
[Bloomberg Quint](https://www.bloombergquint.com)* -
[Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com) -
[LiveMint](https://www.livemint.com) -
[The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com)
#### Israel
[Globes](https://www.globes.co.il) -
[Haaretz.co.il](https://www.haaretz.co.il) -
[Haaretz.com](https://www.haaretz.com) -
[The Marker](https://www.themarker.com)
#### Lebanon
[L'Orient-Le Jour](https://www.lorientlejour.com)
#### Latin America
##### Argentina
[Clarín](https://www.clarin.com) -
[La Nación](https://www.lanacion.com.ar)
##### Brazil
[Exame](https://exame.abril.com.br)
[Folha de S. Paulo](https://www.folha.uol.com.br) -
[O Estado de S. Paulo](https://estadao.com.br)
[O Globo](https://oglobo.globo.com)
[Valor Econômico](https://valor.globo.com)*
##### Chile
[Diario Financiero](https://www.df.cl) -
[El Mercurio](https://digital.elmercurio.com) -
[El Mercurio de Valparaíso](https://www.mercuriovalpo.cl) -
[La Segunda](https://digital.lasegunda.com) -
[La Tercera](https://www.latercera.com)
##### Mexico
[Mexico News Daily](https://mexiconewsdaily.com)
##### Peru
[El Comercio](https://elcomercio.pe) -
[Gestión](https://gestion.pe)
_*free articles only._
### Sites with limited number of free articles
The free article limit can normally be bypassed by removing cookies for the site.
Click on the BPC-icon and then 'clear cookies'-button in the popup.
For user with the limited permissions BPC-version this will only work for supported sites; for other sites use:
1. Install the add-on [Cookie Remover](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-remover/).
2. When coming across a paywall click the cookie icon to remove the cookies then refresh the page.
If removing the cookies works you can also add the site as a custom site.
### New site requests
You can submit a request for a new website [here](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/issues?status=new&status=open).
Please read the following instructions and share your results for a quicker process.
Remember to check the [previous requests](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/issues) before asking for a new website.
1. Visit an article on the site you want to bypass the paywall for and copy the article title.
2. Open up a new incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+P) and paste the article title into Google.
3. Click on the same article from the Google search results page. Or you can:
4. Disable javascript on the website by clicking the button right icon </> on the uBlock Origin panel.
5. Refresh the page.
### Add custom site
Add your own custom site (also for testing).
Check 'Options'-link in popup-menu and go to custom sites.
* by default BPC has limited permissions, but you can opt-in to enable custom sites (and also clear cookies for non-listed sites).
Make sure the (new) site is checked under Options (or check on/off-buton).
By default sites' cookies/local storage are removed after page loads (to bypass article limit).
Also you can enable Googlebot user-agent or disable Javascript for (sub)domain(s)/external sources.
### Troubleshooting
* This add-on works best alongside the adblocker [uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/).
* If a site doesn't work, try turning off uBlock and refreshing.
* Make sure the (new) site is checked under Options.
* You will be logged out for most of the sites you have checked.
* If you live in the EU, also consider installing the extension [I don't care about cookies](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies) in order to remove cookie warnings (or add filter [Easylist Cookies](https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist-cookie.txt) | [I don't care about cookies custom filter](https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/abp) to uBlock Origin).
### Changelog-releases
* Visit the [changelog page](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/src/master/changelog.txt).
* Or check the [commits](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/commits).
* [Download the latest version](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/downloads)
### License
Bypass Paywalls Clean is [MIT-licensed](https://bitbucket.org/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/src/master/LICENSE).