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README.md

Bypass Paywalls Clean for Firefox

Installation
Update
List of supported websites
Sites with limited number of free articles
New site requests
Add custom site
Add excluded site
Troubleshooting
Changelog-releases
License

Installation

You can install the add-on from Mozilla add-ons (AMO): Bypass Paywalls Clean
Or download and install the latest xpi-version from GitLab
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).

Update

Check for updates (in about:addons) and allow permissions for newly supported sites (else no update will be installed).

Android

On Android this add-on doesn't work with latest Firefox v84 (Fenix); it only supports a number of 'recommended' add-ons (for now).
Only from Firefox v85 you can install recommended add-ons via AMO - so no more need to add these to your custom add-on collection (see below).

BPC add-on works fine in Firefox Nightly, Fennec F-Droid or IceRaven though (when you load BPC from a custom add-on collection).
For Firefox Nightly or Fennec F-Droid (based on latest Firefox for Android) you have to make your own custom add-on collection (or use another that contains BPC).
Iceraven (Fenix fork) uses: What I want on Fenix
It has a custom add-ons account: 16201230 & collection: What-I-want-on-Fenix.
In IceRaven all add-ons are shown (with search option), but In Firefox Nightly and Fennec F-Droid only the first 50 add-ons are shown.
There you can use custom add-ons account: 15546469 & collection: Fenix.

PS on Android: enabling custom sites isn't working (no optional permissions).
Then you need the 'custom' add-on version (with access to all sites): Bypass Paywalls Clean (custom)

Chrome/Chromium

Visit the Chrome repository of Bypass Paywall Clean.

Notes

This add-on works best alongside the adblocker uBlock Origin.
You will be logged out for most of the sites you have checked.

List of supported websites

* free articles only.

Finland

Grouped in options:
Sanoma Media Finland sites like (opt-in to custom sites for unlisted/regional sites)
Aamulehti - Helsingin Sanomat

Alma Talent sites like
Arvopaperi - Iltalehti (Firefox-only) - Kauppalehti - Markkinointi & Mainonta - Mediuutiset - Mikrobitti - Talouselämä - Tekniikka & Talous - Tivi - Uusi Suomi

France/Wallonia

Alternatives Economiques - Atlantico - Challenges - Charlie Hebdo - Esprit - L'Express - L'Obs - L'Oeil de la Photographie (fr/en) - L'Opinion - L'Usine Nouvelle - La Croix - La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest - La Tribune - Le Journal du Dimanche - Le Journal du Net - Le Parisien - Le Télégramme - Les Échos - Libération* - Paris Match - Science & Vie - Sciences et Avenir - Sud Ouest - Télérama - Valeurs Actuelles

Grouped in options:
Groupe EBRA sites like
Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - L'Alsace - L'Est Républicain - Le Bien Public - Le Dauphiné Libéré - Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire - Le Progrès - Le Républicain Lorrain - Vosges Matin
Groupe La Dépêche sites like
Centre Presse - L'Indépendant - La Dépêche du Midi - La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées - Le Petit Bleu d'Agen - Midi Libre - Midi Olympique
Groupe Rossel sites like
L'Aisne nouvelle - L'Ardennais - L'Est-Éclair - L'Union - L'Écho - La Voix du Nord - Le Courrier picard - Le Soir - Libération Champagne - Nord Éclair - Paris Normandie - SudInfo

Germany/Austria

Aachener Zeitung - Augsburger Allgemeine - Berliner Zeitung - Cicero - Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten - Die Rheinpfalz - Die Zeit - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Freie Presse - Handelsblatt* - Krautreporter.de - Kurier.at - Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung - Nordwest Zeitung - Piqd.de - Rhein-Zeitung - Ruhr Nachrichten - Sächsische Zeitung - Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag - Schweriner Volkszeitung - Süddeutsche Zeitung

Grouped in options:
Funke Mediengruppe sites like
Berliner Morgenpost - Braunschweiger Zeitung - Hamburger Abendblatt - Neue Ruhr Zeitung - Ostthüringer Zeitung - Thüringer Allgemeine - Thüringische Landeszeitung - Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung - Westfalenpost - Westfälische Rundschau
Madsack Mediengruppe sites like (opt-in to custom sites for unlisted)
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung - Kieler Nachrichten - Leipziger Volkszeitung - Lübecker Nachrichten - Märkische Allgemeine - Neue Presse (Hannover) - Ostsee-Zeitung

Italy

Corriere della Sera - Domani - GElocal.it - Il Fatto Quotidiano - Il Manifesto - Il Secolo XIX - La Nuova Sardegna - La Repubblica - La Stampa - Le Scienze - LimesOnline (it/en)

Grouped in options:
Il Messaggero and regional sites like Corriere Adriatico - Il Gazzettino - Il Mattino - Quotidiano di Puglia
Quotidiano Nazionale and regional sites like Il Giorno - Il Resto del Carlino - Il Telegrafo Livorno - La Nazione

Netherlands/Flanders

Dagblad van het Noorden - De Morgen - De Tijd - Financieele Dagblad - Follow the Money - Groene Amsterdammer - Humo - Knack - Leeuwarder Courant - NRC Handelsblad - Parool - Telegraaf - Trouw - Volkskrant

Grouped in options:
Algemeen Dagblad and regional ADR sites like BN DeStem - Brabants Dagblad - Eindhovens Dagblad - Gelderlander - PZC - Stentor - Tubantia
Mediahuis Nederland Regional sites like
Noordhollands Dagblad - Haarlems Dagblad - Leidsch Dagblad - IJmuider Courant - De Gooi- en Eemlander

Portugal

Correio da Manhã - Observador

Russia

Republic.ru

Spain

ABC - El Confidencial - El Diario.es - El Español - El Mundo - El País - El Periódico de Catalunya - Expansión - La Vanguardia - Marca - Política Exterior

Grouped in options:
Grupo Prensa Ibérica sites like
Diario de Ibiza - Diario de Mallorca - El Día - El Periódico Mediterráneo - Faro de Vigo - Información - La Nueva España - La Provincia - Levante-EMV
Grupo Vocento (ABC regional) sites like
Diario Vasco - El Comercio - El Correo - El Diario Montañés - El Norte de Castilla - Hoy - Ideal - La Rioja - La Verdad - La Voz de Cádiz - Las Provincias - Sur

Sweden

Dagens Industri - Dagens Nyheter - NyTeknik

Switzerland

Neue Zürcher Zeitung - The Market

Africa

Kenya

Daily Nation

Australia/New Zealand

Brisbane Times - Eureka Report - Griffith Review - Intelligent Investor - New Zealand Herald - The Age - The Australian Financial Review - The Saturday Paper - The Spectator Australia - The Sydney Morning Herald - The West Australian (+ regional) - WAtoday

Grouped in options:
News Corp Australia site like
Cairns Post - Geelong Advertiser - Gold Coast Bulletin - Herald Sun - Northern Territory News - The Advertiser/AdelaideNow - The Australian - The Chronicle - The Courier-Mail - The Daily Telegraph - The Mercury Tasmania - The Weekly Times - Townsville Bulletin
Australian Community Media (daily) sites like (add to custom sites for unlisted & block general paywall-script Piano)
Bendigo Advertiser - Central Western Daily - Daily Liberal - Illawarra Mercury - Newcastle Herald - The Advocate - The Border Mail - The Canberra Times - The Courier - The Daily Advertiser - The Examiner - The Northern Daily Leader - The Port Macquarie News - The Standard - Western Advocate
Australian Provincial Newspapers site like (opt-in to custom sites for unlisted)
Bundaberg News Mail - Fraser Coast Chronicle - Gladstone Observer - Grafton Daily Examiner - Mackay Daily Mercury - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin - Sunshine Coast Daily - The Gympie Times - The Queensland Times - Warwick Daily News

East Asia

Asia Times - Caixin Global - CommonWealth Magazine Taiwan - Harvard Business Review Taiwan - Nikkei Asian Review - NK News* - South China Morning Post - Southern Weekly - Tech in Asia - The Diplomat - The Japan Times

India

Bloomberg Quint* - Business Standard - Hindustan Times - Inc42 - Live Law - LiveMint - MediaNama - The Economic Times (ET Prime) - The Hindu - The Hindu BusinessLine - Times of India

Israel

Globes - Haaretz.co.il - Haaretz.com - The Jerusalem Post - The Marker

Lebanon

L'Orient-Le Jour

Latin America

Argentina

Ámbito - Clarín - La Nación

Brazil

Exame - Folha de S. Paulo - Grupo Abril - O Estado de S. Paulo - O Globo - Valor Econômico

Chile

Diario Financiero - El Mercurio - El Mercurio de Valparaíso - La Estrella de Valparaíso - La Segunda - La Tercera

Mexico

Mexico News Daily

Peru

El Comercio - Gestión

* 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:

Install the add-on Cookie Remover.
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.
Please read the following instructions and share your results for a quicker process.
Remember to check the previous requests before asking for a new website.

Visit an article on the site you want to bypass the paywall for and copy the article title.
Open up a new incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+P) and paste the article title into Google.
Click on the same article from the Google search results page. Or you can:
Disable javascript on the website by clicking the button right icon </> on the uBlock Origin panel.
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/block general paywall-scripts for non-listed sites). You can also just request permissions for the custom sites you added yourself.

Make sure the (new) site is checked under Options (or check on/off-button).
By default sites' cookies/local storage are removed after page loads (to bypass article limit).
Also you can enable Googlebot/Bingbot user-agent, disable Javascript for (sub)domain(s)/external sources and/or set the referer (to Facebook, Google or Twitter; ignored when Googlebot is set).