https://github.com/shrekbytes/medium-unlocked
userscript that adds buttons (RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium) for paywalled Medium articles
https://github.com/shrekbytes/medium-unlocked
cross-platform medium paywall-bypass unpaywall userscript
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userscript that adds buttons (RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium) for paywalled Medium articles
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shrekbytes/medium-unlocked
- Owner: ShrekBytes
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-08-06T15:34:21.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-19T11:25:58.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-19T15:59:52.440Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: cross-platform, medium, paywall-bypass, unpaywall, userscript
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 833 KB
- Stars: 20
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README-geasyfork.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Medium Unlocked
> A userscript that adds alternate reading links (RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium) for paywalled Medium articles.
## Features
- Detects Medium paywalls automatically
- Adds RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium buttons
- Works on both mobile and desktop
- Simple, fast, and privacy-respecting
## Supported Domains
> This script supports all Medium domains, subdomains, and some custom domains. While it's technically possible to match every site with `*://*/*`, doing so would run the script on all websites, which is inefficient and unnecessary. If you want a Medium-powered custom domain added, [open an issue](https://github.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/issues) and I'll add it.
- **RemovePaywalls** - Supports all domains listed below
- **Freedium** - Supports all domains listed below
- **Archive.today** - Supports all domains listed below
- **ReadMedium** - Supports only Medium.com and \*.medium.com subdomains
### All Supported Domains List
- Medium domains (`medium.com`)
- Medium subdomains (`*.medium.com`)
- Medium Profiles (`medium.com/@*`)
- Medium Link Shortener (`link.medium.com`)
- Medium Stories (`stories.medium.com`)
- Muzli on Medium (`medium.muz.li`)
- DataDrivenInvestor on Medium (`medium.datadriveninvestor.com`)
- FreeCodeCamp on Medium (`medium.freecodecamp.org`)
- AWS in Plain English (`aws.plainenglish.io`)
- Better Humans (`betterhumans.pub`)
- Better Marketing (`bettermarketing.pub`)
- Better Programming (`betterprogramming.pub`)
- Bits and Pieces Blog (`blog.bitsrc.io`)
- Dev Genius Blog (`blog.devgenius.io`)
- Prototypr Blog (`blog.prototypr.io`)
- The Startup (UseJournal) (`blog.usejournal.com`)
- BYRSLF (`byrslf.co`)
- Chatbots Life (`chatbotslife.com`)
- Code Like A Girl (`code.likeagirl.io`)
- CodeBurst (`codeburst.io`)
- Entrepreneur's Handbook (`entrepreneurshandbook.co`)
- Entrepreneurship (`entrepreneurship.com`)
- HackerNoon (`hackernoon.com`)
- InfoSec Write-ups (`infosecwriteups.com`)
- ITNEXT (`itnext.io`)
- JavaScript in Plain English (`javascript.plainenglish.io`)
- Level Up Coding (`levelup.gitconnected.com`)
- Plain English (`plainenglish.io`)
- ProAndroidDev (`proandroiddev.com`)
- Python in Plain English (`python.plainenglish.io`)
- The Belladonna Comedy (`thebelladonnacomedy.com`)
- The Bold Italic (`thebolditalic.com`)
- Towards Data Science (`towardsdatascience.com`)
- UX Collective (`uxdesign.cc`)
- UX Planet (`uxplanet.org`)
- The Writing Cooperative (`writingcooperative.com`)
## Notes
- This script **does not bypass** paywalls directly
- It only links to third-party services
- Use at your own discretion