AI 产品解读A browser extension that detects DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) on academic paper pages and redirects users to configurable external services to find free, legal open-access versions of those papers
Researchers and students frequently encounter paywalls when trying to access academic papers. This extension bypasses paywalls by finding legal, free open-access versions of the same papers from repositories and open-access sources.
1. User visits a page containing an academic paper on any publisher site
2. User clicks the Open Access Button extension icon in the browser toolbar
3. Extension injects a script to extract the DOI from meta tags or page-specific elements
4. Extension opens a new tab to the configured paper download service (default: https://annas-archive.gd/scidb/) with the DOI appended
5. The external service resolves the DOI and provides access to a free/open-access version of the paper
Automatic DOI extraction from academic paper pages via meta tags and publisher-specific selectors (ScienceDirect, IEEE, PubMed, SAGE, Psycnet, Cairn, InderScience, Epistemonikos)One-click redirect to configurable paper download services (default: annas-archive.gd/scidb/)8 configurable paper search services (OpenAccessButton, oaDOI, SemanticScholar, OAmg, Internet Archive Scholar, LibKey, Google Scholar, Google Search)Multi-language support (13+ locales)Content script for Anna's Archive pages
- 目标用户
- Researchers and academics / University students / Librarians / Healthcare professionals / Policy makers needing access to evidence-based research
- Cannot verify the behavior of the default external service (annas-archive.gd/scidb/) or other configurable services—they may have their own auth/payment requirements
- background.js is empty (0 bytes), so no background processing logic to analyze
- The extension's options page allows arbitrary custom URLs for the paper search service, meaning the actual behavior depends on the user's chosen service
付费分析未识别到付费功能
The extension is completely free with no paid tiers, feature gating, or payment processing. The heuristic-detected keywords 'paywall' and 'subscription' appear only in description text describing the PROBLEM the extension solves (accessing papers behind paywalls), not the extension's own pricing. extension-descriptions.md explicitly states: 'Free to Use: Completely free with no hidden costs or premium tiers' (line 37) and 'No subscriptions, no paywalls' (line 88). No Stripe, billing, license, or payment API calls exist in the source code. The external services the extension redirects to (e.g., annas-archive.gd, openaccessbutton.org) may have their own pricing, but the extension itself does not gate any features behind payment.
- 置信度
- 95
- 支付平台
- --
- 来源
- AI / 高
- 需要登录
- 否
- 登录理由
- No login UI, authentication flows, OAuth, or account creation exists in the extension. The extension uses chrome.storage only for local preferences (paperURL, showRating). The core workflow—extract DOI from the current page and redirect to an external paper download service—works entirely without any account or authentication.
Good extension
Actually really good for getting things hidden behind a paywall, those saying it's a scam are idiots- the extension might not be clear with instructions so i'll explain, click the download button and if it doesn't respond, it can't find it. Clicking the download button just opens a pdf- It doesn't actually download anything. Super helpful for getting things from oxford or stanford or any other college/university that puts papers behind a paywall, or restricts them to certain people within the orginization. Also it works by searching the name of the paper into this one website, so if you go to that website it's great to find new sources because you can search there yourself, overall 10/10 extension, I will be recommending it to anyone who has problems with accessing papers online.
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nice
Working very well. Thanks!
When I first installed this extension, I was skeptical that a single button could find free academic articles so reliably. But it consistently surprised me by locating PDFs and legal copies that I otherwise wouldn’t have found without hours of digging. A must-have for academics.
Open Access Button helped me discover research I didn’t even know existed. It connected me to open repositories and institutional archives I had never used before. This one little add-on expanded my research horizons in ways I didn’t think a browser extension could.
Installing the Open Access Button was one of the best decisions I made for my thesis research. Instead of bouncing between database after database, the extension did the heavy lifting for me, searching open access repositories and pulling up legal full texts whenever available. It made research feel less frustrating and more productive.
I’ve been a researcher for years, and the Open Access Button completely transformed how I find articles. With one click it would automatically detect a paper’s DOI and search legal open access versions across repositories around the world saving me hours of manual searching. It’s one of the few tools I truly relied on to break through paywalls and keep my literature reviews flowing.
Beyond its functionality, what stands out most is the purpose behind this extension. It’s clear that it was built by people who care about access to information. The request feature is a great addition, and the overall experience feels polished and trustworthy. This is one of those rare extensions that genuinely makes the internet better.