Bypass any paywall.
Read the full article, free.
Paste a paywalled link to remove the paywall instantly. We hand it to trusted archive and reader tools, the same ones you could open yourself, so you get the whole story. No signup, no extension, no payment.
Tip: press / to focus, then paste your link.
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Works on NYTimes, WSJ, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, The Economist, Wired, and most metered news sites.
How it works
- 1Copy the link to any article stuck behind a paywall.
- 2Paste it above, or type it after our domain in the address bar.
- 3Pick a reader, or press 1, 2, or 3 to open one instantly.
Each reader also has a shortcut: 1 2 3.
Frequently asked questions
How do I bypass a paywall to read an article?
Paste the article link into the box above and press Enter, or put it straight after the slash in the address bar (paywallbypass.app/https://example.com/article). You get a one-tap choice of trusted archive and reader tools that open the full text.
How do I remove a paywall for free?
Every tool listed here is completely free. We send your link to public archives like Archive.today and the Wayback Machine, or to smry.ai, which rebuilds the article as clean reader text. There is no signup, no extension, and no payment.
Which news sites does this work on?
It works best on soft and metered paywalls, the kind that count free articles or hide text behind a popup. That covers most major newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Hard paywalls that require a paid login at the server are not bypassed; for those, the archive only shows pages that a reader saved earlier.
Is bypassing a paywall legal?
This site does not host, copy, or store any article. It only forwards your link to well-known public archiving services that you could visit directly. Whether you use those archives is your responsibility, and you should support publishers whose work you read regularly.
Do you track me or store the links I paste?
No. The page is static and runs entirely in your browser. Links are turned into archive URLs on your own device, so nothing you paste is logged, saved, or sent to our servers.
What is the fastest way to remove paywalls again and again?
Bookmark this page, or remember the pattern: type our domain, a slash, then the full article URL. Each tool also has a keyboard shortcut (1, 2, 3) so you can open your favourite reader the instant the page loads.
Paywall Remove does not host, store, or copy any article. It only forwards links to public services such as smry.ai, Archive.today, Wayback Machine. Please support the journalism you read.