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Is Unpaywall safe?

This security report analyses whether Unpaywall is safe to install on your browser. We check Unpaywall for malicious behaviour, data exfiltration, suspicious permissions, and known vulnerabilities so you can decide if Unpaywall is safe for your personal or enterprise fleet.

Clean risk

Unpaywall is a CLEAN extension with a legitimate, beneficial purpose that helps users find legally available open-access versions of scholarly articles.

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Updated 10 April 2026iplffkdpngmdjhlpjmppncnlhomiipha

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