Is Open Access Button safe?

Clean risk

Finds legal access options for research articles when you cannot access them.

This extension helps you get research articles by searching thousands of sources for instant, legal access. It is intended for times when you encounter research you cannot access through the usual route.

Open Access Buttonv5.0.0Chrome Web Store
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Who publishes it

Code for Science & Society - no other listings under this identity, 1 shared hostname

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Open Access Button
Declared legal entity
Code for Science & Society
Registered address
3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd #247, Portland, OR 97214-5048, US
Registered contact
Joseph McArthur

Shared hosts - 1 hostname

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

openaccessbutton.org
Also called by 5 other listings

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

Publishers can request a review.

What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 5.0.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

Updated 30 September 2026gknkbkaapnhpmkcgkmdekdffgcddoiel