12ft Ladder has been discontinued. One of the most popular alternatives is Unpaywall, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are 13 Feet Ladder, smry, Anti-Paywall and PaywallBuster. In total there are nine Paywall Removers like 12ft Ladder for the web, Mac, Windows, Linux and self-hosting.
Unpaywall is a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that allows users to access free PDFs of scholarly articles legally. It is open-source, works across Mac, Windows, and Linux, and doesn't require permissions, providing a seamless research experience with ad-free browsing across platforms.
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A site similar to 12ft.io, but is self-hosted and works with websites that 12ft.io doesn't work with.
AI-powered article reader for clean reading, summaries, audio, highlights, annotations, article chat, and YouTube transcripts.
This extension will mangle your browser's requests to maximize the chances of bypassing paywalls.
Remove paywalls from news articles instantly. PaywallBuster is a free tool that helps you bypass paywalls on news websites.
Ladder is a web proxy to help bypass paywalls. This is a self-hosted version of 1ft.io and 12ft.io. It is inspired by 13ft.
Skip paywalls, access knowledge. Unlock articles behind paywalls and access the information you need. Fast, easy, and reliable.
Paywall.vip is a free online tool that allows users to bypass paywalls on news websites and access restricted articles. Simply add “paywall.vip/” before a URL to gain instant access.
Privacy First Web Simplifier Extension - Access ladder services such as 12ft.io, 1ft.io and self hosted alternatives (Ladder & 13ft for example) with a button!.
