Unlock News
A Chrome extension to unlock news articles by bypassing paywalls and restrictions.
As of May 2026, Unlock News has 126 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Productivity category.
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5.00
4 reviews
Reviewsup 33.3 percent+33.3%
4
Version
1.3
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
View as table
| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 104 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 108 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.3 |
| May 6, 2026 | 118 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.3 |
| May 17, 2026 | 113 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.3 |
| May 31, 2026 | 128 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Now | 126 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.3 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- scriptingactiveTab
- Host access
- <all_urls>
Screenshots
About
A Chrome extension to unlock news articles by bypassing paywalls and restrictions.
Technical
- Version
- 1.3
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 1.25MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- dimmnhogejhglijbdcdmlflemegdaeik
- Developer ID
- u2eb96c042bef1744fd7999cbc6a52534
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jul 2, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jul 2, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 31, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- https://unlock-news.tiiny.site/
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 31, 2026.