Research Access Helper (RAH)
Quickly access academic research papers and articles from URLs or DOIs.
As of June 2026, Research Access Helper (RAH) has 25 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Education category.
Usersup 4.2 percent+4.2%
25
25
Ratingno change0%
5.00
4 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
4
Version
1.2
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.
History
10 snapshotsTracking since Apr 4, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 24 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 23 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 23 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 24 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| May 5, 2026 | 25 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| May 11, 2026 | 24 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| May 16, 2026 | 22 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| May 23, 2026 | 20 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 19 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 22 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Now | 25 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabcontextMenusstorage
- Host access
- *://*.libgen.vg/*, *://*.libgen.la/*, *://*.libgen.bz/*, *://*.libgen.gl/*, *://*.libgen.li/*
Screenshots
About
Research Access Helper (RAH) is a productivity tool for students, researchers, and academics. It allows you to quickly open academic research articles and papers by entering a DOI or URL. Use it to streamline your research workflow and access open-access content efficiently. Key features: - Open the current page or a specific DOI/URL in a new tab. - Simple and intuitive popup interface. - Context menu integration: right-click a link or page and open it instantly. - Lightweight and fast, with no unnecessary permissions. RAH is designed to help you manage academic research more efficiently. All actions are performed in your browser, giving you control over the sources you access.
Technical
- Version
- 1.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 28.63KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- ijeoplckaddgiakokpoocneplhaklkmp
- Developer ID
- uaff3b70f9f05150daac30592086d2d0e
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Oct 13, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Apr 12, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 12, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
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