Freedium

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 21, 2026
  description

  Freedium: Free Medium and an Enhanced Reader
  
  📱 Usage:
  1. Navigate to any Medium article
  2. Click the "Read for Free" button that appears
  3. Enjoy your enhanced reading experience
  4. Save interesting articles to read later
  
  Freedium transforms your Medium reading experience with powerful features designed for avid readers. Unlock the full potential of Medium with our smart, user-friendly extension.
  
  🔑 Key Features:
  • Read member-only articles freely
  • Save articles to your reading list
  • Track your reading progress
  • View personal reading analytics
  
  🔒 Privacy & Security:
  • No login required
  • Respects your privacy
  • No intrusive advertisements
  • Transparent data collection
  
  💪 Perfect for:
  • Avid Medium readers
  • Students and researchers
  • Professional developers
  • Tech enthusiasts
  • Knowledge seekers
  
  📚( Coming Soon... v2) Enhanced Reading Experience:
  • Dark Mode and Sepia Mode for comfortable reading
  • Customizable font size and line spacing
  • Article progress tracking
  • Estimated reading time
  • Quick navigation with table of contents
  • Back-to-top button
  
  🎯 (Coming Soon ... v3) Smart Content Management:
  • Bookmark articles for later
  • Add personal notes and highlights
  • Filter content by keywords and authors
  • Track reading statistics
  • Offline reading support
  
  💡 Coming Soon - Sky is the limit:
  • Cross-device sync
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Personalized article recommendations
  • Achievement system
  • Text-to-speech support
  • Enhanced accessibility features

  Freedium: Free Medium and an Enhanced Reader
  
  📱 Usage:
  1. Navigate to any Medium article
  2. Click the "Read for Free" button that appears
  3. Enjoy your enhanced reading experience
  4. Save interesting articles to read later
  
  Freedium transforms your Medium reading experience with powerful features designed for avid readers. Unlock the full potential of Medium with our smart, user-friendly extension.
  
  🔑 Key Features:
  • Read member-only articles freely
  • Save articles to your reading list
  • Track your reading progress
  • View personal reading analytics
  
  🔒 Privacy & Security:
  • No login required
  • Respects your privacy
  • No intrusive advertisements
  • Transparent data collection
  
  💪 Perfect for:
  • Avid Medium readers
  • Students and researchers
  • Professional developers
  • Tech enthusiasts
  • Knowledge seekers
  
  
    ▎ v1.1
    ▎ • Now works on Medium publication vanity domains (uxdesign.cc, towardsdatascience.com, etc.) via canonical-URL detection
    ▎ • Redirect target updated to freedium-mirror.cfd (the old mirror went offline)
    ▎ • New "Read this article for free" button in the popup — use it if the in-page banner didn't show
    ▎ • More reliable paywall detection with a retry ladder and fallback signals
    ▎ • Reading stats now count unique articles, and the "money saved" calculation is based on articles read
    ▎ • "Saved to Reading List" toast confirmation when using Read Later
    ▎ • Donations now accept USDT (BSC BEP20)                                                                                                                                                                                                        
    ▎ • Cleaned up dead code and miscellaneous bug fixes
  
  
  📚( Coming Soon... v2) Enhanced Reading Experience:
  • Dark Mode and Sepia Mode for comfortable reading
  • Customizable font size and line spacing
  • Article progress tracking
  • Estimated reading time
  • Quick navigation with table of contents
  • Back-to-top button
  
  🎯 (Coming Soon ... v3) Smart Content Management:
  • Bookmark articles for later
  • Add personal notes and highlights
  • Filter content by keywords and authors
  • Track reading statistics
  • Offline reading support
  
  💡 Coming Soon - Sky is the limit:
  • Cross-device sync
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Personalized article recommendations
  • Achievement system
  • Text-to-speech support
  • Enhanced accessibility features

• Apr 21, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://medium.com/*, https://freedium.cfd/*

  https://medium.com/*, https://*.medium.com/*, https://freedium-mirror.cfd/*

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabreadingListstorage

Host access

https://medium.com/*, https://*.medium.com/*, https://freedium-mirror.cfd/*

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