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userscript that adds buttons (RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium) for paywalled Medium articles

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# Medium Unlocked

> A userscript that adds alternate reading links (RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium) for paywalled Medium articles.

![Screenshot of Medium Unlocked](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/main/screenshots/pc.png)

[![Install Medium Unlocked](https://img.shields.io/badge/Install%20Userscript-Medium%20Unlocked-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=userscript)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/main/medium-unlocked.user.js)
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## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Supported Domains](#supported-domains)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Features](#features)
- [Notes](#notes)
- [Contributing](#contributing)

## Overview

**Medium Unlocked** is a lightweight userscript that detects paywalled ("member-only") articles on Medium and provides alternate reading links using external services — [RemovePaywalls](https://removepaywalls.com), [Freedium](https://freedium-mirror.cfd), [Archive.today](https://archive.today), and [ReadMedium](https://readmedium.com) — so you can read the content without the paywall.

## Supported Domains

> This script supports all Medium domains, subdomains, and some custom domains. While it's technically possible to match every site with `*://*/*`, doing so would run the script on all websites, which is not advisable for performance and security reasons. The list below covers all the default enabled domains and popular Medium-powered publications.

- **RemovePaywalls** - Supports all domains listed below
- **Freedium** - Supports all domains listed below
- **Archive.today** - Supports all domains listed below
- **ReadMedium** - Supports only Medium.com and \*.medium.com subdomains

### All Supported Domains List

- Medium domains (`medium.com`)
- Medium subdomains (`*.medium.com`)
- Medium Profiles (`medium.com/@*`)
- Medium Link Shortener (`link.medium.com`)
- Medium Stories (`stories.medium.com`)
- Muzli on Medium (`medium.muz.li`)
- DataDrivenInvestor on Medium (`medium.datadriveninvestor.com`)
- FreeCodeCamp on Medium (`medium.freecodecamp.org`)
- AWS in Plain English (`aws.plainenglish.io`)
- Better Humans (`betterhumans.pub`)
- Better Marketing (`bettermarketing.pub`)
- Better Programming (`betterprogramming.pub`)
- Bits and Pieces Blog (`blog.bitsrc.io`)
- Dev Genius Blog (`blog.devgenius.io`)
- Prototypr Blog (`blog.prototypr.io`)
- The Startup (UseJournal) (`blog.usejournal.com`)
- BYRSLF (`byrslf.co`)
- Chatbots Life (`chatbotslife.com`)
- Code Like A Girl (`code.likeagirl.io`)
- CodeBurst (`codeburst.io`)
- Entrepreneur's Handbook (`entrepreneurshandbook.co`)
- Entrepreneurship (`entrepreneurship.com`)
- HackerNoon (`hackernoon.com`)
- InfoSec Write-ups (`infosecwriteups.com`)
- ITNEXT (`itnext.io`)
- JavaScript in Plain English (`javascript.plainenglish.io`)
- Level Up Coding (`levelup.gitconnected.com`)
- Plain English (`plainenglish.io`)
- ProAndroidDev (`proandroiddev.com`)
- Python in Plain English (`python.plainenglish.io`)
- The Belladonna Comedy (`thebelladonnacomedy.com`)
- The Bold Italic (`thebolditalic.com`)
- Towards Data Science (`towardsdatascience.com`)
- UX Collective (`uxdesign.cc`)
- UX Planet (`uxplanet.org`)
- The Writing Cooperative (`writingcooperative.com`)
- Towards AI (`pub.towardsai.net`)
- Generative AI Pub (`generativeai.pub`)

## Usage

1. Install a userscript manager like [Tampermonkey](https://www.tampermonkey.net/) or [Violentmonkey](https://violentmonkey.github.io/)
2. [Click here to install the script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/main/medium-unlocked.user.js)
3. Done! Visit Medium and enjoy unrestricted reading

## Features

- Detects Medium paywalls automatically
- Adds RemovePaywalls, Freedium, Archive.today & ReadMedium buttons
- Works on both mobile and desktop
- Simple, fast, and privacy-respecting
- Supports Medium's dynamic page loads (SPA)

## Screenshots
### Mobile
![Mobile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/main/screenshots/mobile.png)
### Desktop
![Mobile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/main/screenshots/pc.png)

## Notes

- This script **does not bypass** paywalls directly
- It only links to third-party services
- Use at your own discretion

## Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request?
[Open an issue](https://github.com/ShrekBytes/medium-unlocked/issues) or submit a pull request.

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