Best alternatives to Readium - Medium Paywall Radar (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Readium, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Readium alternatives, compared
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Paywall-Free Reader
Read premium articles with a clean layout, summarize with AI and save for later. Perfect for research, learning, and productivity.
≈20K users2.9★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 8)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Free Medium Reader
Read members-only articles on Medium.com directly on the page.
≈8K users4.3★ from 21 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions- About 2.7× more users than Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
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La rep Bypass PayWall
Tired of struggling with an unreadable layout on larep.fr? This extension is here to solve this problem! Our revolutionary Chrome…
≈1K users3.0★ from 3 ratings1 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Readium
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
- Listed under News & Weather
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Paywall Hero
Bypass soft paywalls: clear cookies, fresh window, free sources, or AI summary. Up to 100 free credits. No account needed to start.
676 users2.3★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago5 permissions- About 4.4× fewer users than Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
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Paywall Porter for NotebookLM
NotebookLM can't reach paywalled content. Paywall Porter fixes that. Free 1-click imports of articles, AI chats & YouTube.
≈4K users4.7★ from 62 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago12 permissions- A similar number of users to Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 8)
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Paywall Label for Facebook, Twitter & Google
Allows you to add a paywall label to Google's search results, Facebook and Twitter feed.
595 users3.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years199 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Readium
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (199 vs 8)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 7
Chrome Reading Mode
Turn any webpage into a clean reading view. Chrome Reading Mode removes ads and distractions for faster, focused reading.
859 users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago4 permissions- About 3.5× fewer users than Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 8)
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Outliner | Improving your reading experience
A simple one-click tool to improve your reading experience by bypassing common web distractions and paywall overlays.
≈10K users4.2★ from 53 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago2 permissions- About 3.3× more users than Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 8)
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Paywall Detector for Chrome – Detect Subscription-Only or Premium Content
Shows a warning icon next to Google search results that link to paywalled articles.
579 users3.7★ from 3 ratings1 permissions- About 5.2× fewer users than Readium
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
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Nook - Focused Reading
Save articles for distraction-free reading with bionic text, auto-pacing, and ADHD-friendly features.
415 users4.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago14 permissions- About 7.2× fewer users than Readium
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 8)
Readium alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Readium?
By users, the most popular alternative is Paywall-Free Reader with ≈20K users and a 2.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Paywall-Free Reader.
Which Readium alternative has the best rating?
Paywall Porter for NotebookLM has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 62 ratings.
Is there a Readium alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
La rep Bypass PayWall asks for 1 permissions, against 8 for Readium.
How many alternatives to Readium are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Readium on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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