WallHop
A tool that quickly bypasses web paywalls through a URL prefix or input field. It aggregates multiple bypass methods and supports chained fallbacks, with emphasis on mobile use and developer integration.
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WallHop is a paywall-bypass tool created by developer Josh, posted on Hacker News as a Show HN.
WallHop is used by prefixing any article URL with wallhop.io/, or by pasting the link into the input box on the site's homepage, to get a reading page stripped of paywall pop-ups, ads and other distracting elements.
WallHop requires no registration and no browser extension installation.
WallHop was initially forked from the open-source project everywall/ladder (GPL-3.0 license), with extensive modifications by Josh.
WallHop's core technical approach is chained fallback: multiple bypass methods are chained for each request, and if a technique is blocked by the target site it automatically tries the next one, falling back to an archive.is snapshot when all fail.
12ft.io mainly relied on limited means such as the Googlebot cache, whereas WallHop has a higher fault tolerance when facing different paywall implementations.
WallHop provides an iOS Shortcut so users can get the full text in Safari via the share button before the pop-up block appears.
WallHop provides desktop users with a bookmarklet, as well as two endpoints, /raw/<url> and /api/<url>, making it easy to integrate into automation scripts or third-party tools.
WallHop already supports Medium's member-only articles, a scenario 12ft.io never handled.
WallHop cannot break through some server-side paywall implementations.
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WallHop is a paywall-bypass tool created by developer Josh, posted on Hacker News as a Show HN.
50%UnverifiedWallHop is used by prefixing any article URL with wallhop.io/, or by pasting the link into the input box on the site's homepage, to get a reading page stripped of paywall pop-ups, ads and other distracting elements.
50%UnverifiedWallHop requires no registration and no browser extension installation.
50%UnverifiedWallHop was initially forked from the open-source project everywall/ladder (GPL-3.0 license), with extensive modifications by Josh.
50%UnverifiedWallHop's core technical approach is chained fallback: multiple bypass methods are chained for each request, and if a technique is blocked by the target site it automatically tries the next one, falling back to an archive.is snapshot when all fail.
50%Unverified12ft.io mainly relied on limited means such as the Googlebot cache, whereas WallHop has a higher fault tolerance when facing different paywall implementations.
50%UnverifiedWallHop provides an iOS Shortcut so users can get the full text in Safari via the share button before the pop-up block appears.
50%UnverifiedWallHop provides desktop users with a bookmarklet, as well as two endpoints, /raw/<url> and /api/<url>, making it easy to integrate into automation scripts or third-party tools.
50%UnverifiedWallHop already supports Medium's member-only articles, a scenario 12ft.io never handled.
50%UnverifiedWallHop cannot break through some server-side paywall implementations.
50%UnverifiedWallHop operates as open source and non-profit, but does not store content, does not bypass server-side barriers, and falls back to public archives on failure; whether this strategy constitutes a sufficient legal buffer remains to be seen.
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