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hover-paywalls-browser-extension

Name: hover-paywalls-browser-extension
Author: nang-dev

Hover is an open-sourced browser extension that bypasses paywalls and blocks ads.

1,311 stars+1★ this week180 forksJavaScriptUpdated 8/22/2024100% free · open source

What it does

Hover is a browser extension that bypasses paywalls and blocks ads on news websites and other online content platforms.

When to use it

•When you need to access premium content for research or business purposes without paying for a subscription
•When you want to avoid ads on your favorite news websites
•When you're developing a web scraping or data mining project that requires access to paywalled content

Ready-to-paste prompt

Visit a paywalled website like https://www.nytimes.com/ and hover over the article title to see the extension in action

Heads up: The extension may not work on all paywalled websites, especially those that use complex paywall systems or anti-scraping measures, and may require additional configuration or debugging

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hover-paywalls-browser-extension && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hover-paywalls-browser-extension/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hover-paywalls-browser-extension/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How hover-paywalls-browser-extension works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Hover-paywalls-browser-extension is a small JavaScript project (~1.2k lines across 26 code files). Setup is light: install Node.js, run one command. Last commit 26 months ago, no license file, has a test suite.

Size

Small codebase

~1.2k lines · 26 code files · 10 min skim

Setup

Light setup

Install Node.js, run one command.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

JavaScript 99%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
src/App.js
Where the program starts running
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic29 files

slideshow/Folder34 files

versions/Folder7 files

public/Images & static assets9 files

.vscode/Editor / agent settings1 files

READMEHas testsThin docsNo CINo licenseLast update 26 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hover-paywalls-browser-extension && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/hover-paywalls-browser-extension/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/hover-paywalls-browser-extension/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

nang-dev

Language

JavaScript