Overview
When an article is paywalled, checks whether archive.ph already has a public snapshot and offers a link to it.
ReadVia looks for existing public snapshots on archive.ph of articles that are behind a paywall. When you land on a paywalled article, ReadVia asks archive.ph whether a snapshot of that URL already exists. If one does, a small button appears offering to open it. If no snapshot exists, nothing appears. You can also click the toolbar icon on any page to check it directly. Paywalled pages are recognized two ways: a built-in list of major news, magazine, and trade publications, and generic detection elsewhere (schema.org `isAccessibleForFree: false`, known paywall vendor scripts such as Piano or Zephr, or on-page text like "subscribe to continue reading"). How it works — and what it does not do: ReadVia does not circumvent, disable, or tamper with any paywall. It does not spoof your user agent, clear cookies or article counters, modify the publisher's page to reveal hidden text, or alter any network request to the publisher. Its only action is to look up the current URL on archive.ph — the identical request your browser would make if you visited archive.ph and pasted the link yourself — and, if a snapshot is already publicly available there, open it in a new tab. Features: - Confirms a snapshot actually exists before showing anything — no dead links - Automatic detection on known paywalled sites, manual lookup anywhere via the toolbar icon - Falls back across archive.ph mirrors (archive.today, archive.is, archive.li) if one is down - No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no data sent to the developer — see privacy policy
Details
- Version1.0.1
- UpdatedSeptember 13, 2026
- Size19.74KiB
- LanguagesEnglish (United States)
- Developer
Email
meetu.gupta@gmail.com - Non-traderThis developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.
Privacy
ReadVia has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.
ReadVia handles the following:
This developer declares that your data is
- Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
- Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
- Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes
