A Chrome extension that unlocks Medium articles by redirecting them to freedium.cfd.
- One-click unlocking: Click the extension icon and then "Get Unlocked Version" to unlock any Medium article
- Clean interface: Modern, gradient-styled popup with smooth animations
- Lightweight: No external dependencies or heavy assets
- Privacy-focused: Only requests necessary permissions (activeTab, tabs)
- Navigate to any Medium article
- Click the Freedium Unlocker extension icon in your browser toolbar
- Click "Get Unlocked Version" in the popup
- The article will open in a new tab via freedium.cfd
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in the top right corner)
- Click "Load unpacked"
- Select the folder containing the extension files
- The extension will appear in your extensions list and toolbar
medium-free/
├── manifest.json # Chrome extension manifest (Manifest V3)
├── popup.html # Extension popup interface
├── popup.js # JavaScript logic for unlocking articles
└── README.md # This file
- Visit any Medium article (e.g.,
https://medium.com/@author/article-title) - Click the Freedium Unlocker icon in your browser toolbar
- Click "Get Unlocked Version"
- The article will open in a new tab at
https://freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/@author/article-title
activeTab: To read the current tab's URLtabs: To create new tabs for the unlocked articles
This extension uses Chrome Manifest V3 and requires no build process. Simply edit the files and reload the extension in Chrome's developer mode.
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.
Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!
This extension is for educational purposes. Please respect Medium's terms of service and support content creators when possible.