A quick release focused on a security fix, a reliability fix for Chrome, and new search filtering for iOS/iPadOS. 🧩 Browser Extension Security fix. Fixed a small vulnerability that could have allowed a specially crafted website to change a user’s institutional affiliation if the user was tricked into visiting it. In my assessment, no actual damage […]
This release brings a major accessibility and visual overhaul to the iOS/iPadOS app, plus a round of architectural updates to enhance security. Additionally I’ve implemented several bug fixes to the browser extension, all for edge cases that you would not have typically seen. 📱 iOS & iPadOS App A more accessible app. VoiceOver support has been […]
I’m pleased to announce the release of Open Access Helper 2026.6.1. What’s changed This release removes the core.ac.uk Discover integration. The feature saw very little use over time, and rather than carry it forward indefinitely, I’ve decided to retire it cleanly with this update. I’d also like to highlight a small but important bug fix […]
With the next release of Open Access Helper, I will be deprecating support for the core.ac.uk Discover API. First, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank the team at CORE for building and maintaining such an impressive open infrastructure for scholarly communication. Their dedication to open access and their support over the past […]
This release brings a good number of bug fixes across the board, making the extension noticeably more stable overall. Here’s what’s new: CORE Recommender removed As announced on 26 April, the CORE Recommender feature has now been removed. It was rarely used in practice, and had recently stopped returning results reliably, so it was time […]
I am planning to deprecate support for the CORE Recommender in a future version of Open Access Helper. A word on CORE Before I get to the why, I want to say: CORE is doing important work. core.ac.uk aggregates millions of open access research papers and makes them freely available. Their infrastructure supports researchers, repositories, […]
This version brings a number of smaller enhancements to the extension and the iOS / iPad OS App. Extension: iOS / iPad OS Other
As Open Access Button will sunset its service on 18 November 2025, this update is designed to remove the settings for this service. I am grateful to OA.Works for the years of fruitful collaboration and thank you for understanding that not all services can remain the same for many years at end.
OA.Works will sunset the Open Access Button on 18 November 2025, as outlined in a blog post on their website. Open Access Helper has supported this service since its inception, and I would like to express my gratitude to the Open Access Button team for years of good collaboration. I hope to submit an updated […]
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