This version brigs minor bug fixes and significant improvements to how I handle Preprint Servers, such as bioRxiv.org.
Version 2020.7
In this version Open Access Helper (macOS) got a new set of icons, both for the in-page badges and the toolbar icon. This aligns the look and feel of Open Access Helper for macOS with the newly released version for Chrome. This version also includes bug fixes and a new feature, which lets you suppress […]
Open Access Helper for Chrome 🎉
This week is Open Access Week and I thought I could help celebrate a little by releasing a version of Open Access Helper for Chrome. Why Chrome? Not only is Chrome the most popular browser worldwide (>75% marketshare), but it is the foundation for a lot of other browsers. I know, technically speaking Chromium is […]
Version 2020.5
This version brings support for EBSCOhost and ProQuest
Version 2020.6
This version brings support for EBSCOhost and ProQuest
Versio 2020.4
In this version I enhance your privacy, by removing code, which was designed to share anonymous usage data with me, if you had it enabled. You might ask, why remove it, if it was anonymous? The simple answer is that I didn’t get enough detail to make it valuable and I thus hardly used the […]
Version 2020.5.1
This version includes no feature updates, but fixes a bug, which would crash the containing app, when you clicked the Statistics button.
Version 2020.5
Est-ce que vous parlez français ? Thanks to @f_renaville Open Access Helper (macOS) does now have a French translation. Thank you François The other feature of this version is that I removed the code that would send anonymous usage statistics to me once a month. You always had full control over whether to send the […]
Version 2020.4
This is a minor version update, ensuring that the changed oahelper.org server structure is respected. Additionally I fixed some minor issues with DOI handling at apa.org.
macOS: What statistics do you collect?
As of Version 2020.5 I am happy to report that the below is no longer relevant, as the data is merely displayed and not shared. For users of older versions, I keep this page for just a little longer: Open Access Helper collects three statistical data points, as outlined in the Statistics tab of the […]