Effortless Open Access
Open Access Helper respects your privacy, yet it is always there for you, when you browse the web in Safari.
Imagine you access a scientific article and are faced with a paywall. Open Access Helper will automatically extract the DOI and see if an Open Access version exists and show a badge to help you notice it – no effort involved!
Interested? Click below to:
Open Access
FIND OPEN ACCESS, LEGALLY AND WITH PRIVACY IN MIND
What’s the first thing that comes to mind, when you hear Open Access? Free! No paywalls! That’s right. But it isn’t quite that straight forward, because the path to that free access, is paved with a ton of complicated terminology and a great many different possible access locations.
Open Access Helper is designed to make finding the best Open Access location easy. Whenever my app comes across a DOI, it will query the APIs of unpaywall.org & core.ac.uk to see if an Open Access copy is available elsewhere.
The App is free and Open Source and I have no intention to change that.
When it comes to your privacy, you should not trust just any stranger on the internet! To help you decide for yourself the source code for my apps is available at Github. However, if you have questions, don’t be shy and simply reach out!
unpaywall.org
The team behind unpaywall.org started the Open Access browser extension revolution. Learn more at unpaywall.org
core.ac.uk
More Open Access, the search behind the main app & source of Recommendation data! Learn more at core.ac.uk
OpenCitations.net
How often was an article cited? This can help provide additional context. Learn more at opencitations.net
Free & Open
While the app is distributed through the App Store, the code is available at GitHub, so you can review it. Check it out at GitHub.
Features
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
What started as a pretty basic app has quickly turned into an ever growing research assistance. The majority of power can be found in the Safari Action Extension, but read below to learn more!
Safari
macOS native for best performance
Skip the paywall
Find legal Open Access copies and skip the paywall
Recommendations
No Open Access?
No problem! Check out Core Recommender for similar Open Access documents.
iOS & iPadOS too
Your lifestyle requires multiple devices - OA Helper has you covered!
Search
Search core.ac.uk for Open Access copies
Privacy
I wouldn't want someone tracking me, so I don't track you. Period.
Download Today
This app is free and will stay so. Download now for iOS, iPadOS and macOS!
Got questions? info@oahelper.org
Open Access Helper Screenshots
