macOS

Effortless Open Access

Open Access Helper respects your privacy and is always ready to assist you while you browse the web.

When you encounter a paywalled scientific article, Open Access Helper automatically extracts the DOI, checks for an Open Access version, and displays a badge if one is available—no effort required!

Interested? Click below to learn more:

Open Access

FIND OPEN ACCESS, LEGALLY AND WITH PRIVACY IN MIND

What comes to mind when you hear “Open Access”? Free! No paywalls! That’s right. But accessing free content can be complicated, with confusing terminology and various access points.

Open Access Helper simplifies this process. When it encounters a DOI, it queries the APIs of unpaywall.org and core.ac.uk to find available Open Access copies.

The app is free and it will always stay that way.

Your privacy is important. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to 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

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

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Analytics" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	1 year	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Necessary" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Others".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Performance".
CookieLawInfoConsent	1 year	Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.
PHPSESSID	session	This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.