Reviews for Unpaywall
Unpaywall by Impactstory team
244 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 14117175, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by MystaKull, 7 years agoamazing! I can't afford legit academic research on the most popular sites that come up in search results so I thought i was resigned to a pop culture self education, lol... I knew there had to be free and legal :P access to something with substance but I am just too ADD with DDG and I get lost in a torrent of queries... so, THANK YOU!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 11170394, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by paulstadnikov, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14087619, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14042214, 7 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13476246, 7 years agoSeems like a really great idea. However so far I have yet to come across any site where this extension works (the little green icon which permits reading of a blocked site). Unless I see one soon I'll be removing the extension. :(
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13989845, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13556656, 7 years agoUnpaywall makes it really easy to (legally!) find free versions of journal articles.
- Rated 5 out of 5by RV, 7 years agoExtremely helpful and gives idea of availibilty of free legal copy of any research paper within few momoents.
The Badge UI is great . - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13958296, 7 years agoTL;DR:
Implement the best possible interface, regardless of lazy users' concerns, then create an easy version for them. Or at least make a second version that follows best-practices. Somewhat redundant program, otherwise. But great idea, and there's certainly something to be said for the fact that you've pursued the idea to this extent.
Full comment:
Echoing the sentiments of another reviewer, and the respective reply from dev...
"Best-practices" in mind, it's too bad that they're being sullied in favour of unskilled-user-friendliness. Kind of ends up being user-unfriendly for those who would use in a more 'serious'/efficient capacity...
My opinion, for what it's worth, is that best-practices ought to be pursued foremost, otherwise the tool becomes an interface nightmare for those who want to use it efficiently and thoughtfully. You'd end up with a better product and that's the best scenario for a creator. A lite version is perfectly reasonable once that's taken care of.
I appreciate what you've done, though, and understand where you're coming from. It's a fantastic idea, but problematic roll-out philosophy for me. Ends up being a bit of another time-consuming hoop to jump through which sort of defeats the purpose for those who are capable, yet looking to streamline the search and organization process. - Rated 5 out of 5by Paulo Marques, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13907074, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by yzbx, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12755973, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13869065, 7 years agoI do not have money, so I am hoping this feature proves fruitful!!! That you have already proven.
Well just not too much money. - Rated 4 out of 5by Erasmus, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13346323, 7 years agoI like the concept. I will have more to report after having used it for awhile.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Mikhail Khvoinitsky, 7 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13766506, 8 years agoIt worked for the first article, but it just doesn't load for any other pages. For reference, I am looking at IEEE's website. I will edit if I get it to work, or if an update fixes it.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13757385, 8 years ago