CORE Discovery

One-click access to free copies of research papers whenever you hit the paywall

CORE Discovery - Find Free Research Papers

CORE Discovery is a Firefox add-on that helps users discover freely accessible copies of research papers. It reduces the time it takes to access full texts, providing the highest coverage of free articles.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 178
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Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2020-10-02)
Version code: 5109156
Creation date: 2019-08-21
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://core.ac.uk/*
  • *://*.core.ac.uk/*
  • *://api.unpaywall.org/*
Size: 233.86K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

Add-on safety

Risk impact
Moderate risk impact

CORE Discovery requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Low risk likelihood

CORE Discovery has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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