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
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- storage
- *://core.ac.uk/*
- *://*.core.ac.uk/*
- *://api.unpaywall.org/*
Size: 233.86K
Email: th*****@core.ac.uk
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons
Add-on safety
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
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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