Here’s an updated version of my previous Shortcuts workflow to use via the «Share»-menu in Safari on iOS, iPadOS and macOS to easily bypass paywalls on a large variety of news websites.

Install the «Remove Paywall» shortcut

How to use the shortcut to bypass a paywalled article

  1. Open a paywalled webpage or news article.
  2. Then tap the «Share»-icon in Safari & choose «Remove Paywall» from the list.
  3. A new browser tab will open with the unlocked / bypassed webpage.
How-to screenshot using the «Remove Paywall» shortcut to remove a webpage's paywall

Since 12ft.io was recently taken down and went out-of-service, it is now using removepaywall.com.

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5 thoughts on “New Shortcut to remove and bypass Paywalls in Safari”

    1. @Marielle it cannot remove paywall on every website; especially those who are not „secretly“ revealing the full content, but require a hard login to view everything, won’t work naturally.

    1. Thanks for the suggestion @FX, but the shortcut also works without the URL parameter – and I have to admit that I personally prefer it that way. Using the /search?url=… parameter, the unpaywalled website view is no longer mobile-friendly & has an overload in UI options IMHO.

      However: you should be able to modify the Shortcut locally on your device, once installed.

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