Last Updated: March 6, 2025
This is how to get past The New York Times paywall with uBlock Origin extension.
You can use this wide-spectrum blocker to read the New York Times online for free.
Welcome to another helpful tip from the DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
You set it up once, and you can view all the articles and stories of NYTimes and Financial Times.
In my past post, I have already shown you 3 ways how to get past NYTimes paywall in this article, "How to read The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times articles free".
This time I am going show you how to use uBlock Origin extension to access The New York Times articles for free.
In short, read The New York Times online without subscription.
This method of passing NYTimes.com site paywall works for both Firefox and Chrome browsers.
Access The New York Times Website articles free
These are two steps how install uBlock Origin and then set up filter list.
STEP 1: Install uBlock Origin
For Firefox browser, go to this site, and click the "Add to Firefox" button .
NOTE: March 2025 Chrome has disabled uBlock Origin extension from its Chrome Web Store.
To install uBlock Origin extension for Chrome, do this:
https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/8255e5509d17468c3367ab18c7f617c8/67c86f71/3e4cd/0/1
Copy the URL above, and it paste it in the address bar of Google browser, and press "Enter" key.
Likewise, you can highlight it, right click and then click, "Go to https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/8255e5509d17468c3367ab18c7f617c8/67c86f71/3e4cd/0/1
A box pops up with the file name, uBlock0_1.62.0.chromium.
Download it and you would see this icon.
Right click on the icon, a menu pops up, click "Extract files...".
Save the folder in your Downloads or wherever you preferred.
The extracted folder of uBlock0.chromium looks like this:
Now go to Chrome Extension, click "Load unpacked" button. (Make sure the "Developer mode" is enabled.
A box pops up, click on the uBlock0.chromium folder, which you have just saved.
Finally click the "Select Folder" button.
Immediately the uBlock Origin extension is installed in your Chrome Extensions.
Then pin the uBlock Origin icon to the toolbar.
STEP 2: Set up filter lists
Click the small uBlock Origin icon at the toolbar.
A box pops up, click the three cog wheels at the bottom right hand corner.
It opens the dashboard page, click "Filter lists" tab.
Scroll all the way down until "> Import".
Click it, instantly a box appears below.
Type this line inside the box:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liamengland1/miscfilters/master/antipaywall.txt
Then go up and click "Apply changes" button.
You can see "Anti-paywall filters" listed under Custom.
Go to The New York Times homepage to read all the articles without being blocked by its paywall.
This is how to remove The New York Times paywall with uBlock Origin.
Now you can have unlimited access to its digital subscription without an account.
UPDATE: This Bypass Paywall Clean filter works too:
https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-clean-filters/blob/raw?file=bpc-paywall-filter.txt
NOTE: If Firefox or Chrome removed this uBlock Origin extension, then refer to this installation guide.
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