September 11, 2024

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How to bypass The Telegraph paywall to read its articles for free

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Last Updated: October 2024

Check out the latest tried-and-tested ways how to remove The Telegraph paywall.

Do you know there are many ways get past it paywall, so you can access telegraph.co.uk articles without subscription?

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How To Bypass The Telegraph paywall

Follow any one of the tips below, to stay ahead with the latest news from UK & around the world, engaging opinions, the Royal family and interesting feature stories.

How to read The Telegraph articles free

  • Google cached pages
  • Press and hold down Esc key
  • Archive.Today
  • Disable JavaScript
  • Bypass Paywalls Clean extension
  • Saved to Pocket
  • Textise
  • PrintFriendly
  • Shackle-free

The following ways to get past The Telegraph paywall work for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browser.

I segregated the methods for each browser.

Mozilla Firefox Browser:

1. Google cached pages

You can read every The Telegraph articles for free which are readily available from its Google cached pages. 

This is all you need to do:

Go to The Telegraph homepage.

Click the article which you want to read.

The article would be blocked by its paywall.

Now go the Firefox browser address bar at the top of the page.

Add cache: in front of the article URL.

For example the URL of the article is:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/10/dave-grohl-child-outside-marriage-foo-fighters-instagram/

After adding cache: in front of it, and it looks like this:

cache:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/10/dave-grohl-child-outside-marriage-foo-fighters-instagram/

Press the "Enter" key, and it would take you to the Google cached page.

Now you can read the complete unblocked article "Dave Grohl reveals he fathered a child ‘outside of my marriage'’.


2. Press and hold down escape key

This method is a bit tricky, but it can still work.

The timing of pressing down the "Esc" key of your keyboard is crucial.

You might not get it to work at the first attempt.

To get the full article free, you may need to try a few times.

This is what you do:

After you have clicked on the blocked article, just as the article starts to appear, you quickly press down on the "Esc" key of your keyboard.

Escape Button To Bypass Paywall

Hold down the button for about ten seconds or more.

Then let go of your finger.

Now you should be able to view the full article as it is.

If it doesn't work, try again.


3. Archive.Today

This is an easy way to read The Telegraph articles for free.

Use the archiving site Archive.Today to get the full unblocked article.

If the article or story has already being archived, then you can read it right away.

If not, then you need to archive it.

This is what you do: 

Go to The Telegraph homepage.

Right click the title of the article which you want to read.

A menu box pops up, click "Copy Link".

Go to Archive.Today site.

Paste the article URL in the space provided under "My url is alive and I want to archive its content".

archive.today archiving paywall-bypass content

Next click the "save" button.

Should the article has already archived, it would tell you. and you can read it right away.

If not, then you have to archive it, then you can view the complete article.

Similarly, you scroll down a little, there is a black color box with the text: "I want to search the archive for saved snapshots".

Paste the article URL inside the space provided.

If the article has already been archived, you could it listed there.

Then you just click and read it right away.

Archive.Today Bypass Paywalls


4. Disable Firefox JavaScript

With this method you just do it once and you can unlock all The Telegraph UK site articles. 

This is what you do:

Open your Firefox browser.

Type about:config into the Firefox address bar: 

Hit the Enter key.

Next you click the blue button: "Accept the Risk and Continue".

Now type this: javascript.enabled in the search box provided.

You should see "javascript.enabled" shows under it.

Double click anywhere within the javascript.enabled box to change the value from "true" to "false".

You have disabled or turn off the JavaScript of Firefox browser.

Now go to The Telegraph homepage, and you can read all the articles and stories without being blocked by its paywall.

REMINDER: Remember to activate the browser JavaScript function back after used. If not, some websites may not work properly, others may not work at all.


5. Bypass Paywalls Clean extension

This method is by using the popular Bypass Paywalls Clean extension by Magnolia.

You just install the extension onto your Firefox browser, and you can read unlimited free articles.

Refer to this tutorial: How to install Bypass Paywalls Clean for Firefox 


6. Saved to Pocket

Use the free social bookmarking service called Pocket by Mozilla Corporation to read blocked The Telegraph articles online.

Refer to this tutorial: "Bypass Paywalls with Pocket to read locked-out articles".


7. Textise

Use the text-only and accessibility tools Textise and you can view the full text article, but no picture or image. 

Textise is an Internet tool that can create a text only version of almost any web page.

This is what you do:

Go to Textise site.

Copy the blocked article URL and paste it in the box provided.

Click the "Textise" button.

Textise Bypass Paywall

Immediately the full Daily Telegraph article appears, but without any picture.


8. PrintFriendly

This is another paste-URL-click method that can overcome many website paywalls.

Go to PrintFriendly site, paste the blocked article URL on the space provided.

Click the "Preview" button, and the full article appears.


9. Shackle-free

Just like PrintFriendly, you paste the article URL, and click to get the full article.

Go Shackle-free site, paste the article URL in the space provided.

Click the "Read" button and the complete article appears.  


Google Chrome Browser:

1. Google cached Pages

It is the same as the first method for Firefox browser, which I have explained above.

Just prepend cache: at the article URL.

For instance the article "Why the BBC is one of Britain’s greatest scandal magnets".

Its URL is: 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/huw-edwards-bbc-scandals-history-jimmy-savile-rolf-harris/

Add cache: in front of its URL.

Now it looks like this:

cache:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/huw-edwards-bbc-scandals-history-jimmy-savile-rolf-harris/

Press the "Enter" key.

It takes you to the Google cached pages of this article, where you can view the full article unblocked


2. Press escape key

This tricky method works with Chrome browser as well.

Again, it is the same as what I have explained above, by holding onto the "Esc" key. 


3. Archive.Today

Just follow the guide as explained for Firefox above.


4. Disable JavaScript

This is another trick which you set it up once, and then you can enjoy unlimited access to The Telegraph website without being blocked by its paywall.

You disabled Javascript of The Telegraph website.

This is how you do it:

Click the three dots menu in the top right corner

Click "Settings".

On the left-side menu click "Privacy and security".

Then click "Site settings".

Scroll to the bottom to the "Content" section.

Next click "JavaScript".

Go to "Customized behaviors.

Sites listed below follow a custom setting instead of the default

Not allowed to use Javascript"

Paste this:

[*.]telegraph.co.uk

Click the "Add" button.

Customize Disable Chrome JavaScript

Now you can read all its articles, without the paywall message blocking you.


5. Bypass Paywalls Clean extension

It is similar to what I have shown you above with Firefox browser.

Install the extension to your Chrome browser, and it will remove The Telegraph paywall, so you can access its online content.


6. Saved to Pocket

First you need to install the Pocket extension.

Click here to install the Pocket extension,

Next pin the Pocket icon onto the toolbar.

To do that, click the Chrome extensions icon (gray color puzzle piece) at the toolbar, which is at the top right hand corner of the computer screen.

A context menu pops up.

Click the gray color thumb tack icon next to "Save to Pocket".

Pocket Extension Chrome

The push pin icon will change to blue color and at the same time, red outlined Pocket icon (a pocket with the letter V) appears at the toolbar.

How To Add Pocket To Chrome

Now you have pinned the Pocket extension onto the Chrome toolbar.

How to save The Telegraph articles to Pocket

Click the article title which you want to read.

The blocked article appears as usual, together with the reminder of signing up for a free trial account.

Click the red outlined Pocket icon at the top right hand corner of the toolbar.

The red outlined Pocket icon turns to full red color, except with the white V outline, and at the same time a box pops up below.

Inside the box is the article title.

Read The Daily Telegraph Free Online

Click "Saves" at the bottom left hand corner.

It will go to your Pocket account, where you can see the article title together with its illustration/image.

To read the articleclick either the article title or the accompanied illustration/image.


7. Textise

The procedure is the same as explained in Firefox browser above. 

Go to the Textise site.

Paste the article URL in the box provided, and then click the "Textise" button. 

The Telegraph article appears in full text, without any picture or video.


8. PrintFriendly

The steps are the same as what I have explained in Firefox browser.

Go to PrintFriendly site, paste the article URL, and click the "Preview" button.

The paywall-blocked article appears fully unblocked. 


9. Shackle-free

Again, the method is the same, as what I have explained in Firefox above.

Go to Shackle-free site, paste the article URL in the space provided.

Click the "Read" button, and the unblocked article appears right there.


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