---
title: "Aaron — Public Knowledge Unblocker – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "6 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.0.0, updated 2026-02-28. Requests 1 permission."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka"
---

# Aaron — Public Knowledge Unblocker

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 6
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 22:47 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #185,572 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #69,818 of 103,498

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Finds legal open-access versions of paywalled research. In memory of Aaron Swartz (1986–2013).

- Extension ID: `bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka`
- Developer: [Joona Tyrninoksa](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u1d4639b9f476795c449cf951b8ad026a)
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2026-02-28
- Last updated: 2026-02-28
- Version: `1.0.0`
- Size: 15.01 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/aaron-%E2%80%94-public-knowledge/bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fbphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 6 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://api.openalex.org/*`: api.openalex.org

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://*.acm.org/*`: acm.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.bmj.com/*`: bmj.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.cell.com/*`: cell.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.degruyter.com/*`: degruyter.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.ieee.org/*`: ieee.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.journals.uchicago.edu/*`: journals.uchicago.edu and its subdomains
- `https://*.jstor.org/*`: jstor.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.karger.com/*`: karger.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nature.com/*`: nature.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.nejm.org/*`: nejm.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/*`: onlinelibrary.wiley.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.oup.com/*`: oup.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.pnas.org/*`: pnas.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.sagepub.com/*`: sagepub.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.science.org/*`: science.org and its subdomains
- `https://*.sciencedirect.com/*`: sciencedirect.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.springer.com/*`: springer.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.springerlink.com/*`: springerlink.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.tandfonline.com/*`: tandfonline.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.thelancet.com/*`: thelancet.com and its subdomains
- `https://*.wiley.com/*`: wiley.com and its subdomains
- `https://doi.org/*`: doi.org

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

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| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
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| [Pomodoro Focus Timer & ADHD Study Tool by LoveSpark](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gailelpmbkgcldfpkmpmekdcjgopaecm) | 31 | – | – | Workflow & Planning |
| [LoveSpark Reddit Ad Blocker](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/kadnibmobhkdihdphngppcpmjocpcmjf) | 27 | 5.00 | 2 | Tools |
| [Cozy: ADHD & Dyslexia Accessibility Toolkit](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ajnedhbnnndnnalbpiphlfgdkcihdjai) | 22 | – | – | Accessibility |
| [I Don't Want Cookies](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dddoicehghbncccmejamjjlphjbfdlda) | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | Privacy & Security |
| [LoveSpark Notes](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cbekmfnggenafmgcmcnmaohdmaacppbm) | 18 | – | – | Workflow & Planning |
| [Flappy Waifu 💖](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/abbbdlagiiajgajbjeepecefmoaifabn) | 17 | – | – | Games |
| [Porn Blocker Rewire Brain 🧠](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/jpjbjbnehokgafphmnfihgdiebmjmiie) | 16 | – | – | Workflow & Planning |
| [LoveSpark AdBlock](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/aacjjmhjeldmfgdabmfkgmlnibkioimh) | 14 | 5.00 | 1 | Tools |

All 17 extensions by [Joona Tyrninoksa](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u1d4639b9f476795c449cf951b8ad026a).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 22:47 UTC; next check around 2026-10-23.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Aaron — Public Knowledge Unblocker” (bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka,
  title   = {Aaron — Public Knowledge Unblocker (bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bphibjmkmdpndajmcggjbklcpkjgpaka},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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