---
title: "Medium to Freedium – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "106 users, no ratings yet. Version 1.2, updated 2026-02-14. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa"
---

# Medium to Freedium

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 106
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 06:59 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #64,479 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Education: #2,070 of 11,063

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Bypass Medium's paywall by redirecting to Freedium

- Extension ID: `okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa`
- Developer: [kvinesh1783](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u7eeefc97e9a2ba12edb110f00430ba8f)
- Category: [Productivity › Education](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/education)
- First published: 2025-09-18
- Last updated: 2026-02-14
- Version: `1.2`
- Size: 20.16 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United Kingdom)
- Privacy policy: `https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SdSAAuTGW1z74BnBfL2n0nIX-vnG4-2m/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105506169609475510402&rtpof=true&sd=true`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/medium-to-freedium/okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fokingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 106 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.medium.com/*`: medium.com and its subdomains
- `*://medium.com/*`: medium.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## 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 2026-09-27 06:59 UTC; next check around 2026-10-08.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Medium to Freedium” (okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa,
  title   = {Medium to Freedium (okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/okingjnhbpbmbeijpjmppcfocncfonpa},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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