Bypass Medium paywall

script.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         medium-bypass
// @namespace    plugfox
// @version      2024-03-19
// @description  Bypass Medium paywall
// @author       plugfox
// @run-at       document-end
// @homepage     https://gist.github.com/PlugFox/608ef9f5caecf87c820d8ffd9468cc72
// @homepageURL  https://gist.github.com/PlugFox/608ef9f5caecf87c820d8ffd9468cc72
// @match        *://medium.com/*
// @exclude      *://medium.com/media/*
// @match        *://*.medium.com/*
// @exclude      *://*.medium.com/media/*
// @icon         data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    // Find paywall
    function paywall() {
        return window.location.pathname
        && window.location.pathname !== ""
        && window.location.pathname !== "/"
        && document.querySelectorAll('[aria-label="Member-only story"]').length > 0;
    }

    // Add freedium icon
    function freediumButton() {
        // Icon
        const icon = document.createElement('div');
        icon.title = 'Open with freedium.cfd';
        icon.style.position = 'fixed';
        icon.style.bottom = '16px';
        icon.style.right = '16px';
        icon.style.zIndex = '1000';
        icon.style.cursor = 'pointer';
        icon.style.width = '48px';
        icon.style.height = '48px';
        icon.style.backgroundColor = 'white';
        icon.style.borderRadius = '50%';
        icon.style.display = 'flex';
        icon.style.alignItems = 'center';
        icon.style.justifyContent = 'center';
        icon.style.boxShadow = '0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)';
        icon.style.fontSize = '24px';
        icon.textContent = '💰';

        // Tooltio
        const tooltip = document.createElement('div');
        tooltip.style.visibility = 'hidden';
        tooltip.style.width = '200px';
        tooltip.style.backgroundColor = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)';
        tooltip.style.color = 'white';
        tooltip.style.textAlign = 'center';
        tooltip.style.borderRadius = '8px';
        tooltip.style.padding = '6px 0';
        tooltip.style.position = 'absolute';
        tooltip.style.zIndex = '1001';
        tooltip.style.bottom = '100%';
        tooltip.style.right = '25%';
        //tooltip.style.marginLeft = '-60px';
        tooltip.style.marginBottom = '5px';
        tooltip.style.fontSize = '18px';
        tooltip.textContent = 'Open with freedium.cfd';

        // Append tooltip to icon
        icon.appendChild(tooltip);
        icon.addEventListener('mouseenter', function() {
            tooltip.style.visibility = 'visible';
        });
        icon.addEventListener('mouseleave', function() {
            tooltip.style.visibility = 'hidden';
        });

        // Handle click
        icon.addEventListener('click', function() {
            //console.log('hello');
            //alert('hello');
            const currentUrl = window.location.href;
            window.open(`https://freedium.cfd/${currentUrl}`, '_blank');
        });

        // Append icon to body
        document.body.appendChild(icon);
    }

    setTimeout(function() {
        if (paywall()) freediumButton();
    }, 1000);
})();