Show HN: WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement
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WallHop offers free paywall bypass by prepending wallhop.io/ to any article URL.
WallHop is a tool that bypasses paywalls by prepending wallhop.io/ to any URL. It offers bookmarklet, shortcut, and raw/API options. The author explicitly states paywalls pay for journalism and encourages subscribing to regular reads, positioning WallHop for one-off articles from sites users rarely visit.
What commenters are saying
Commenters broadly appreciate the tool, with several adding it to bookmarks. A key discussion centers on open-sourcing: some argue it's morally expected due to GPL-3 origins, while others note the SaaS loophole and practical concerns about publishers using open code to block bypasses. The author plans to clean up and open-source. Another exchange debates the ethics-some call it theft, others argue publishers' bait-and-switch and ad tracking are unethical. The author reiterates the tool is for one-off use.