Open Access Helper for PC

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Software Features and Description

1. The app identifies the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of a scientific article and queries unpaywall.org and core.ac.uk API for a legal Open Access copy, based on the identified DOI.

2. Open Access Helper will identify > 28 million free scholarly articles from over 50,000 publishers and repositories to help you overcome the paywall imposed by many scholarly publishers, right from your iPhone or iPad.

3. After installing the app, go to Safari, select the Share Icon and swipe all the way to the bottom until you see the option to manage extensions and ensure to enable OA Helper from there and move it to an easy to access location.

4. The app itself, will allow you to query core.ac.uk or Europe PMC to see results and access Open Access version of documents based on your search terms.

5. If one is found, you will get a clear indication, including a preview of the URL where the Open Access copy will be located.

6. Each Open Access copy found within the app is legal and trustworthy.

7. For users of institutions with EZproxy remote access, the app can help you reload the current page via the proxy of your institution.

8. Visit the Website / Support links to access the app homepage and navigate from there to the Github repository.

9. I would like to thank the providers of core.ac.uk, europepmc.org, openaccessbutton.org, opencitations.net, unpaywall.org, and zotero.org for providing awesome services to the scientific community worldwide, without which the app would do very little.

10. Lastly, if you use Zotero, the Open Source bibliographic management tool, you can now save references to Zotero, right from the Action Sheet.

11. Due to the complexity of implementing this feature, it uses code on my web server and the server is setup to cache requests for one week to serve repeat requests fare more quickly.

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App	Download	Rating	Maker
Open Access Helper	Get App ↲	8 3.88	Claus Wolf

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Open Access Helper app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Open Access Helper on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Open Access Helper"
The search will reveal the Open Access Helper app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Open Access Helper is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Open Access Helper.
Now enjoy Open Access Helper on PC.

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