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Remove MLive Paywall

Paste a link from MLive: we try the live page first in a clean reader view, then archived copies on archive.today and the Wayback Machine. Free, no login.

hard paywall

MLive (Michigan, Advance Local) runs a subscriber wall on much of its reporting. We look for an archived copy on archive.today and the Wayback Machine; a Michigan library card is another route.

How to read MLive without paying

  1. Copy the full MLive article URL.
  2. Paste it above and press Remove Paywall.
  3. We show a clean reader view; use the Full page toggle or Open original if you prefer.

FAQ

Paste the MLive article URL into the box above and press Remove Paywall. RemovePaywall tries to read the article from the page, and if it can't, checks archive.today and the Wayback Machine.

You don't need a hack โ€” paste the MLive link above and RemovePaywall tries the article text on the page, then public archives (archive.today, the Wayback Machine). If there's no archived copy yet, a gift link from a subscriber or your library's access to MLive opens the full article.

Yes โ€” RemovePaywall is free and needs no login. It surfaces publicly archived copies and the article text already present on the page.

It reads the article from the page when the text is there, and otherwise looks for a full copy on archive.today and the Wayback Machine โ€” all in one step. MLive uses a hard paywall, so an archived copy (from archive.today or the Wayback Machine) is the most reliable route.

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