Sci-Hub X Now!

Free access to academic papers with just a single click via sci-hub!

Sci-Hub X Now! is available for download. It had 149,793 users before it was removed from Edge Add-on Store on 2023-06-18, and it has been downloaded from Edge-Stats 317 times. The latest version is 0.2.2, and it was published 2 years ago. Be careful when installing it.

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Total download count: 317 (Only count downloads from Edge-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Sci-Hub X Now! here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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Version Download Size Download count Timestamp
0.2.2 CRX · ZIP · Source code 58.01K 317 2023-02-07
0.2.1 Paid users only 56.92K 0 2022-02-17

Install CRX file

An CRX file is the file format used for distributing and installing browser extensions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. These extensions add functionalities and features to the Chrome browser, enhancing user experience by integrating additional tools directly into the browsing interface. Similar to an executable file, a CRX file contains all the components needed for an extension to run, including JavaScript code, images, CSS files, and other resources.

Option 1: The easy way (for Windows users only)

  1. Download and run chrome-stats.exe file on your PC. This method will allow you to install Chrome extensions directly from edge.chrome-stats.com in one click. You only need to do this once!
  2. Type in chrome://restart in the URL bar to restart the browser for the changes to take effect.
  3. Download and install the Sci-Hub X Now! CRX file

Option 2: Advanced method

  1. Download Sci-Hub X Now! CRX file
  2. NOTE: Sometimes the browser may block downloading / installing CRX file from outside the Edge Add-on Store. If so, you may need to use option 1, or download the ZIP file instead.
  3. In the URL bar, go to edge://extensions
  4. Enable Developer mode
  5. Drag and drop the downloaded Sci-Hub X Now! CRX file into the Extensions page
  6. When prompted, click Add extension to install Sci-Hub X Now!.

Install ZIP file

  1. Download and unpack the Sci-Hub X Now! ZIP file to a directory of your choice.
  2. In Edge browser, go to edge://extensions
  3. Enable Developer mode.
  4. Click on the Load Unpacked button.
  5. Select the directory of with the unpacked Sci-Hub X Now! ZIP file from step 1. Sci-Hub X Now! is now installed on your browser.