Last Update: March 2025
Find out how to bypass Vanity Fair paywall without the use of any web browser extension.
How to read all the Vanity Fair website articles for free without installing extra browser software to your browser.
Of course, the easy way is to install one of those bypass paywalls extensions to your Firefox or Chrome browser.
But for this tutorial, I am showing you other workable methods to get past Vanity fair paywall, without having to install any browser extension.
I am sure you have read about the risks of installing free browser extensions to your Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
Here is what Firefox site says about the risks of installing self-hosted extensions.
For instance, this is what you allow the popular Bypass Paywalls extension to access your data for these sites, when you installed it to your browser:
Bypass Vanity Fair Paywall With Browser Extensions
For those who do not mind installing the browser extensions, here are three of them which get around Vanity fair metered paywall:
Bypass Paywall Clean Extension:
For Chrome users, follow this: how to install bypass paywalls clean extension for chrome
For Firefox users, follow this: how to install bypass paywalls clean extension for firefox
12feet Chrome Extension:
Download this extension from Chrome Web Store.
Pocket:
Read this tutorial: Bypass paywalls with Pocket to read locked-out articles free
NOTE: This tutorial is NOT about downloading free Vanity Fair magazines online.
These days, you can easily download to read the latest and past issues of not just Vanity Fair magazine online, but other publications. Just go to these websites: Magazine Lib, Mobilism, and the Russian online social media and social networking service VK.com.
This guide is how to access unlimited free articles and stories from the Vanity Fair website, without being a paid subscriber.
Currently you can read one complimentary online article from vanityfair.com.
When you click on the following article, you would see this remark:
You’ve read your last complimentary article. Subscribe Now. If you’re already a subscriber sign in.
So if if you want to unlock the article, then you must sign up as a subscriber.
Anyway, for those of you who want to keep reading unlimited Vanity Fair website content for free, then feel free to keep reading this blog post.
How To Bypass Vanity Fair Paywall
Before I share with you the easy ways to get past Vanity Fair digital paywall without browser extension, .
METHOD ONE: Clear Browser Cookies
This is the easiest way to unblock its paywall.
This clear browser cookies work for both Firefox and Chrome.
When you come to the blocked story or article, this is what you do:
1. Click “History” at the menu bar which is at the top of your computer screen.
2. Then click “Clear Recent History…”
NOTE: Make sure the “Cookies and site data” under “History” is checked (a tick inside the box, by clicking on it).
3. Now click the blue color “Clear” button.
4. Then go to the blocked article and reload the page, by clicking the “Reload current page” (circular arrow-shaped icon).
5. The full complete Vanity Fair article should appear right away.
6. When you come to the following blocked article, again you click “Clear Recent History…” and reload the page.
7. That’s is all you need to do; clear the browser history and cookies to bypass Vanity fair paywall.
METHOD TWO: Archive.Today
Another straight forward method to read Vanity Fair articles free online is by the web arching website called Archive.Today.
This tool works for both Firefox and Chrome.
There are two key ways of using this Archive.Today tool to unblock Vanity fair articles.
Use its website directly, if or install its extension.
Archive.Today website
How to use use Archive.Today website to read paywalled article:
Go to Archive.Today.
You can use either one of the two options: “My url is alive and I want to archive its content”, or “I want to search the archive for saved snapshots”.
Just paste the blocked article URL in the box provided.
Next click the “save” or “search” button.
Should the article has already archived, it would prompt you, and you can read it right away.
If not, it would show “No results”, and you have to archive it, then you can view the complete article.
Archive.Today extension
Alternatively you can also use the Archive.Today Extension.
Get the Chrome Archive.Today Extension here.
How to use Archive.Today extension:
When you come to the blocked article on the Vanity Fair homepage, click the Archive.Today icon at the toolbar.
It takes you to the Archive Today site.
If the article has been archived, you can read it immediately.
If not, then you have to archive it, before you can read it.
NOTE: Firefox has removed Archive.Today extension from its Mozilla store.
But you can install this similar One-Click Archive.Today extension for Firefox.
METHOD THREE: Open Link In New Private Window/Incognito Window
Use the built-in tool of the browsers to get around Vanity fair paywall.
In Firefox, it is called Open Link in New Private Window, and in Chrome it is called Open Link in New Incognito Window.
FIREFOX BROWSER:
This is what you do:
1. First you open the Vanity Fair homepage.
2. To read any article or story, right click the article title.
3. A context menu drops down.
4. For Firefox, look for “Open Link in Private Window”, and click it.
5. It will open the article/story in a new window.
6. This Firefox Private window has a purple background and also a purple color mask at the top right corner of the title-bar.
NOTE: Two conditions you must remember.
1. To read the next article or story, DO NOT click it from this newly “Open Link in Private Window” tab or page.
You need to go back to the Vanity Fair homepage to get your new article.
2. Secondly, before you open the new article, you must close the earlier one.
In other words, you can only open ONE article in the Private Window at a time.
If not, it cannot bypass its paywall.
CHROME BROWSER:
It is similar to what I have just explained above for Firefox.
1. Open Vanity Fair homepage with your Chrome.
2. Right click on the article title.
3. A context menu drops down, then click on “Open Link in Incognito Window”.
4. It will open the article/story in a new window.
5. To read the next article, you need to go back to the Vanity Fair homepage.
6. Again, right click on the article title, then click on “Open Link in Incognito Window”.
7. Remember you DO NOT open the article directly from the Incognito window, as it does not work.
8. Unlike Firefox, you can open more than one window at a time, and it can still work.
9. Anyway, you should close each Incognito Window after reading it, instead of taking up space in your browser.
These are free ways how to bypass Vanity Fair paywall to access its unlimited free stories, without installing browser extension.
Vanity Fair Magazine Archive
By the way, on the website you can explore the complete archive of The Vanity Fair magazine.
But you can only view selected content from each issue, unless you are a subscriber.
Free Old Vanity Fair Magazines
But anyway, you can still view the full complete collection of free old issues of Vanity Fair magazines from 1913 to 1925.
All these past Vanity Fair magazines are public domain.
The first four issues (September to December 1913) are called “Dress &Vanity Fair”.
It is only from the January 1914 issue onward, it shortened to just “Vanity Fair”.
Personally I find this earlier issues are more interesting and useful.
It is a treasure trove of inspirations and ideas to for any of your creative or entrepreneurial pursuit.
Take your time to go through all the 136 full issues.
Vanity Fair & Dress September-December 1913
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Vanity Fair January-December 1914
Click on this: Link
Vanity Fair January-December 1915
Click on this: Link
Vanity Fair January-June 1916
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair July-December 1916
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair January-June 1917
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair July-December 1917
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair January-December 1918
Click on this: Link
Vanity Fair January-December 1919
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Vanity Fair January-June 1920
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Vanity Fair July-December 1920
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair January-December 1921
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair January-December 1922
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2
Vanity Fair January-June 1923
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Vanity Fair July-December 1923
Click on any of these: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Vanity Fair January-December 1924
Click on this: Link
Vanity Fair January-June 1925
Click on this: Link
Vanity Fair July-December 1925
Click on this: Link
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