Symbolab is an incredibly useful math solving tool. It rivals Mathway and Wolfram Aplha, but I prefer symbolab the most. Unfortunately, to show all the steps, it requires a paid subscription or a little bit of javascript to do it for free. In this article, I’ll provide you with the tools to do so.
If you don’t want an explanation, you can drag the bookmarklet below to your address bar and click it on any symbolab page that you want unblocked. If you’re unsure what a bookmarklet is, want to see the code under the hood, or for any other reason, keep reading.
A bookmarklet is a “one-click” tool which adds functionality to the browser, such as modifying the appearance of a web page, querying a search engine with search terms provided by previously selected text, or submitting the current page to a translation or blogging service. Read more here.
Bookmarklets work on any browser that runs javascript which is any modern browser. It’s a really easy way to run the necessary code. Another way is to run it in your console as shown in the YouTube video. For chrome you can open it with CTRL+SHIFT+I or right click, inspect, and choose console from the menu.
Here’s the magical code that will completely unlock symbolab steps for you. You can paste this into your address bar (same code as the bookmarklet):
javascript:(function()%7BSYSTEPS.subscribed%20%3D%20true%3B%20SOLUTIONS.subscribed%20%3D%20true%3B%20SYMBOLAB.params.subscribed%20%3D%20true%3B%20isUserLoggedIn%20%3D%20function()%7Breturn%20true%3B%7D%7D)()%3B
or paste this code into your console:
SYSTEPS.subscribed = true
SOLUTIONS.subscribed = true
SYMBOLAB.params.subscribed = true
isUserLoggedIn = function(){return true;}