Britannica Insights

Britannica Insights

Enhance your search experience and your knowledge with Britannica content in the top-right corner of your search results page.

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What is Britannica Insights?
Britannica Insights is a Google Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing experience by bringing you verified information from reliable resources, Britannica and Merriam-Webster, right at the top of your search results page. It also enables deeper context and exploration of your search topics while ensuring the privacy and integrity of your data.
Stats
Users: 100,000+
Rating: 4.34 (94)
Version: 6.1 (Last updated: 2022-01-25)
Creation date: 2020-04-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • https://*.britannica.com/*
Size: 160.77K
Stats date:

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Britannica Insights
Britannica Insights (v6.0)
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Summary

Facts matter & Britannica Insights with Merriam-Webster makes them easier to find them.

Not sure if what you heard was true? Looking for a concise overview of a topic? Looking for the definition or more examples of a word you just read? Tired of scrolling through search results to find a credible source? Britannica Insights changes how you discover by bringing verified information from Britannica and Merriam-Webster to the top of your search results and offering deeper context and perspectives around topics to explore connections.

• Cut through Internet noise to save time • Trust the information you discover • Explore deeper context around search topics • Uncover intuitive roadmaps for deeper exploration

As seen on: WIRED® Magazine: https://www.wired.com/story/britannica-insights-fix-google-snippets The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17437816/google-britannica-insights-search-encyclopedia Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-encyclopedia-britannica-fact-check-plug-in-20180608-story.html

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helpful for research
  • Great resource
  • Amazing
  • Fantastic
  • Great search companion
  • Easy and free access to an excellent reference source
  • In-depth and accurate information
  • Extremely helpful and very insightful
  • Accessible info
  • Very useful extension
Cons
  • Slow loading
  • Doesn't work in certain countries
  • May not work on specific Google domains
  • Issue with extension not working anymore
Most mentioned
  • Amazing
  • Helpful
  • Not working
  • Great tool
  • Extension
  • Research
  • Useful
  • In-depth information
  • Accurate information
  • Free access
Recent reviews
I do a lot of research and this extension is incredibly helpful!!
by A Google user, 2018-09-10

As Bobans commented, it only works on the .com domain. The reply to that comment was that it only works on English versions, however, .ca is also English and yet there is no support EDIT: fixed and now working for Canada
by A Google user, 2018-06-13

I do a lot of research and this extension is incredibly helpful!!
by A Google user, 2018-09-10
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Safety
Risk impact

Britannica Insights is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Britannica Insights has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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