Wikihover

Wikihover

A Chrome extension that allows you get the summary of an article with the hover of your mouse.

What is Wikihover?
Wikihover is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily get the summary of an article on Wikipedia by simply hovering over a link. Say goodbye to open tabs and stay focused while browsing!
Merlin
Stats
Users: 58 ▼ -3
Rating: 4.11 (9)
Version: 0.0.3 (Last updated: 2015-08-21)
Creation date: 2015-08-21
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://wikipedia.org/*
  • https://wikipedia.org/*
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/*
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/*
Size: 120.83K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Are you sick of getting lost in a sea of open tabs when browsing Wikipedia? This Chrome Extension makes that problem go away. Simply hover over almost any Wikipedia link located in the main body of the page and see a brief summary appear at the top of your browser window! Remove your mouse from the link and the added text disappears. It's just that simple.

User reviews
Excellent extension. Very useful when browsing wikipedia
by Kyle Szombathy Kyle Szombathy, 2016-04-26

It didn't do anything.
by Harshal Madhavapeddi Harshal Madhavapeddi, 2015-07-16

Не работает.
by Slava Syrota Slava Syrota, 2015-05-21
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Safety
Risk impact

Wikihover is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Wikihover if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Wikihover has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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