QuickWiki

Preview articles on Wikipedia and other wikis - become a wiki power-user!

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-04-17
Users: 259
Rating: 4.68 (25)
Version: 1.2.0 (Last updated: 2017-06-06)
Creation date: 2017-06-06
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 729.09K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

UPDATE: Now works with ALL wikis across the web! UPDATE: Simply press Esc to close the popup. You're welcome :) FIXED: https support on Wikipedia. FIXED: support for wikia.com

An extension to preview links to other wiki articles while browsing any wiki. Shift+Left Click on any article link to preview it.

The source code is open and available on GitHub, for anyone looking to hack on it: https://github.com/vickychijwani/quickwiki.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome! Bugs and feature requests should be submitted on GitHub: https://github.com/vickychijwani/quickwiki/issues.

Developed by Vicky Chijwani and Vinay Kola.

Feel free to contact us with feedback: Email: vickychijwani [at] gmail.com, vinaykola [at] gmail.com

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User reviews

Very good extension, exactly what I needed. Supports dragging, minimalizing... It's very good extension, it's worth of downloading!
by Petr Šťastný, 2017-04-12

Curious
by Adoel Rachman, 2016-11-12

Brilliant! What every single person who uses Wikipedia with any dexterity was absolutely crying out for!
by Ashwin Raghu, 2012-09-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

QuickWiki requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

QuickWiki may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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