ZeroWiki

This extension makes your browser load Wikipedia content from one of the available Wikipedia mirrors, instead of wikipedia.org.

ZeroWiki - Redirect Wikipedia Access to Mirrors

ZeroWiki is a Chrome extension designed to redirect your access from Wikipedia.org to one of the many available mirror sites. Ideal for situations when access to Wikipedia is restricted, ZeroWiki eliminates the need for dealing with VPNs or DNS settings. It intercepts and reroutes your request to a mirror of your choice. Please note, the privacy and navigation experience is dependent on the chosen mirror sites. ZeroWiki is an independent project not affiliated with any mirror services.

Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.90
(97)
Version: 0.3.0 (Last updated: 2019-02-12)
Creation date: 2019-02-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://*.wikipedia.org/*
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • storage
Size: 39.32K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
ZeroWiki (v0.3.1resigned1)
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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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ZeroWiki intercepts any request to wikipedia.org and fetches content from a Wikipedia mirror of your choice. It is especially useful for when you can't access Wikipedia for any reason and you don't want to deal with any VPN's or DNS settings.

Please note that most of the mirrors available in ZeroWiki are owned by people and not companies (except for Wikiwand). If you do not trust any of these mirrors, then I suggest you not use this extension. Also, I suggest you not enter any private information (username, password etc.) on any of the pages fetched from any of these mirrors as they most probably do not have any privacy policies (again, except for Wikiwand).

Any inconveniences regarding navigation between pages or in-page anchors are caused by the mirrors themselves, since ZeroWiki does not take any action once Wikipedia content is loaded.

ZeroWiki is an independent project and is not affiliated with any of the available mirrors, including 0wikipedia and wikizero.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Lightweight compared to WikiWand (20mb vs 150-200mb)
  • Functions as advertised and is simple to use
  • Works well with other languages and mobile views
  • Only requests permission for Wikipedia sites, not all sites
Cons
  • Edit mode does not work properly
  • Redirects to Wikipedia when trying to edit a page
Most mentioned
  • Much better than WikiWand
  • Simple and functional
  • Great performance with lightweight memory usage
User reviews
Much better than WikiWand extension.
by Vladislav, 2021-11-30

20mb of memory in ZeroWiki vs 150-200mb of WikiWand. The functionality is the same. The choice is obvious.
by Vlad V, 2021-08-24

Nice to have: Don't redirect / Direct back to wikipedia.org when you want to edit a page / when viewing a page in edit mode. The edit mode is not working properly i.e. in Wikiwand.
by Roman Waldecker, 2020-08-30
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Extension safety

Risk impact

ZeroWiki requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

ZeroWiki has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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