ZeroWiki

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

What is ZeroWiki?

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.

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By: Halil İbrahim Kayım

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Users: 4,087 ▲ 72

Rating: 4.90 (97)

Version: 0.3.0 (Last updated: 2019-02-12)

Creation date: 2019-02-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://*.wikipedia.org/*
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
storage

Size: 39.32K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 15253 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#3258 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 7 #27 in wikipedia keyword 36 #149 in wiki keyword 39 ▼ 4 #222 in reason keyword 19 ▼ 56 #267 in trust keyword 43 ▼ 2

Other platforms

ZeroWiki (v0.3.0)

4.59 (32) 70

Not available on Edge

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

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

Lightweight and uses less memory compared to similar extensions
Works well with other languages and mobile views
Does not ask for access to all site content, only to Wikipedia websites
Bypasses restrictions and lets users access blocked content
Simple and functional

Cons

Issues with redirecting back to wikipedia.org for editing a page
Possibly some issues in proxy mode with getting good quality images or formulas
No clearly mentioned deactivation button or option

Most mentioned

Comparisons with Wikiwand extension
Memory usage
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Need for an update or modifications
Compatibility with other languages and views

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Safety

Risk impact

ZeroWiki may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.