Explain XKCD

Name: Explain XKCD
Author: Daniel F

Quickly see the explanation for a XKCD comic using data from the explainxkcd.com forum.

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-03-29

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When viewing a comic at xkcd.com, you can click on this extension and get a detailed explanation using data from the forum explainxkcd.com. This way, you don't have to leave the current page.

This extension also integrates with my extension XKCD New Tab to show you explanations in the built-in XKCD viewer.

By Daniel F

Extension

By:

Daniel F

Users:

Version:

1.0.0 Last updated: 2015-03-04

Creation date:

2015-03-04

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
http://dynamic.xkcd.com/
http://explainxkcd.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/
https://ssl.google-analytics.com/

Size:

77.88KB

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

2 years ago

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