Distracted Reader

Name: Distracted Reader
Rating: 4.3333 (3 reviews)
Author: Patrick Juchli

By: Patrick Juchli

Fast, versatile search on Wikipedia

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Features & Capabilities

Select any text to search Wikipedia. Read full articles right where you are.

Fast, versatile, no context-switching. Private, no tracking, only contacts wikipedia.org.

Select any text to search on Wikipedia.
Use language detection or choose manually from 300+ Wikis.
Press Alt- or Option-Key to add another text to your search.
Presents more than one result, explore multiple angles.

Read

Click a result, see its Wikipedia page in a sidebar, no context-switching.
Full version of Wikipedia, no summary, click any link.
All external links are opened in a new tab.

Explore

Select any text in the Wikipedia article to search the same way described above.
Automatically lists 99 related articles at the bottom, enough to get lost.

Sleep

Click the extension icon in the browser's address bar to disable it for all pages.
Press Alt-D to do the same.
No tracking, no data stored outside of your computer.
Only contacts wikipedia.org.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.5.2 Last updated: 2021-07-12

Version code:

5264291

Creation date:

2021-05-24

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>
*.m.wikipedia.org
*.m.wiktionary.org

Size:

26.62KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 68,916 ▼ 13,678

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Developed by:

Patrick Juchli

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https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/distracted-reader/

User Reviews

Absolutely essential. Along with TreeTabs and LeechBlock this is one of my most-used addons. Love it. I can't find a way to contact the developer so I'll ask here: Is there any way to get this to work within pdfs in the browser? Additionally, do you know of any similar modification for standalone pdf readers? Thank you so much! Edit: I would like to note that it is possible to convert a pdf to html and then browse it but this is less than ideal.

by Br*****, 2024-06-04

I was highly skeptical that you're DDoS-ing Wikipedia. Since you don't allow user to set triggering key, instead making requests every time selecting on every length of text. But after I saw the download/users amount, I dispelled my concerns. To be fair, it is a little bit annoying.

by te*****, 2024-04-02

This add-on works perfectly. I'm always impressed by its ability to find the Wikipedia article I'm looking for even when the selected text itself doesn't match the title of the article exactly (or, in some cases, even closely). This is, without question, my favorite and most used Firefox add-on, and I can't imagine browsing the internet without it anymore.

by Fi*****, 2021-10-20

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Is Distracted Reader Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Distracted Reader requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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