# Distracted Reader

> Fast, versatile search on Wikipedia

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/distracted-reader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/distracted-reader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `distracted-reader`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Patrick Juchli
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-12
- **First published:** 2021-05-24
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/distracted-reader/)

## Description

Distracted Reader is a Firefox add-on that enables users to quickly search and read full articles on Wikipedia without any context-switching. It provides fast and versatile search capabilities, supports multiple languages, and allows exploration of related articles. The add-on ensures privacy and does not track or store any user data.

## Rankings

- #40,416 — Overall
- #186 — wikipedia
- #201 — reader

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

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

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/distracted-reader)