Britannica School Insights

Enhance your search experience and your knowledge with Britannica content in the top-right corner of your search results page.

Britannica School Insights - Chrome Extension for Fact-checked Searches

Britannica School Insights is an innovative Chrome extension designed to promote digital literacy by surfacing Britannica School's fact-checked, relevant information in the top-right corner of your web search results. The tool uses advanced relationship mapping technology to provide quick facts, context, and unique insights around English-language search topics, enhancing users' online research experience.

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Extension stats

By: https://www.britannica.com

Users: 1,000,000+

Rating: 3.23

(26)

Version: 2.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-11-07)

Creation date: 2019-03-15

Permissions:

contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://school.eb.com/*
https://indie-api.britannica.com/*

Size: 93.89K

Email: cu*****@eb.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 463 ▲ 73

Other rankings

#1390 in Tools ▲ 1 #1 in school keyword 45 #75 in fact keyword 11 ▼ 1 #166 in result keyword 15 ▲ 30 #243 in student keyword 54 ▲ 28

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Britannica School Insights (v1.3.0)

6,487+ 3.50

(4)

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Provides 3 different reading levels for students
Information is factual and includes 'best of the Web'
Helpful for subscribers to Britannica
Can inspire learning and exploration

Cons

Extension does not work properly or is ineffective
Changes how Google works and can interfere with browsing
Forced installation by schools leads to frustration
Negative impact on computer performance
Poor user experience compared to native Google tools

Most mentioned

This extension sucks
Having it forced by school
Does not find it useful
Interferes with browsing
Positive for Britannica subscribers

User reviews

This Extensions Sucks 😡

mbv, 2023-10-26

trash. it dosent even work

kwake erth, 2023-09-07

this is hella bad

Kumoto Egami, 2023-09-07

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Britannica School Insights requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Britannica School Insights. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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