Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond
AI-driven wiki aggregator created to enhance user experience on Wikipedia by streamlining knowledge consumption
- Users:
- 300,000+
- Rating:
- 4.74 (7,942)
- Version:
- 10.0.9 (Last updated: 2024-12-23)
- Creation date:
- 2020-05-28
- Permissions:
- webNavigation
- contextMenus
- Size:
- 13.51K
- Email:
- to*****@wikiwand.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
Manifest V3
Ranking
# 844 ▼ 28
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User reviews
Pros
- Clean and simple design
- Nice dark grey background
- Easy to use for reading Wikipedia articles
- Historical loyalty and positive experience before recent changes
Cons
- Increased amount of ads
- Mandatory login requirement
- AI features are intrusive and not beneficial
- Frequent prompts to upgrade or subscribe
- Significant degradation in user experience after redesign
Most mentioned
- The extension has too many ads now
- The redesign has made it less user-friendly
- Users miss the old UI and want it back
- AI features are not adding value
- The requirement to log in is frustrating
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User
reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
very good
by 
Vaibhav Sunder, 2025-02-23
Vaibhav Sunder, 2025-02-23buena extension
by 
Jefferson Louis, 2025-02-20
Jefferson Louis, 2025-02-20I came to this extension because of its clean simple design—a nice dark grey background with a serif font. A few months ago, they changed the design of Wikiwand. I felt it was unnecessary and I preferred the old layout (I still do), but I grew to live with the new rounded corners and segmented layout. But then came the AI stuff. I have no problem with AI features in general, but it has to add to the experience which Wikiwand's AI doesn't do. I don't want to ask questions about every Wikipedia article. I don't want an ever-present sidebar nagging me to use AI features. I don't want to sign in. I just want to read Wikipedia. Wikiwand still has a nice-looking interface, but it's a downgrade from what it once was
by 
Charles Moxey, 2025-02-12
Charles Moxey, 2025-02-12Extension safety
Risk impact
Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Allows retrieval of a user’s browsing history, presenting a notable privacy risk.
Risk likelihood
Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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