Wikiwand: Wikipedia Modernized

Good old Wikipedia gets a great new look

What is Wikiwand: Wikipedia Modernized?

Wikiwand: Wikipedia Modernized is a Chrome extension enhancing the Wikipedia experience. The extension replaces Wikipedia links with the same articles on Wikiwand, providing an optimized reading layout, modern typography, text to speech, previews for quick overviews, and improved media galleries. Available in multiple languages, the interface of Wikiwand offers a personalized reading experience with customizable colors, fonts and layouts, making Wikipedia easier and more enjoyable to explore.

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By: https://www.wikiwand.com

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Users: 300,000+

Rating: 4.79 (7,815)

Version: 8.3.2 (Last updated: 2022-11-07)

Creation date: 2020-05-28

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://*.wikipedia.org/*
https://www.wikiwand.com/*
https://wikiwand.com/*
webRequestBlocking
webRequest
cookies
storage
tabs

Size: 256.00K

Email: to*****@wikiwand.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 965 ▲ 5

Other rankings

#2370 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 1

#1 in wiki keyword 29

#1 in wikipedia keyword 27

#29 in install keyword 98 ▲ 5

#55 in interface keyword 6 ▼ 1

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Summary

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As featured on TechCrunch, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Fast Company and The Next Web:

Wikiwand is a new award-winning interface that optimizes Wikipedia's amazing content for a quicker and significantly improved reading experience!

The extension simply replaces each Wikipedia link with a link to the same article on Wikiwand.

► New clean layout for optimal readability ► Great modern typography ► Convenient fixed table-of-contents ► Text to speech in dozens of languages ► Featured articles summaries ► Quick preview when hovering over links ► Multi-language search with thumbnails ► Beautiful, immersive cover photos ► Larger photos and better media gallery

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Modern interface
Nice UI
Useful features

Cons

Complicated sharing of Wikipedia links
Hidden disambiguation button
May display outdated content

Most mentioned

Modern interface
Nice UI
Outdated content

Recent reviews

Alex, 2024-03-12

Its really clean and modern looking

Manish, 2023-12-24

Uninstalled because it's so complicated to share the Wikipedia link (instead of forcing my friends to use Wikiwand) that I'm gaining time by removing this extension. The UI is nice though, I would have kept it if it didn't make me lose time. Also, disambiguation takes the form of a button that's hidden away which makes it harder to find the page I'm looking for - that is, if I even realize I'm not looking at what my friend mentioned, because if you're not looking for the disambiguation icon you don't see it. I'm sure some people don't even know where it is. It would be so simple to just display disambiguation messages prominently, though...

Maxime, 2024-04-19

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Safety

Risk impact

Wikiwand: Wikipedia Modernized is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Wikiwand: Wikipedia Modernized if you trust the publisher.