Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond

AI-driven wiki aggregator created to enhance user experience on Wikipedia by streamlining knowledge consumption

Wikiwand - Enhance Your Wikipedia Experience

Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond is an award-winning Chrome extension that transforms your Wikipedia experience. By leveraging AI technology, it enhances reading with timelines, top questions, and a chat feature that answers your queries in real-time. The extension replaces Wikipedia links with links to an optimized interface, making it easier to consume knowledge quickly and effectively. Enjoy a modern layout, improved media galleries, and personalized reading options while still having access to the original Wikipedia content.
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Extension stats

Users: 300,000+
Rating: 4.74
(7,934)
Version: 10.0.8 (Last updated: 2024-11-05)
Creation date: 2020-05-28
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • webNavigation
  • contextMenus
Size: 12.41K

Other platforms

Wikipedia (v2.7.50514-r-2024-12-11)
4.41 (692,975) 65,076,710+
Wikiwand - knowledge, with context (v10.0.1)
4.11 (605) 16,974+
Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond (v10.0.8)
5.00 (4) 2,169+
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Extension summary

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

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

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

By leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, Wikiwand helps users quickly grasp key points and related topics without the need to sift through lengthy articles.

⭐🕒 Timelines: Every article with chronological events will feature a timeline—some stories are best told from start to finish.

⭐🤔 Top Questions: Wikiwand’s Top Questions give you a lightning-fast, accurate, and complete story alongside every Wikipedia article.

⭐💬 Chat: While you browse Wikipedia, have a copilot that understands what you’re reading and can answer any question with accuracy.

⭐🔍 Search: find answers in any language, ask anything, Wikiwand intelligence will reply and find the most relevant Wikipedia article to your query.

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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
  • Visually appealing design
  • Customizable themes
  • Brings all major wikis together
Cons
  • Slow performance compared to the original
  • Intrusive AI features
  • High subscription costs
  • Loss of original UI and customization options
  • Frequent requests to log in and subscribe
Most mentioned
  • Disappointment with the new UI and design
  • Concern over subscription fees and paywall
  • Negative impact of AI features on user experience
  • Preference for the original features and layout
  • Performance issues and preference resets
User reviews
Sorry but I'm not going to pay for a glorified userscript for Wikipedia. Absolutely ridiculous hahahaha
by G Man, 2024-12-20

by Art F, 2024-11-13

Rate Limit Exceeded .. Useless
by Martin Magnusson, 2024-11-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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