Indie Wiki Buddy

Name: Indie Wiki Buddy
Rating: 4.824242424242424 (165 reviews)
Author: https://getindie.wiki

Indie Wiki Buddy helps you discover quality, independent wikis through alerts, redirects, and search filtering.

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Indie Wiki Buddy is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help users discover and support independent wikis amid a web dominated by ads and corporate sites. When visiting popular wikis on platforms like Fandom or Fextralife, the extension notifies or automatically redirects you to high-quality independent alternatives whenever available.

The extension also enhances your search experience by filtering results across over ten search engines—including Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo—guiding you toward independent wikis. Supporting more than 500 wikis in over 10 languages, Indie Wiki Buddy offers full customization so you control your browsing experience on a wiki-by-wiki basis. Additionally, it integrates with BreezeWiki, an affiliated service that provides an ad-free and streamlined view of Fandom wikis. For more details and wiki submissions, visit https://getindie.wiki.

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By:

https://getindie.wiki

Users:

80,000

Rating:

4.82

(165) 3 new ratings

Version:

3.13.5 Last updated: 2025-04-11

Creation date:

2023-02-10

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
webRequest
notifications
scripting

Host permissions:

https://*.fandom.com/*
https://*.fextralife.com/*
https://*.neoseeker.com/*
https://breezewiki.com/*
https://antifandom.com/*
https://bw.artemislena.eu/*
https://breezewiki.catsarch.com/*
https://breezewiki.esmailelbob.xyz/*
https://breezewiki.frontendfriendly.xyz/*
https://bw.hamstro.dev/*

Size:

739.33K

Email:

su*****@hamstro.dev

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

20 hours ago

Ranking

# 2,642 ▲ 59

Other rankings

#219 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 6 #2 in wiki keyword 20 #71 in trademark keyword 18 ▲ 3

Other platforms

Indie Wiki Buddy (v3.13.5)

58,076 4.90

(188)

User reviews

Indie Wiki Buddy is highly praised for effectively blocking or redirecting Fandom.com wiki pages to independent, cleaner wiki alternatives, enhancing search experiences and supporting better communities. Users appreciate its automatic redirects, decluttering, and frequent updates. However, multiple users report browser compatibility issues (notably with Brave) causing display problems and unwanted automatic redirections from Google search results to wiki pages without allowing users to see full search results. Some note indie wikis may not be as complete as Fandom, and occasional configuration difficulties arise. Overall, it is valued for reducing Fandom's presence and improving wiki accessibility.

Pros

Effectively avoids Fandom.com, improving user experience by bypassing intrusive and ad-heavy wiki pages.
Automatically redirects to indie wikis or Breezewiki if no indie wiki is available, providing faster and cleaner access to information.
Helps support independent and higher quality wiki communities rather than corporate wiki farms like Fandom.
Regularly updated and maintained by the developer to include new wikis and features.
Improves search results by decluttering invasive Fandom links and offers customization to hide or redirect Fandom pages.

Cons

Occasional compatibility issues with certain browsers like Brave, causing screen graying and link removal on some websites.
Unwanted automatic redirection from Google search results to wiki pages without user clicking links, which can be annoying and limit seeing full search results.
Some indie wikis may lack the completeness and content variety (e.g. alternate languages, new info) that Fandom wikis provide.
A minor inconvenience for some users due to aggressive redirection or UI behavior.
Potential confusion over functionality or settings, requiring support or clarification.

Recent reviews

This extension works so well, if you use this extension spread the word, tell all your friends. I love it so much

us*****, 2025-06-09

Incredibly helpful! Switching from google to firefox, thought I would give the google extension the stars it deserves for helping me avoid fandom for the past months.

So*****, 2025-06-08

Works perfectly as advertised, great way to do your part in the Fandom boycott

Ca*****, 2025-06-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Indie Wiki Buddy requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Indie Wiki Buddy has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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