Black Menu for Wikipedia

Black Menu for Wikipedia

Easy access to the Wikipedia universe

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What is Black Menu for Wikipedia?

"Black Menu for Wikipedia" is a Chrome extension that allows users to quickly access a variety of Wikimedia Foundation projects. This extension provides a comprehensive menu, with each entry corresponding to a particular project. Clicking on the menu of your choice takes you to a new tab with the desired project. It covers Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Wikiversity, Wikivoyage, Commons, and Meta-Wiki. It's an all-in-one convenient solution to access the vast universe of Wikipedia and its related projects.

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Stats
Users: 5,672 ▼ -4
Rating: 4.52 (79)
Version: 5.16.3 (Last updated: 2023-10-19)
Creation date: 2020-06-14
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://*.mediawiki.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikibooks.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikidata.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikimedia.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikinews.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikipedia.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikiquote.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikisource.org/*extension=bmfw*
  • https://*.wikiversity.org/*extension=bmfw*
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Black Menu for Wikipedia
Black Menu for Wikipedia (v5.16.2)
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Summary
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Black Menu for Wikipedia lets you access the best of the Wikipedia Universe, in a simple, easy, and convenient way.

This extension has a comprehensive menu of Wikimedia Foundation projects. You can access them by browsing through the black menu entries. By clicking the menu entry of your choice, you'll go to the corresponding Wikimedia Foundation project in a new tab.

Wikipedia – The primary page, containing a search box which lets you access the vast collection of Wikipedia articles right inside Black Menu for Wikipedia. This page also features today's featured Wikipedia article and recent news reported by Wikipedia.

Wiktionary – Search for thousands of words featured in the Wiktionary dictionary and thesaurus. This page also features Wiktionary the word of the day.

Wikiquote – Browse Wikiquote's broad collection of quotes using the search bar or search for quotes by categories. This page also features the Wikiquote quote of the day.

Wikibooks – The Wikibooks page includes an overview of the Wikibooks project and a search bar to search and access an array of 2,600+ books.

Wikisource – Browse through the ample library of Wikisource texts using the search bar at the top of the page. The Wikisource page also include the featured text of the month, new texts, and Wikisource highlights. You can also browse through texts by categories and author.

Wikispecies – Search through Wikispecies' collection of organisms using the search bar at the top of the page. A featured author and the species of the week are also displayed on this page.

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Pros
  • Easy to use, highly functional and saves time
  • Awesome features for navigating Wikipedia
  • Integrates well with 'Black Menu for Google'
Cons
  • No option to assign custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Compatibility issues with other extensions such as 'Wikiwand'
  • Problems with downloading related black menu apps like 'Black Menu for Google'
Most mentioned
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Interacts well with Wikipedia
  • Beautiful design
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Safety
Risk impact

Black Menu for Wikipedia 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 Black Menu for Wikipedia if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Black Menu for Wikipedia has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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