Wikipedia Quick Hints

Display quick description of the terms in the Wikipedia article.

Wikipedia Quick Hints - Convenient Wikipedia Browsing

'Wikipedia Quick Hints' is a helpful Chrome extension designed to enhance your Wikipedia browsing experience. It saves you time by instantly showing brief definitions of words in a Wikipedia article as soon as you hover the cursor over them. It also zooms in images and allows nested hints within another hint popup. Moreover, it also keeps updating to adjust to the new Wikipedia article structures and to fix existing issues. It's a must-have tool for students, researchers, and the curious-minded constantly exploring the world of knowledge on Wikipedia.

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By: https://dfsq.info

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.62

(117)

Version: 2.20 (Last updated: 2017-07-08)

Creation date: 2017-07-08

Permissions:

tabs
http://commons.wikimedia.org/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/

Size: 65.78K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 13,412 ▲ 15

Other rankings

#3517 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 21

#11 in wikipedia keyword 28 ▼ 5

#43 in wiki keyword 31 ▼ 9

#54 in quick keyword 41 ▼ 14

#92 in definition keyword 32 ▼ 3

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Extremely useful for quickly accessing Wikipedia content
Improves productivity by minimizing the need to open multiple tabs
Beats Wikipedia's own built-in functionality for pop-ups
Ability to easily write new Wikipedia articles
Great overall user experience when functioning correctly

Cons

Frequent bugs leading to broken pop-ups or failure to display content
Excessive use of question marks disrupts reading flow
Inconsistent display of Wikipedia logos and images
Text is reported as being too small and needs better design
Recent updates have caused functionality issues, such as displaying incorrect formatting

Most mentioned

Question marks under hyperlinks are annoying
Pop-ups sometimes hang or do not close properly
Extension is very helpful for research and accessing links
Recent issues with functionality and display errors
User interface needs improvement, particularly in options accessibility

User reviews

I like it very much, one thing isn't working though, pictures aren't showing, unlike the advertised pictures

Shmuel, 2024-05-31

UNTITLED #11 Immediately write a Wikipedia article about someone or something you think needs one but has none. Hornemann, C. (2024), Score 72 of 99, 3* !

Clemens Hornemann, 2024-04-20

Seems to run into a bug where it is unable to GET the content but very useful when it works. Also agree with Farley's comment about excessive question marks. Wikipedia provides different link colours for when content does not exist and this should be the exception rather than the rule. And incredibly with regard to Dmitriy's review, it seems Google has patented something which does exactly that as of June 23. Additionally, the timer for closing pop-ins could probably be doubled as it is very easy to accidentally mouse-off it. It could be helpful to add a close button as they sometimes get stuck.

Johl Brown, 2024-01-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikipedia Quick Hints requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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