Wikipedia Search

Search Wikipedia in every language from the address bar and context menu.

Wikipedia Search - Handy Wikipedia Extension for Chrome

'Wikipedia Search' is a Chrome extension offering convenient ways to search Wikipedia right from your browser. Type 'wiki' in the search bar followed by your query, or use the context menu for chosen words on a web page. Customize your search language and choose to open results in Wikipedia desktop or mobile, or Wikiwand. It is not affiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.

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By: Corbin Davenport

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.37

(334)

Version: 11 (Last updated: 2022-12-11)

Creation date: 2019-12-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage
notifications

Host permissions:

https://*.wikipedia.org/*

Size: 87.37K

Email: co*****@outlook.com

Ranking

# 5,821 ▲ 32

Other rankings

#1548 in Tools

#10 in wikipedia keyword 62

#29 in search bar keyword 86

#29 in wiki keyword 63

#38 in search box keyword 42 ▼ 1

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Wikipedia Search is an extension that adds multiple ways to search Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, right in your web browser. You can type "wiki" in the browser search bar, then the Space or Tab key, to start a search with live suggestions as you type. Also, selecting a word or phrase in a web page and opening the context menu will show a Wikipedia search option.

You can change the default search language to any language Wikipedia supports, and the optional multi-language search feature can override it with a different choice. Search results can be opened in the desktop Wikipedia site, the mobile site, or Wikiwand.

Wikipedia is a trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia Search is in no way affiliated with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use and simple interface
Allows quick access to Wikipedia for research and learning
Works well for context menu searches
Very helpful for looking up information quickly
Many users appreciate its functionality and recommend it

Cons

Alters existing address bar search settings without consent
Issues with specific language settings when searching for terms starting with 'new'
Basic Search feature has stopped working for some users
Misleading donation requests causing concern
Some features cannot be turned off

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