Infogalactic Transporter

Infogalactic Transporter

This extension allows the user to move between Wiki and IG.

What is Infogalactic Transporter?
Infogalactic Transporter is a highly intuitive Chrome extension designed to enable users to move easily between Wikipedia and Infogalactic. It auto-redirects from Wikipedia to Infogalactic's version of the same page by default, but users can also click the extension button to shuttle back to the Wiki version and suspend auto-redirect for the particular tab. Navigating away from either site resets the auto-redirect function. The extension's behavior is tab-specific and does not affect other open tabs. Upcoming features include an easy copy/paste function for Wikipedia text.
Stats
By: rorybot
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 5.00 (47)
Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2021-04-26)
Creation date: 2020-02-06
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 10.83K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Auto-redirects from Wikipedia to Infogalactic's version of that page (whether entering via a link or the address bar).

Clicking the extension button shuttles you back to the Wiki version (and disables auto-redirect for that tab), and clicking again takes you back to Infogalactic. If you navigate away, on that tab, to some website outside either Wiki or IG, it'll reset the behaviour back to auto-redirecting.

Behaviour is also bound to the tab in which the clicking took place - that is to say, if you click the button (thus disabling auto-redirect), and open a new tab, that new tab will obey the default redirect behaviour (taking you to Infogalactic if you visit Wikipeida).

Future goals:

  • Easy copy/paste of wikipedia text of current page (for transporting missing content)

GitHub here: https://github.com/rorybot/infogalactic-transporter

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Redirects any Wikipedia link to InfoGalactic.com seamlessly
  • Helps filter out biased and untrue information from Wikipedia
  • Works consistently on both Brave and Chrome
Cons
  • Does not properly redirect to the main page of Infogalactic when typing in wikipedia.org
Most mentioned
  • Provides a source of information free from perceived libeal bias
  • Avoids Wikipedia and its perceived misinformation
  • Encourages more usage and contribution to InfoGalactic
Recent reviews
Great, flawlessly redirects any Wikipedia link to the much better InfoGalactic.com. Please, people, start using InfoGalactic more -- and contribute and edit!!
by Lance Adams Lance Adams, 2022-06-01

Excellent!
by George A George A, 2022-01-10

Love this - I no longer have to deal with Wikipedia and the propaganda. At least I get some balanced information here
by E In E In, 2021-11-28
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Safety
Risk impact

Infogalactic Transporter 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 Infogalactic Transporter if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Infogalactic Transporter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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