Wikipedia Copy

Copy pure text from Wikipedia!

Wikipedia Copy - Pure Text Grabbing Chrome Extension

'Wikipedia Copy' is a dedicated Chrome extension designed to enhance your research process on Wikipedia. It enables users to copy pure, uncluttered text without tables, references, and images. With customizable options, it offers the ability to select the items you wish to remove, providing you with the essential information you need. Furthermore, it also prepares your document for printing. Altogether, Wikipedia Copy makes the process of extracting information from Wikipedia quick, clean, and easy.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
By: n3nikita
Users: 2,000+
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2021-01-11)
Creation date: 2018-11-10
Size: 30.40K
Full description: See detailed description

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Makes reading articles easier
  • Effective at removing unnecessary elements for copying text
  • Highly useful for removing hyperlinks
Cons
  • Does not provide instructions for use
  • Lacks a feature to remember user settings
Most mentioned
  • Ability to remove distractions for easier copying
  • Desire for automatic activation on Wikipedia pages
  • Need for usage instructions
User reviews
Good extension, but the losers at Google removed the support for this as usual.
by Abin Tom Sebastian, 2025-03-03

An extension that works. It's more comfortable to read this way.
by Doruktan Erkan, 2024-12-07

Это именно то что я искал. Расширение удаляет всё лишнее для удобного копирования текста, можно выбирать что оставить на странице. Работает отлично! Спасибо
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikipedia Copy requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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