Hoverpedia

Stop getting frustrated with dozens of Wikipedia tabs

What is Hoverpedia?

"Hoverpedia" is a Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by providing instant previews of Wikipedia links. With Hoverpedia, you can hover over any Wikipedia link to read the first paragraph without opening multiple tabs. It saves you time and frustration while browsing Wikipedia, making it seamless and painless.

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By: rbilgil

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Users: 75 ▼ -8

Rating: 3.75 (4)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2014-04-12)

Creation date: 2014-04-12

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*.wikipedia.org/*
https://*.wikipedia.org/*

Size: 88.56K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 70591 ▼ 2357

Other rankings

#16041 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 150 #70 in hover keyword 28 ▲ 28 #170 in wikipedia keyword 27 ▲ 4

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Summary

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Browsing Wikipedia should be seamless and painless, but the number of tabs you end up opening is ridiculous! With this extension, hover over any Wikipedia link to read the first paragraph instantly.

Changelog

v1.3: - All wikipedia links now have an outline on hover - Links to wikipedia from other websites all have an outline

v1.2: - Hover popup now appears in different positions if available screen-space dictates as such - Fixed some paragraphs not displaying fully - Fixed some cities only showing "Coordinates:" instead of the first paragraph.

v1.1: - Improved visuals

User reviews

This looks like exactly what I was looking for, however it doesn't work at all. It just says "Can't find any content to fetch on this page"

James Kellett, 2018-05-21

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Safety

Risk impact

Hoverpedia may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.