Wikipedia Peek

Shows previews of linked articles on Wikipedia pages

Wikipedia Peek - Preview linked articles on Wikipedia pages

Wikipedia Peek is a Chrome extension that provides previews of linked articles on Wikipedia pages. With a simple hover or tap, you can quickly get a glimpse of the article content, including the title section, first paragraph, and thumbnail. It offers touch support, customizable themes, and works on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Firefox for Android.

Extension stats

By: Niklas Gollenstede

Users: 282

Rating: 3.67

Version: 2.5.3 (Last updated: 2016-09-08)

Creation date: 2016-09-08

Permissions:

notifications
storage
*://*.wikipedia.org/*
*://*.mediawiki.org/*
*://*.wikia.com/*

Size: 66.26K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 50,531 ▼ 556

Other rankings

#14020 in Tools ▲ 112 #71 in wikipedia keyword 28 #195 in wiki keyword 31 #295 in hover keyword 12 ▼ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Wikipedia Peek (v2.7.4resigned1)

789 4.40

(60)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

Doesn't work on latest Chrome. Shows a short loading animation, when hovering, but no pop-up appears.

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Mikko Räsänen, 2020-07-03

Absolutely love customization! The best wikipedia extension I've seen so far.

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Shadenium, 2017-10-09

Does what it says on the tin and doesn't seem to be doing anything dodgy.

by

Kian Mayne, 2016-12-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikipedia Peek requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: wikipedia.org, mediawiki.org, wikia.com
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Wikipedia Peek. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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