Wikipedia Peek

Shows previews of linked articles on Wikipedia pages

What is Wikipedia Peek?

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.

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By: Niklas Gollenstede

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Users: 381 ▲ 1

Rating: 3.67 (6)

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

Creation date: 2016-09-08

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

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

Size: 66.26K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 41050 ▼ 396

Other rankings

#7809 in Tools ▼ 111 #31 in wikipedia keyword 27 #77 in hover keyword 28 ▲ 1 #136 in wiki keyword 27 ▲

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Summary

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When you hover a link to another article on Wikipedia.org/Wikia.com or tap on it, a small pop-up will show you the title section of that article.

Features:

Full touch support
Load first paragraph and thumbnail
4 themes (Wikipedia, white, black, grey/blue)
Customizable font-size and transparency
Works in Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Firefox for Android

This add-ons code is available on GitHub (https://github.com/NiklasGollenstede/wikipedia-peek). If you have any problems, please report them there (https://github.com/NiklasGollenstede/wikipedia-peek/issues).

The add-on itself does not collect any data. Note however, that the article previews are queried form the target host in a separate query each time you hover over a link long enough.

User reviews

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

Mikko Räsänen, 2020-07-03

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

Shadenium, 2017-10-09

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

Kian Mayne, 2016-12-14

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Safety

Risk impact

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