# Wayback Wiki

> Surf Wikipedia on a specific date in the past.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wayback-wiki](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wayback-wiki)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wayback-wiki`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dean Attali
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 6
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-19
- **First published:** 2024-06-14
- **Size:** 40 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wayback-wiki/)
- **Website:** [https://deanattali.com](https://deanattali.com/)

## Description

When surfing Wikipedia, sometimes I want to see how articles looked like on a specific date in the past. With Wayback Wiki you can choose a specific date, and every Wikipedia article you visit will automatically redirect you to the version of the article that existed on that date.

## Rankings

- #42,488 — Overall
- #62 — wiki
- #186 — wikipedia

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `*.wikipedia.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: wikipedia.org
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wayback-wiki)