# Wikipedia Preview

> Get quick Wikipedia previews of the selected word or phrase while reading a webpage.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikipedia-preview](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikipedia-preview)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wikipedia-preview`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Viloris
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Version:** 1.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-26
- **First published:** 2024-08-24
- **Size:** 506 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wikipedia-preview/)

## Description

Just select a word or phrase, click on the Wikipedia button and a short summary will appear immediately in the specified languages from Wikipedia.

In the toolbar pop-up, search the input text in real time.

You can also search in Wikipedia from the context menu.

You can search in two Wikipedias (in two languages) at the same time. Wikipedia is available in over 300 languages.

## Rankings

- #50,504 — Overall
- #72 — wikipedia
- #81 — preview
- #96 — phrase
- #224 — review

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/wikipedia-preview)