# Wikiwand 2

> Redirects all requests to wikipedia to wikiwand to improve user experience

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikiwand-2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikiwand-2)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wikiwand-2`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** asm0dey
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 111
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-09
- **First published:** 2017-11-19
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wikiwand-2/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/asm0dey/Wikiwand-2](https://github.com/asm0dey/Wikiwand-2)

## Description

Wikiwand 2 is a simple Firefox add-on that redirects supported Wikipedia URLs to the Wikiwand site, providing users with a better and more enjoyable browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #11,030 — Overall
- #87 — wiki
- #163 — experience
- #178 — wikipedia
- #232 — improve

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/wikiwand-2)