# YAWE

> Read and Search for Wikipedia Articles

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `yawe`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 4.2.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2013-10-05
- **Size:** 488 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/yawe/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/davidkna/yawe/issues](https://github.com/davidkna/yawe/issues)

## Description

YAWE is a powerful Firefox add-on that enables you to read and search for Wikipedia articles. It offers features like back/forward support, search autocompletion, and the ability to open articles in new tabs. YAWE supports any wiki powered by MediaWiki with the mobileview extension and also provides theme support. Experience the convenience of accessing and exploring Wikipedia with YAWE.

## Rankings

- #109,098 — Overall

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
- 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/yawe)