AI-driven wiki aggregator created to enhance user experience on Wikipedia by streamlining knowledge consumption

Latest Version

Version
10.0.8
Update
November 4, 2024
Size
12.12KiB
Developer
www.wikiwand.com
Category
Users
300,000+
Rating
4.74149 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
WebNavigation
ContextMenus
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Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond Extension

As featured on TechCrunch, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Fast Company and The Next Web:

Wikiwand is an award-winning interface that optimizes Wikipedia's amazing content for a quicker and significantly improved reading experience!

The extension simply replaces each Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Wikiquote link with a link to the same article on Wikiwand.

By leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, Wikiwand helps users quickly grasp key points and related topics without the need to sift through lengthy articles.

⭐🕒 Timelines: Every article with chronological events will feature a timeline—some stories are best told from start to finish.

⭐🤔 Top Questions: Wikiwand’s Top Questions give you a lightning-fast, accurate, and complete story alongside every Wikipedia article.

⭐💬 Chat: While you browse Wikipedia, have a copilot that understands what you’re reading and can answer any question with accuracy.

⭐🔍 Search: find answers in any language, ask anything, Wikiwand intelligence will reply and find the most relevant Wikipedia article to your query.

► New clean layout for optimal readability
► Chat, top questions and timelines for every article
► Great modern typography options
► Convenient fixed table-of-contents
► Map for locations
► Quality score for every article
► Quick preview when hovering over links
► Multi-language search with thumbnails
► Beautiful, immersive cover photos
► Larger photos and better media gallery
► Color, font and layout personalization
► Dozens of other improvements

Like Wikiwand? Please rate us ★★★★★

Q: How do I use Wikiwand?
A: Just install our light extension and keep using Wikipedia as usual. The Wikiwand interface will automatically appear every time you visit a Wikipedia article.

Q: How does it work?
A: It's simple. The extension replaces links to Wikipedia articles with links to the same article on Wikiwand.

Q: Can I still read the original article on Wikipedia?
A: Of course! Click on \"Read in Wikipedia\" W icon above every article.



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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension file

Select and download the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Wikiwand - Wikipedia, and beyond extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Saurabh Tripathi (ID: 0000007140e263da) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/28/2024 You are absolutely awesome. Edit : You are absolutely annoying. Eeverytime I visit some site its hwos welcome, message then be like lts go then be payament page then we like i choose free plan then i can access articel. why are you doing this man?

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Saidu K (ID: 000000488da2c65b) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/17/2024 Changing my 5 star review from 7 years ago. It's turning into one of those AI cash grabs. It still works, but the most recent style changes have made the extension uglier, when the whole point of me using it is to make Wikipedia look better. The table of contents used to be in a column with a different style to the rest of the content, but now it's blended in with the rest and looks worse in my opinion. Boxes now have rounded corners because developers everywhere have decided rounded rectangles and circles look best. Fonts, themes and other style choices have been locked away until you pay for them along with AI features for $9 a month. It's a shame, to be honest. I've deleted this extension and found an alternative

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Orfeas Theofanis (ID: 000000053d2a8eb9) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/10/2024 New review: It used to be a great extension. Now it's bloated and keeps throwing pop-ups to login or create accounts. Uninstalling. Old review: Wikiwand is a great interface for browsing wikipedia. The ctrl+click dictionary feature seems interesting, but the shortcut should change or at least be configurable. The default behavior for ctrl+click is to open a link in a new tab, and this extension hijacks the shortcut and disables "open link in new tab" feature.

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Marino Friedmann (ID: 000000786b53206f) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/24/2024 New update is terrible

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(ID: ) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/11/2024 Extension must wait a bit if wikiwand site is available in the current network, otherwise redirect back to wikipedia.org