Wikipedia Peek
Shows previews of linked articles on Wikipedia pages.
Wikipedia Peek - Enhance Your Wikipedia Experience
'Wikipedia Peek' is a user-friendly Firefox add-on designed to preview the article linked in a Wikipedia page. When a link is hovered over or tapped, it displays a small pop-up with the title section of the related article. The add-on features full touch support, customizable font size and transparency, and four themes. Apart from Firefox, it also works in Chrome and Firefox for Android, offering a flexible browsing experience across platforms.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- storage
- notifications
- tabs
- webNavigation
- *://*/*
Size: 105.48K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- The add-on was great before it became broken.
- Useful on websites like Wikia.
- Provides the ability to preview links without leaving the current page.
- Allows customization and temporary disabling of previews.
Cons
- The add-on is no longer updated and support has been dropped.
- The native Wikipedia preview feature is inferior to this add-on's functionality.
- Does not work reliably on some systems.
- Interferes with Wikipedia's built-in link preview feature.
Most mentioned
- The add-on used to be great before it broke due to lack of support.
- Wikipedia now has a native equivalent that doesn't function as well as this add-on.
- The latest version from GitHub works but is not available on AMO.
User reviews
by 退出党团队远离中共邪教, 2025-02-12
by άƈεƥ, 2024-10-09
by Firefox user 15552492, 2023-09-12
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Wikipedia Peek requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Wikipedia Peek. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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