Wikipedia Sidebar

Wikipedia abstracts in a sidebar. A Firefox webextension that displays Wikipedia abstracts in a sidebar. Select text and press Ctrl+Shift+V

Wikipedia Sidebar is available to install from Firefox Browser Add-ons and for download from this page. It has 19 daily users. The latest version is 3.3resigned1, and it was last updated a year ago.

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Install from Firefox Browser Add-ons

Total download count: 0 (Only count downloads from Firefox-Stats)

All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Wikipedia Sidebar here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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Version	Download	Size	Download count	Timestamp
3.3resigned1	XPI · ZIP · Source code	112.96K	0	2024-04-25
3.2	Paid users only	110.34K	0	2018-12-06

Install XPI file

An XPI file, short for "XPInstall," is a compressed file format used primarily by Mozilla applications, like Firefox and Thunderbird, to distribute and install add-ons or extensions. These files are similar in function to CRX files for Chrome but cater to the Mozilla ecosystem.

Simply drag-and-drop the XPI into Firefox to install the add-on.

Install ZIP file

Download the Wikipedia Sidebar ZIP file
In Firefox browser, go to about:addons to open Add-ons Manager
Click on , then select Install Add-on From File
Select the Wikipedia Sidebar ZIP file from step 1. Wikipedia Sidebar is now installed on your browser.