QuickWiki
Extension Delisted
This extension is no longer available in the official store. Delisted on 2025-09-15.
Preview articles on Wikipedia and other wikis - become a wiki power-user!
UPDATE: Now works with ALL wikis across the web!
UPDATE: Simply press Esc to close the popup. You're welcome :)
FIXED: https support on Wikipedia.
FIXED: support for wikia.com
An extension to preview links to other wiki articles while browsing any wiki. Shift+Left Click on any article link to preview it.
The source code is open and available on GitHub, for anyone looking to hack on it: https://github.com/vickychijwani/quickwiki.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome! Bugs and feature requests should be submitted on GitHub: https://github.com/vickychijwani/quickwiki/issues.
Developed by Vicky Chijwani and Vinay Kola.
Feel free to contact us with feedback:
Email: vickychijwani [at] gmail.com, vinaykola [at] gmail.com
Twitter: @vickychijwani, @vinaykola
Contributors:
- Koustuv Sinha
CHANGE LOG:
v1.1.3
- Works on wikia.com
- Improved window positioning algorithm
v1.1.2
- Works with https
v1.1
- Now works on ANY wiki (not just Wikipedia) in ANY language!
- Added feature to expand preview window for focused browsing in the preview itself
- Interface overhaul
- Bug-fixes
v1.0
- Added minimize feature.
- Added open in new tab feature.
- Added feature to drag the preview window around the page.
- Preview window "intelligently" calculates its position based on the link's length and position on the page.
Latest reviews
Very good extension, exactly what I needed. Supports dragging, minimalizing... It's very good extension, it's worth of downloading!
Curious
Brilliant! What every single person who uses Wikipedia with any dexterity was absolutely crying out for!
