Reviews for Wikiwand - knowledge, with context
Wikiwand - knowledge, with context by Wikiwand
Review by Firefox user 14338612
Rated 1 out of 5
by Firefox user 14338612, a year agoThis takes the collaborative spirit of Wikipedia and warps it into a mess filled with ads and shady connections. (At least) one of the developers has intellectually, materially and technologically benefited a discriminatory settler-colonial regime, which adds a disturbing layer to the whole project. This is the perfect example of 'entrepreneurs' taking someone else's hard work and making money off of it, all the while violating the spirit of the creation. Thanks but no, thanks. I'll stick to the boring old 'outdated' version of the site that the community has been diligently working on for ages instead of this AI filled garbage :)
Edit: forgot to add - check out how many servers worldwide this thing is shaking hands with in the background while you're reading your article on Nabataea or the Achaemenids. You might be terribly surprised.
Edit 2: From the horse's own mouth
We also collect information when you make use of the Site, including your browsing history. [...]
By analyzing all information we receive, we may compile statistical information across a variety of users (“Statistical Information”). Statistical Information helps understand trends and customer needs so that new services can be considered and so the Site and associated services can be tailored to customer desires. We may share Statistical Information with our partners, pursuant to commercial terms that we determine in our sole discretion.
Edit: forgot to add - check out how many servers worldwide this thing is shaking hands with in the background while you're reading your article on Nabataea or the Achaemenids. You might be terribly surprised.
Edit 2: From the horse's own mouth
We also collect information when you make use of the Site, including your browsing history. [...]
By analyzing all information we receive, we may compile statistical information across a variety of users (“Statistical Information”). Statistical Information helps understand trends and customer needs so that new services can be considered and so the Site and associated services can be tailored to customer desires. We may share Statistical Information with our partners, pursuant to commercial terms that we determine in our sole discretion.
671 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by Haltarys, 23 days agoThe extension used to be good but now they're pushing users to subscribe, don't follow dark mode by default anymore (it resets every couple of days or so), and push the AI tab too much.
(And apparently, it has way too much ads, which I don't see because I use an ad blocker anyway) - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 19053100, a month agoUsed to be really good, now it's infested with ads (ON A WIKIPEDIA SKIN, a notably ad free site) and AI bullshit everywhere, asking for a subscription. It also automatically blocks access to actual wikipedia, by automatically rerouting every article to their skin of it. No even entering the wikipedia website manually can you there with this extension installed. Where can i just get this extension, but how it was 2 or 3 years ago?
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19114790, 3 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Sciky, 3 months agoThis used to be a great extension, but now it's a bloatware full of ads for its AI, what a shame
- Rated 1 out of 5by Indiana Moon, 4 months agoIt does not "enhance user experience" as stated in the add-on description section. It was good once.
Enshittification! - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 19063414, 4 months agoWikiwand was great, but now it's infested with AI popups, ads and the constant bugging to make an account. A shame because it used to be a great tool, now it's more work to click all the nonsense away.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Wamida, 4 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by carl, 4 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14503325, 4 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 19040033, 4 months agoUsed to be a great addon but now totally destroyed by the Ads and AI
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14706773, 4 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Ally Simy, 4 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 19035698, 4 months agoEnshittification everywhere. Was a very nice plugin to cleanly read wikipedia, now cluttered with AI and ads
- Rated 1 out of 5by LCM, 4 months agoThey had the nerve to actually BLOCK people from accessing entire wikipedia pages. You are required to watch an ad before you can access the page. This is allegedly to have access to their "wikicontent," which is not needed or desired. This app used to be good. But pulling this crap was a step too far. You CANNOT BLOCK ACCESS TO WIKIPEDIA TO MAKE MONEY FROM ADS.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17979558, 5 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Milan Regec, 5 months agoAll it does now is infest your Wikipedia with ads. Don't bother installing and I highly recommend uninstalling it if you already did so. Even when uninstalled, it keeps coming back and keeps stealing all Wikipedia links.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18996590, 5 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Toccetness, 5 months agoAd-required, AI-driven slop. Went from premiere readability to money-driven corporation. Do not install.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 17669402, 5 months agoAs many other reviews say. initially a good idea, now, full of AI slop i don't want.
- Rated 5 out of 5by marii, 5 months ago