Wikipedia:Tools/Alternative browsing
Mobile devices
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For many phones, Opera Mini gives a much easier browsing experience for Wikipedia than the built in browser. See: http://www.operamini.com/
Multi-platform
Wikiwand - browser extension for [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wikiwand-wikipedia-modern/emffkefkbkpkgpdeeooapgaicgmcbolj Google Chrome] and [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wikiwand-wikipedia-modernized/ Firefox].
Kiwix - offline reader for Wikipedia and its other Wikimedia sister projects. [https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-reader/ Available for Android, Linux, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows].
GoldenDict - multiplatform dictionary browser with native support for Wikipedia, Wiktionary, the Wikimedia projects, and any MediaWiki-based website. (Experimental Kiwix zim support is in git master.)
Distracted Reader – Browser extension for [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/distracted-reader/ Firefox] and [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/distracted-reader/cocmhagabckkgdgipmpfhonemoamahfn Chrome] for fast search and exploration.
WikiZ - browser extension for [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wikiz/ffeoocajdahccnaojljogijhiliblaah Chrome] and [https://wikiz.com website] (wikiz.com not available as at 19/04/2024)
Disable Gadgets
Alternative portals
- See also Wikipedia:Searching for alternative ways of searching Wikipedia
Instant Messaging
WatchlistBot delivers realtime notifications of edits to any XMPP client.