Wikiwand

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Wikiwand
File:Wikiwand Logo.png
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Type Private, Startup company
Founded 2013
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Lior Grossman, Ilan Lewin
Employees 10+
Slogan(s) The world's leading Wikipedia reader
Website www.wikiwand.com
Registration Optional
Available in English
Current status Online
Native client(s) on iOS

Wikiwand is a proprietary software interface developed for viewing Wikipedia articles[1] available for several popular web browsers as a free browser extension or mobile app.

History

Wikiwand (originally WikiWand) was founded in 2013 by Lior Grossman and Ilan Lewin.[2] Officially launched in August 2014,[3] the interface includes a sidebar menu, navigation bar, personalized links to other languages, new typography, and access to previews of linked articles.[4] The list of contents is constantly displayed on the left-hand side.[5]

According to Grossman, "It didn’t make sense to us that the fifth most popular website in the world, used by half a billion people, has an interface that hasn’t been updated in over a decade. We found the Wikipedia interface cluttered, hard to read (large blocks of small text), hard to navigate, and lacking in terms of usability."[6]

Availability

The interface is available on Chrome, Safari and Firefox as well as via Wikiwand's website. In March 2015, Wikiwand released an iOS app for iPhone and iPad.[7]

Funding

Wikiwand was able to raise $600,000 to support the development of the improved interface. In February 2016, Wikiwand transitioned from an advertising-supported free service to a paid subscription model.[citation needed] It has stated that it intends to donate 30% of its profits to the Wikimedia Foundation.[6][8]

References

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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