Who is Wikipedia Context Menu for?

Wikipedia Context Menu is an open-source project built for firefox users who frequently look up terms on Wikipedia.

Is Wikipedia Context Menu free?

Yes — Wikipedia Context Menu is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Wikipedia Context Menu run on?

Wikipedia Context Menu runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Wikipedia Context Menu still maintained?

Unverified. Wikipedia Context Menu has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Wikipedia Context Menu?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Context Menu Search, Wikipedia Quick Search Extension, and Context Wiktionary.

Who makes Wikipedia Context Menu?

Wikipedia Context Menu is developed by smt923.

How long has Wikipedia Context Menu been around?

Wikipedia Context Menu first shipped in 2017.

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Wikipedia Context Menu

Name: Wikipedia Context Menu
Author: smt923

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Wikipedia Context Menu is a Firefox add-on that lets users search selected webpage text on Wikipedia through the browser context menu. It provides a quick lookup workflow without requiring users to copy text or navigate to Wikipedia manually.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

Wikipedia Context Menu sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on searching highlighted text on Wikipedia without manually opening a new tab and copying the text. Wikipedia Context Menu is an open-source project aimed at firefox users who frequently look up terms on Wikipedia. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

smt923 builds and maintains Wikipedia Context Menu, and it first shipped in 2017. Among its 4 catalogued features are context-menu search, highlighted-text lookup, and wikipedia search.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Context-menu search
Highlighted-text lookup
Wikipedia search
Firefox integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed14 Sep · 09:15 UTC
Wikipedia Context Menu verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Wikipedia Context Menu

What is Wikipedia Context Menu?: Wikipedia Context Menu focuses on searching highlighted text on Wikipedia without manually opening a new tab and copying the text. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Wikipedia Context Menu for?: Wikipedia Context Menu is an open-source project built for firefox users who frequently look up terms on Wikipedia.
Is Wikipedia Context Menu free?: Yes — Wikipedia Context Menu is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Wikipedia Context Menu run on?: Wikipedia Context Menu runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Wikipedia Context Menu still maintained?: Unverified. Wikipedia Context Menu has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Wikipedia Context Menu?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Context Menu Search, Wikipedia Quick Search Extension, and Context Wiktionary.Context Menu Search Wikipedia Quick Search Extension Context Wiktionary
Who makes Wikipedia Context Menu?: Wikipedia Context Menu is developed by smt923.
How long has Wikipedia Context Menu been around?: Wikipedia Context Menu first shipped in 2017.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 14 Sep 2026
Built for: Firefox users who frequently look up terms on Wikipedia
Model: Open source
Solves: Searching highlighted text on Wikipedia without manually opening a new tab and copying the text.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: wikipedia-context-menu

Developer

smt923

Index record

Indexed: 14 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 14 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: wikipedia-context-menu-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 14 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 14 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 14 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/smt923/wikipedia-context-menu

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