Developer(s) yongqli Written in JavaScript License GPL | Stable release 5.1.3 / 10 March 2013 Operating system | |
Type Firefox extension
Chrome extension | ||
FastestFox (previously called SmarterFox and Smarter Wikipedia) is a Firefox extension that aims to make Wikipedia more convenient to use from the browser. It adds a "related articles" box to the left side of Wikipedia and integrates Wikipedia's search features into Firefox. It is aimed at Wikipedia power users. There is also a FastestFox Google Chrome extension.
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The extension adds the "Search Wikipedia for..." option to context menus using XUL. The "related articles" feature is implemented using an AJAX request to a web API. Because the request is sent only after the page finishes loading, there is often a delay until results appear.
FastestChrome
FastestChrome is the port of FastestFox for Google Chrome. It is not fully functional, but includes most of the original features.