Best alternatives to Wikipedia Search (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Wikipedia Search, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Wikipedia Search alternatives, compared
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.7★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years14 permissions- About 200× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 4)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.4★ from 18 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 200× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 4)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.6★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 200× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 4)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈4M users1.2★ from 26 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 200× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Rated 3.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 4)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈1M users3.2★ from 491 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago14 permissions- About 50× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 4)
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Recipe Search
Easy and quick search for Recipes in the browser address bar and browser action modal.
≈20K users1.0★ from 40 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years7 permissions- A similar number of users to Wikipedia Search
- Rated 3.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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Yandex Search
Enter search requests in the address field and get results from Yandex
≈200K users1.9★ from 25 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years15 permissions- About 10× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Rated 2.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 4)
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Pix Search
Search images swiftly and seamlessly directly from the browser's address bar
≈3K users3.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 16 months ago3 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Wikipedia Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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Miro Search
Search Miro boards from the address bar
≈1K users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago7 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Wikipedia Search
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
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Search Pro
Rapidly search the web with Search Pro!
≈50K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Wikipedia Search
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
Wikipedia Search alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Wikipedia Search?
By users, the most popular alternative is Yandex Search with ≈4M users and a 1.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Yandex Search.
Which Wikipedia Search alternative has the best rating?
Yandex Search has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 3.2 out of 5 from 491 ratings.
Is there a Wikipedia Search alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Search Pro asks for 1 permissions, against 4 for Wikipedia Search.
How many alternatives to Wikipedia Search are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Wikipedia Search on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.