★ ★ ★ Wikipanion Overview
What is Wikipanion?
Wikipanion is an app designed to make accessing Wikipedia faster and easier. It offers features such as history grouping, bookmarking, and multiple search methods. The app also includes intelligent features such as a table of contents browser and dual language searching. Wikipanion is an advertisement-free app.
Software Features and Description
1. Accessing Wikipedia has never been faster and easier than with Wikipanion, designed for easy, search, navigation and display of Wikipedia entries.
2. Streamline your browsing with history grouped by visit date, and bookmarking that not only bookmarks individual entries, but individual sections within an entry.
3. Tip: To scroll to the top of a Wikipedia entry, hit the title bar at the top of the iPhone's screen (this works in Safari too).
4. Second tip: Click into the search bar to cancel a page load request.
5. See the Wikipanion web site for more details about all of the available features.
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Download and install Wikipanion on your computer
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
- Windows 7-10
- Windows 11
Download and install the Wikipanion app on your Windows 10,8,7 or Mac in 4 simple steps below:
- Download an Android emulator for PC and Mac:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks Pc or Mac software Here >> .
- Install the emulator on your PC or Mac:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.
- Using Wikipanion on PC [Windows 7/ 8/8.1/ 10/ 11]:
- Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Wikipanion"
- The search will reveal the Wikipanion app icon. Open, then click "Install".
- Once Wikipanion is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Wikipanion.
- Now enjoy Wikipanion on PC.
- Using Wikipanion on Mac OS:
Install Wikipanion on your Mac using the same steps for Windows OS above.
How to download and use Wikipanion App on Windows 11
To get Wikipanion on Windows 11, check if there's a native Wikipanion Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
- Download the Amazon-Appstore » (U.S only)
- Click on "Get" to begin installation. It also automatically installs Windows Subsystem for Android.
- After installation, Goto Windows Start Menu or Apps list » Open the Amazon Appstore » Login (with Amazon account)
- For non-U.S users, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto Playstore on PC » click Configure_Download. This will auto-download Google Play Store on your Windows 11.
- Installing Wikipanion:
- Login to your computer's PlayStore or Amazon AppStore.
- Search for "Wikipanion" » Click "Install" to install Wikipanion
- Wikipanion will now be available on your windows start-menu.
| Minimum requirements |
Recommended |
- 8GB RAM
- SSD Storage
- Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000
- Architecture: x64 or ARM64
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Wikipanion On iTunes
| Download |
Developer |
Rating |
Score |
Current version |
Adult Ranking |
| Free On iTunes |
Robert Chin |
145 |
3.68966 |
1.9.28 |
12+ |
Download on Android: Download Android
Wikipanion functions
- Table of contents browser that knows where you are in the page
- Multiple search methods including Smart completion with entry preview, Google searching and a full text Wikipedia search
- Dual language searching and language switching (hiding languages you don't care about)
- Bookmark, including bookmarking individual sections of pages
- History, grouped by last visit date
- Full in-page searching
- Wiktionary dictionary term looking without leaving the current page
- Table based category browsing
- iCloud syncing
- Image saving to the Photo library
- Ogg vorbis audio playback for dictionary pronunciations and other audio content available on Wikipedia
- Contextual knowledge for sending links to specific sections in a Wikipedia entry
- Easily turn on automatic focusing of the search field on launch
✔ Pros:
- Quick access to Wiktionary with just a 3D touch
- Simple yet well-rounded design
- Tables, pictures, and external links work well
- Easy to use and navigate
- Has been consistently used and loved by the reviewer for over a decade
☹ Cons:
- No option for white text on black background
- Can get slow after a while, taking almost half a minute to run at normal speed
- Recent change in app icon color is unpleasant to look at for the reviewer
Top Pcmac Reviews
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Most used app all-time
By BKing12 (Pcmac user)
I’m a person who reads at least 3 Wikipedia articles everyday, even if it’s just random things that come to my mind. I got an iPhone 3GS in 2009-my first smartphone- and this app was one of the first apps I downloaded. I can proudly say I’ve used this app daily for a decade now and still going!! This was the first Wikipedia app ever made for the App Store and I’d say is arguably the best. I’ve tried the others and even the official wiki app- I never made the switch from this app. Thank you so much Robert Chin for creating the first Wikipedia app on the App Store and for making Wikipedia on iPhone a smooth process. I’m not sure how much attention your app gets anymore ever since the official wiki app came out, but I really hope you see this review and realize that you created one of the better functioning and most essential applications to hit the App Store during its early years. And again, this app is still a daily use for me. Still functioning quite well.
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Perfection
By ingot Lipe (Pcmac user)
Update 1: This app is so amazing! It is literally easier to use this app than wikipedia itself (and Wikipedia has one of the finest UIs out there)
By the way, I would not use this app half as much if it were not for its spectacular app logo -- it's design perfection makes it no less appealing than the forbidden fruit that just beckons you like a neighboring paradise to want to click on it!
Original: This app is wonderful! I was looking for a quick way to access Wiktionary, and until this app, I had to open chrome, go to wiktionary, then search. Now I can just 3D touch to search directly! From 3 steps to 1 ! And when it has to do with looking a word up, anything to help fight the troublesome burden of inertia is sweeter than the first sips of honey-laced port wine
Thanks for the app
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Why’d you change the app color?
By MP0023 (Pcmac user)
I’ve used and loved this app for at least a decade now and it lives on my home screen. Just noticed the color of the icon changed which seems trivial but is really unpleasant to look at now 🙁 Actually considering switching apps so I don’t have to see it anymore, please change it back
Edited to 3 stars after developer response:
Hey Robert, thanks for the response. That’s a shame, but I understand. Maybe the Plus version could be differentiated by having a plus sign added into the logo for example, or maybe even the colors of the plus and free versions could be switched 😏 I’m sure you have bigger things to attend to though, thanks for developing this for a decade! That’s kind of a cool accomplishment.
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Great functionality but some drawbacks
By Bait30 (Pcmac user)
This is my favorite Wikipedia reader app on the App Store. It feels very simple yet very well rounded. Tables, pictures, external links, etc. all work well. The two main drawbacks is that there isn’t an option for white text on black background and that it can get slow after a while. It seems like every 3 or 4 months, it takes almost half a minute to get the app running at normal speed. So I delete the app and redone load it and it works again. Fixing those two things will bring this up to five stars for sure.
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