Overview
What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia : Wiktionary : This Yahoo widget lets you search the free Encyclopedia Wikipedia,Dictionary Wiktionary, etc.
In depth
A closer look at Wikipedia
Yahoo's desktop widgets project was shut down in 2012, but there are still interesting and handy widget applications out there that can offer you easy access to information or to frequently used programs. Such a tool is Wikipedia – Wiktionary, a lightweight utility designed to provide you with a faster method for searching the well-known online encyclopedia. In order to use it, the Yahoo! Widget Engine The widget displays the Wikipedia logo, together with a search box, where you can write anything. Pressing the 'Enter' key opens the corresponding page in your default web browser, enabling you to view the search results. Besides Wikipedia, you can search the Wiktionary (online dictionary), Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource and Wikinews, all in multiple languages.
Verdict
Should you download Wikipedia?
Wikipedia runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 200 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
System.
✓
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At a glance
Wikipedia specifications
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 200 KB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 646
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