Wikipedia for Mac

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Wikipedia is a free Mac application designed to enhance the user's desktop experience with dynamic screensavers and wallpapers sourced from the extensive Wikipedia database. This application allows users to display a rotating selection of images and information from Wikipedia articles directly on their desktop, creating a visually engaging and educational environment. With customizable settings, users can choose specific topics or categories from which to pull images, making it a versatile tool for personalizing their workspace.

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In addition to its aesthetic appeal, Wikipedia serves as an interactive learning tool, providing a constant flow of new information and visuals. The application is user-friendly, enabling easy navigation through its settings to adjust preferences according to individual tastes. As a free program, it offers an accessible way for Mac users to incorporate educational content into their daily computing without any cost.

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GENERAL

Release: June 12, 2007

Latest update: June 11, 2026

Version: 0.9.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

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Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X

Additional Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4

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Total Downloads: 1,244

Downloads Last Week: 0

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4.5/5

6 User Votes

A Great Reference Tool, Well-Impmented in Widget...
Justin NormanOctober 27, 2006
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...Form<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I'm so glad someone made this widget. Now that I have this in my Dashboard, I very rarely visit Wikipedia in my browser, except when editing entries. (Although you can edit within the widget, it's still a bit uncomfortable for me at such a small size.) Generally, my encyclopedia searches are for fairly quick information regarding questions I find in my usual Web searches, so keeping this in a nice little widget, separate from my regular Web browsing, is great. It's even more useful for my less computer-savvy relatives, who don't know what Wikipedia is. I've installed it on at least three other computers, and they're enjoying it too.
Brilliant!
FloridaLauraAugust 7, 2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have quite a few widgets, but very few are as wonderfully functional as Wikipedia's widget. It does what its web site does and for me, not having to go into the web site makes this a truly sweet bit of software. In this version, the ability for the user to change font size is a real plus! Thanks for whoever made sure that happened.
Now useful
CyberSkullAugust 6, 2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />At version 0.9.1 Wikipedia Widget is now useful.
it just gets better!
VersionTrackerUserOpinionMay 31, 2005
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Thanks for the randomsearch fix. My only problem now with this widget is to stop using it and get some work done.
cool, but...
unforeseenMay 3, 2005
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This really is a useful Widget, but it definitely should be able to keep the language-setting and the size.
Great Widget - some Wishes
mkummer2May 2, 2005
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Great Widget - thank you! For improvement, I would wish the language code would be remembered after Restart / Logout as well as the size and position of the widget window. Perhaps that may be possible?

Developer’s Description

wikipedia widget

Search for and view wikipedia articles from the dashboard. Complete with pictures, links to other articles, and external links.

Features:

Compatible with any language wikipedia, just enter the 2 (sometimes 3 or more) letter code on the back. Defaults to English.
Back and forward buttons with page caching. The cache life time is user-configurable on the back of the widget.
External links open in your preferred browser.
Click the 'wikipedia' button to the left of the search field to open the current article or search term in Safari.
The little '?' button to the left of the search field will pull a random article into the widget (Special:Randompage query).
Back and forward buttons with page caching.

See http://www.whatsinthehouse.com/widgets/ for a list of known bugs and to-do's.