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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox dot-com company<br />
| name = Wikiwand<br />
| logo = File:Wikiwand_Logo.png<br />
| company_type = [[Privately held company|Private]], [[Startup company]]<br />
| traded_as = <!-- Not applicable --><br />
| foundation = 2013<br />
| dissolved =<br />
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| incorporated =<br />
| area_served = Worldwide<br />
| founder = Lior Grossman, Ilan Lewin<br />
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| num_employees = 10+<br />
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| url = {{URL|www.wikiwand.com}}<br />
| native_clients = [[iOS]]<br />
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| alexa = <br />
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| registration = Optional<br />
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| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
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| current_status = Online<br />
| screenshot = File:Screenshot wikiwand.JPG<br />
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'''Wikiwand''' is a proprietary software interface developed for viewing [[Wikipedia]] articles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://designtaxi.com/news/368586/WikiWand-Gives-Wikipedia-Clean-New-Layout-For-A-Better-Reading-Experience/|title=<br />
‘WikiWand’ Gives Wikipedia Clean New Layout For A Better Reading Experience|author=Jillian Wong|publisher=Taxi|date=21 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014 |language=}}</ref> available for several popular [[web browser]]s as a free browser extension or mobile app.<br />
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==History==<br />
Wikiwand (originally WikiWand) was founded in 2013 by Lior Grossman and Ilan Lewin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wikiwand|title=WikiWand|publisher=CrunchBase|accessdate=22 August 2014 |language=}}</ref> Officially launched in August 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wikiwand|title=WikiWand|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=22 August 2014 |language=}}</ref> the interface includes a sidebar menu, navigation bar, personalized links to other languages, new typography, and access to previews of linked articles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2014/08/14/wikiwand-is-a-modernized-wikipedia-frontend/|title=WikiWand is a modernized Wikipedia frontend|author=Martin Brinkmann|publisher=ghacks.net|date=14 August 2014|accessdate=22 August 2014 |language=}}</ref> The list of contents is constantly displayed on the left-hand side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/08/19/wikiwand-makes-wikipedia-beautiful/|title=WikiWand makes Wikipedia beautiful|publisher=TNW|accessdate=22 August 2014 |language=}}</ref><br />
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According to Grossman, "It didn’t make sense to us that the fifth most popular website in the world, used by half a billion people, has an interface that hasn’t been updated in over a decade. We found the Wikipedia interface cluttered, hard to read (large blocks of small text), hard to navigate, and lacking in terms of usability."<ref name=techcrunch>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/07/wikiwand/|title=<br />
Web App WikiWand Raises $600,000 To Give Wikipedia A New Interface |publisher=techcrunch.com|date=7 August 2014|accessdate=3 November 2017 |language=}}</ref><br />
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==Availability==<br />
The interface is available on [[Google Chrome|Chrome]], [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] and [[Firefox]] as well as via Wikiwand's website.<br />
In March 2015, Wikiwand released an iOS app for iPhone and iPad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/free-iphone-app-transforms-wikipedia-stunning-interactive-experience-161235597.html|title=New free iPhone app transforms Wikipedia into a stunning interactive experience|author=Zach Epstein|publisher=Yahoo|date=18 March 2015|accessdate=26 March 2015 |language=}}</ref> An Android app is currently under development.{{when|date=November 2017}}<br />
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==Business model==<br />
Wikiwand was able to raise $600,000 to support the development of the interface. It has stated that it intends to raise revenue through advertising <ref name=techcrunch /> and donate 30% of its profits to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].<ref name=techcrunch/><ref>{{cite web|title=About - Wikiwand|website=Wikiwand|language=en|url=http://www.wikiwand.com/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208220820/http://www.wikiwand.com/about|archive-date=8 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commonscat|WikiWand}}<br />
* {{official website|http://www.wikiwand.com/}}<br />
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