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Chrome Web Store listing by Merriam-Webster, Inc.

A Chrome extension with 200 000 users, a widely installed extension.

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

What the developer says, and 3 screenshots

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Users
200 000
Rating
4.1 (207 ratings)
Users, last 16 days
unchanged
Rating, last 30 days
Not watched long enough to say
Version
1.1
Updated in the store
2014-05-02
Published
2014-05-02
Manifest
V2
Browser access
2 permissions

How it has moved

Users
unchanged since 01.09
0-200k · 4 readings
  1. 2026-09-01200k
  2. 2026-09-070
  3. 2026-09-10200k
  4. 2026-09-16200k
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 4.12 · 4 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews207rating4.12
  2. 2026-09-07reviews207rating4.12
  3. 2026-09-10reviews207rating4.12
  4. 2026-09-16reviews207rating4.12
Users
unchanged since 01.09
0-200k · 4 readings
  1. 2026-09-01200k
  2. 2026-09-070
  3. 2026-09-10200k
  4. 2026-09-16200k
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 4.12 · 4 readings
  1. 2026-09-01reviews207rating4.12
  2. 2026-09-07reviews207rating4.12
  3. 2026-09-10reviews207rating4.12
  4. 2026-09-16reviews207rating4.12

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What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

  • Show you notifications notifications
  • Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

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What changed recently

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The publisher

Merriam-Webster, Inc. publishes 4 listings we track, 219k users between them. Listed website: merriam-webster.com.

  1. Unabridged Dictionary Merriam-Webster, Inc. · published 2014-05-02 9k users ★ 3.0
  2. Learner's Dictionary Merriam-Webster, Inc. · published 2014-05-02 5k users ★ 4.4
  3. Spanish Central Merriam-Webster, Inc. · published 2014-05-02 5k users ★ 4.1

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. Dictionary Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 194 users ★ 3.8
  2. Unabridged Dictionary Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 9k users ★ 3.0
  3. Merriam-Webster Double Click Definitions Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 266 users ★ 4.5
  4. Learner's Dictionary Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 5k users ★ 4.4
  5. 1913 Classic Dictionary - Offline Lookup Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 27 users

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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